USGS OFR 03-001, Surficial sediment data from the Gulf of Maine

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Lawrence .J. Poppe

Publication_Date: 2003

Title: USGS OFR 03-001, Surficial sediment data from the Gulf of Maine

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 03-001

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/>

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/htmldocs/data.htm>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Series_Information:

Publication_Information:

Description:

Abstract:

This report contained 42 layers of surficial sediment data from the Gulf of Maine. These data were presented as single-point vector datasets with sample identifiers, navigation, textural attribute information, and metadata. Complete metadata for these individual datasets can be found at <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/htmldocs/data.htm> and are not duplicated within this publication.

Purpose: For inclusion in the usSEABED data collection

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1865

Ending_Date: 2003

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.033330

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.066700

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.906000

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.443300

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: analyses

Theme_Keyword: clay

Theme_Keyword: CMGP

Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Theme_Keyword: dbSEABED

Theme_Keyword: descriptions

Theme_Keyword: grain size

Theme_Keyword: Marine Aggregates Resources and Processes

Theme_Keyword: sand

Theme_Keyword: silt

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: usSEABED

Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center

Theme_Keyword: WHSC

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine

Place_Keyword: Atlantic coast

Place_Keyword: East Coast

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

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

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Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage

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Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: V.F. Paskevich

Originator: S.J. Williams

Originator: M.E. Hastings

Originator: J.T. Kelly

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

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 03-001

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/>

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Anan, F.S.

Publication_Date: 1971

Title: Neritic sediments of the Merrimack Embayment

Series_Information:

Publication_Information:

Other_Citation_Details: 377 p.

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/anan71/anan71.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Anan71

Source_Contribution:

118 stations: LONGITUDE, LATITUDE, DEVICE, MEAN_PHI, STDDEV_PHI, SKEWNESS, KURTOSIS, LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Armstong, P.

Publication_Date: 1974

Title: Sediment Data from Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Master's Thesis

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Durham, New Hampshire

Publisher: University of New Hampshire

Other_Citation_Details: 85 p.

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/armstrong74/armstrong74.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Armstrong74

Source_Contribution:

81 stations: LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, SAND, SILT, CLAY, SHEPARD_CLASS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Maine Inner Continental Shelf Sediment Data

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/barnhardt/barnhardt.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Barnhardt96-98

Source_Contribution:

SITE, SAMPLE, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, DEPTH_M,C_CODE, LITHOLOGY,GRAVEL, SAND, SILT, CLAY, MUD, MEAN_PHI, STDDEV, BAY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediment Data Produced by the Bigelow Laboratory

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/bigelow/bigelow.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Bigelow83-95

Source_Contribution:

LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, SOUNDING_M, YEAR_ANAL, GRAVEL, SAND, SILT, CLAY, FINES, LITHOLOGY, CLASS_SYS, MEAN_PHI, STDDEV, SKEWNESS, KURTOSIS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office Cores

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/bockman65/bockman65.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Bockman65

Source_Contribution:

6 stations: PROJECTID,CRUISEID,STATION,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH,DATE,DEVICE,GRAVEL,SAND,SILT,CLAY,CLASS,MEAN(PHI),STDEV,SKEWNESS,KURTOSIS,CaCO3,COLOR

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Fluvial-Marine Interactions, Maine

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/buynevich01/buynevich01.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Buynevich2001

Source_Contribution:

388 stations: PROJECTID,STATION_ID,CORE_ID,AREA,DEVICE,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_M,B_DEPTH,GRAVEL,SAND,MUD,MEAN,STDEV,SKEWNESS,KURTOSIS,DESCRIPTION,SED_CLASS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Bottom Sediments -- Cape Ann to Casco Bay

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/folger75/folger75.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Folger75

Source_Contribution: 187 stations: PROJECT_ID,STATION,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments on the Shelf off Southern New England

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/garrison66/garrison66.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Garrison66

Source_Contribution:

14 stations: CONSECNO, PROJECTID, CRUISEID, STATION, DEVICE, DATE, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, DEPTH, DOMINANT LITHOLOGY,SECOND LITHOLOGY, GRAVEL, SAND, SILT, CLAY, SHEPARD CLASSIFICATION

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/gomcsdb/gomcsdb.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GOMCSDB

Source_Contribution:

