Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe Publication_Date: 2003 Title: ZIMMERMAN72: Sediment Data from the Continental Rise Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/zimmerman/zimmerman.zip Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001/data/seddata/zimmerman/zimmerman.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: V.F. Paskevich Originator: S.J. Williams Originator: M.E. Hastings Originator: J.T. Kelley Originator: D.F. Belknap Originator: L.G. Ward Originator: D.M. FitzGerald Originator: P.F. Larsen Publication_Date: 2003 Title: Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Vicinity: a GIS Compilation Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 03-001 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Other_Citation_Details: Data is released via CD-ROM media. This digital publication may also be available via the web at pubs.usgs.gov Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001 Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001 Description: Abstract: Short cores were collected on the continental rise off Georges Bank. The character of the sediments and measured bottom currents show that the Western Boundary Undercurrent is a significant factor in sediment transport and deposition along the east coast continental rise. Size data for the sand and mud fractions were estimated by the compilers by subtracting the percent carbonate (composed largely of sand-sized planktonic foraminifera) from the coarse fraction. Silt and clay were not differentiated; the fine fraction is reported as mud. Purpose: The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital copy of the sediment data published in Zimmerman (1972) Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1972 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.650000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -63.316700 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.716700 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.133300 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center Theme_Keyword: cores Theme_Keyword: gravity cores Theme_Keyword: sediment Theme_Keyword: coarse fraction Theme_Keyword: mud Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: texture Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001 Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: sediment classification Theme_Keyword: surficial classification Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile Theme_Keyword: points Theme_Keyword: GIS Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: Atlantic Place_Keyword: Continental Rise Place_Keyword: Georges Bank Place_Keyword: Rise Place_Keyword: New England Place_Keyword: U.S. Atlantic eastcoast Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: zimmerman72.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Data_Set_Credit: Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Zimmerman. (1972), and Larry Poppe for entering the data from the source report and creating the ArcView shapefile. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: H.B. Zimmerman Publication_Date: 1972 Title: Sediments of the New England Continental Rise Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Geological Society of America Bulletin Issue_Identification: v. 83, p. 3709-3724. Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were entered and checked in a consistent manner. Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: Sample locations, textural data, navigation, and identifiers for 25 coring stations. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational methods (probably Loran A) were not discussed in the original report. Navigational accuracy is unknown. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: H.B. Zimmerman Publication_Date: 1972 Title: Sediments of the New England Continental Rise Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Geological Society of America Bulletin Issue_Identification: v. 83, p. 3709-3724. Type_of_Source_Media: paper Process_Step: Process_Description: The source information was manually entered into digital form and was imported from an ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme and saved as the final shapefile. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: zimmerman72.txt Process_Date: 20020917 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: zimmerman72.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: zimmerman72.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: zimmerman72.shx Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 25 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: zimmerman72.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PROJECTID Attribute_Definition: Name assigned to data set for future identification. Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ZIMMERMAN72 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scientist and publication year Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEVICE Attribute_Definition: Equipment used to collect samples Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVITY CORE Attribute: Attribute_Label: STATION Attribute_Definition: Number assigned to a sampling location. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Station names Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 39.1333 Range_Domain_Maximum: 43.8333 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -67.6500 Range_Domain_Maximum: -46.4000 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M Attribute_Definition: Water depth in meters Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2650 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5025 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LENGTH_CM Attribute_Definition: Length of core in centimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 45 Range_Domain_Maximum: 193 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAND Attribute_Definition: Percentage of sand in a sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 36 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MUD Attribute_Definition: Percentage of mud in a sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 64 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY Attribute_Definition: Textural description of the sediment Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal description of the sediment texture Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods HoleRoad City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Regional Mapping of Surficial Sediments: Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, Aggregates and Habitats Projects, zimmerman72.shp Distribution_Liability: Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ArcView shapefile Format_Version_Number: 3.2 Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile Format_Information_Content: Five files (zimmerman72.shp, zimmerman72.dbf, zimmerman72.shx, zimmerman72.sbn, zimmerman72.sbx) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic. File_Decompression_Technique: zip Transfer_Size: 0.126 Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 650 Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes Compatibility_Information: The user must have a computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file. Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: The data is available in ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. Available_Time_Period: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2002 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20030216 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Lawrence J. 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