852 stations: USGSDB_ID,FIELD_ID,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,SOURCE,YEAR,DEVICE,DPTH_CODE, LITHOLOGY,GRAVEL,SAND,SILT,CLAY,FINES,CLASS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments on the Shelf South of Martha's Vineyard

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/hollister69/hollister69.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hollister69

Source_Contribution:

53 stations: PROJECTID,STATION,DATE,TIME,DEVICE,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_M,SAND, SILT,CLAY,SHEPARD_CLASS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/hough40/hough40.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hough40

Source_Contribution:

196 stations: PROJECTID,SHIP,STATION,DATE,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_M,DOMINANT LITHOLOGY,SECOND LITHOLOGY,MEDIAN_MM,ANALYSIS,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments of Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/hough42/hough42.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hough42

Source_Contribution:

154 stations: PROJECTID,SHIP,STATION,DATE,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_M,DOMINANT LITHOLOGY,SECOND LITHOLOGY,MEDIAN_MM,ANALYSIS,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Portsmouth Naval Yard Sediment Data

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/johnston94/johnston94.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Johnston94

Source_Contribution:

64 stations: LOCAL_ID,REFERENCE,YEAR,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_INT,GRAVEL,SAND, SILT,CLAY,FINES,CLASSIFICATION,SYSTEM,MEDIAN,MEAN,STDDEV,SKEWNESS, KURTOSIS,Q1_MM,Q2_MM,Q3_MM,CFP10,CFP09,CFP08,CFP07,CFP06,CFP05,CFP04, CFP03,CFP02,CFP01,CFP00,CFPM1,CFPM2,CFPM3

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediment Data from the Kennebec/Androscoggin River System

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/larsen02/larsen02.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Larsen2002

Source_Contribution:

47 stations: PROJECTID,AREA,STATION,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,SAND,SILT,CLAY,FINES,SED_CLASS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediment Data from Cobscook Bay, Maine

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/larsen03/larsen03.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Larsen03

Source_Contribution:

12 stations: PROJECTID,STATION,AREA,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,GRAVEL,SAND,MUD,CLASS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Shelf Sediments off Long Island

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/mckinney70/mckinney70.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: McKinney70

Source_Contribution:

184 stations: PROJECTID,SAMPLEID,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_M,MEAN_PHI,STDDEV,FINES,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments of Narragansett Bay

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/mcmaster60/mcmaster60.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: McMaster60

Source_Contribution:

493 stations: PROJECTID,AREA,SAMPLE,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,GRAVEL,SAND,SILT,CLAY,SHEPARD_CLASS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments of Western Mass Bay

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/meisburger76/meisburger76.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Meisburger76

Source_Contribution:

42 stations: PROJECTID,DEVICE,CORE_ID.,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DESCRIPTION,MEDIAN_PHI, MEAN_PHI,STDEV_PHI

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments of Boston Harbor

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/mencher/mencher.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Mencher68

Source_Contribution:

152 stations: STATION,LONGITUDE,LATITUDE,MEAN,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Army Corps Sediment Data from Maine and New Hampshire

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/mnhacoe/mnhacoe.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MNHACoE

Source_Contribution:

NAI_ID,NAI_DRDG,SAMPLEID,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,SOURCE,REGFILE,SOIL,GRAINMED,GRAINQ1,GRAINQ2,GRAINQ3,GRAVEL,SAND,SILT,CLAY,FINES,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments of Buzzards Bay

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/moore63/moore63.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Moore63

Source_Contribution:

150 stations: PROJECT_ID,STATION_ID,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,TEXTURE

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Massachusetts Water Resources Administration Sediment Data

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/mwra/mwra.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MWRA

Source_Contribution:

USGS_ID,FIELD_ID,PROJECT,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,SRCE_OR_RF,DEVICE,YEAR,GRAVEL,SAND,SILT,CLAY,FINES,SHEPARD_CL

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediment Data from the Great Bay Estuarine System

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/nelson86/nelson86.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Nelson86

Source_Contribution:

23 stations: LOCAL_ID,REFERENCE,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,SAND,FINES,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Recent Sediments of the Scotian Shelf

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/pezzetta/pezzetta.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Pezzetta62

Source_Contribution:

69 stations: STATION,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_M,DEVICE,GRAVEL,SAND,MUD,COMMENT,PRIMARY_LITH,SECONDARY_LITH,DESCRIPTION,PROJECTID,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Northeast Monitoring Program Sediment Descriptions

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/reid82/reid82.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Reid82

Source_Contribution:

21 stations: REFERENCE,PROJECTID,DEVICE,STATION,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_M, TEXTURE

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediment from Northwest Atlantic Ocean

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/rowe78/rowe78.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Rowe78

Source_Contribution:

25 stations: PROJECTID,VESSEL,DEVICE,STATION,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_M,GRAVEL, SAND,SILT,CLAY,CLASS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments of Block Island Sound

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/savard66/savard66.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Savard66

Source_Contribution:

84 stations: CONSEC_NO,PROJECTID,CRUISEID,STATION,DEVICE,DATE,LATITUDE,LONGITUD, DEPTH,DOMINANT LITHOLOGY,SECOND LITHOLOGY, GRAVEL, SAND, SILT, CLAY, SHEPARD CLASSIFICATION

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediments off Cape Ann to Cape Cod, MA

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/schlee73/schlee73.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Schlee73

Source_Contribution:

430 stations: PROJECT_ID,STATION,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Data from Oceanographer, Lydonia, and Gilbert Canyons

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/schwartz65/schwartz65.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Schwartz65

Source_Contribution:

50 stations: CONSECNO,PROJECTID,CRUISEID,STATION,DEVICE,DATE,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE, DEPTH, DOMINANT LITHOLOGY,SECOND LITHOLOGY, GRAVEL, SAND, SILT, CLAY, SHEPARD CLASSIFICATION

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Samples from the Georges Bank Canyons

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/stetson36/stetson36.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Stetson36

Source_Contribution: 11 stations:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Samples collected along transects off the Eastern U.S.

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/stetson38/stetson38.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Stetson38

Source_Contribution:

22 stations: PROJECT_ID,SERIES_ID,SAMPLE_ID,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH,GRAVEL,SAND,SILT,CLAYX,COLLOID,CLAY,TOTAL,CLASSIFICATION

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediment Data from off New Hampshire

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/ward01/ward01.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Ward01

Source_Contribution:

199 stations: PROJECTID,DATE,STATION,DEVICE,T_DEPTH,B_DEPTH,DEPTH_M,LATITUDE, LONGITUDE,FOLK_GSM,FOLK_SZC,SHEPARD_SZC,SEDCLASS,GRAVEL,SAND,MUD,SILT, CLAY,MEAN,STDEV,SKEWNESS,KURTOSIS,LOI,COMMENTS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Bottom Sediments of Georges Bank

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/wigley61/wigley61.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Wigley61

Source_Contribution:

225 stations: PROJECT_ID,VESSEL,DATE,STATION_ID,DEVICE,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,TEXTURE

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Fisheries Sediment Data

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/wigley65/wigley65.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Wigley65

Source_Contribution:

383 stations: PROJECTID,AREA,CONSEC NO,CRUISEID,STATION,DEVICE,DATE,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH,SHELL, COLOR,GRAVEL ,SAND,SILT,CLAY,FINES,CLASS

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Boston Harbor and approaches

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/willett72/willett72.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Willett72

Source_Contribution:

89 stations: PROJECTID,AREA,ID,TYPE,LONGITUDE,LATITUDE,SEDENV

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Sediment Data from the Continental Rise

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/zimmerman72/zimmerman72.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Zimmerman72

Source_Contribution:

26 stations: PROJECTID,DEVICE,STATION,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DEPTH_M,LENGTH_CM,SAND,MUD,LITHOLOGY

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: NOS Cartographic Codes for Bottom Character

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/nosgom/nosgom.txt>

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOSGOM

Source_Contribution:

26,130 stations: PROJECTID,LONGITUDE,LATITUDE,SURVEY,YEAR,CODE,DESCRIPTION

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A data dictionary was provided in this report and can be viewed at <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/htmldocs/datadict.htm>

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Woods Hole Science Center

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310

Resource_Description: USGS OFR 03-001, Surficial sediment data from the Gulf of Maine

Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 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.

Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the USGS, USDOI, or U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050525

Metadata_Review_Date: 20050504

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jamey Reid

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov

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