Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: James M. Robb Originator: Norman G. Bailey Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 1977 Title: U.S. Geological Survey BLM/OCS Baltimore Canyon (Mid-Atlantic) data set Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Boulder, CO Publisher: National Geophysical Data Center Other_Citation_Details: NGDC Data Set G02882 Online_Linkage: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/baltcanyon.html Description: Abstract: This data set contains analytical data from samples acquired from the Baltimore Canyon (Mid-Atlantic) area of the Outer Continental Shelf, U.S. East Coast, by the U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Marine Geology, Woods Hole, Mass., 02543, during the first year of environmental assessment work funded by the Bureau of Land Management (1 July 1975 - 30 June 1976). Purpose: No purpose is cited on the NGDC website Supplemental_Information: For more information about the dataset, see: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/0608/06085001/readme.txt Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 10750701 Ending_Date: 19760630 Currentness_Reference: 197710 Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -075.3100 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -071.8683 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.8900 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.0767 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: general Theme_Keyword: grainsize Theme_Keyword: statistics Theme_Keyword: hydrocarbons Theme_Keyword: contaminants Theme_Keyword: trace Theme_Keyword: metals Theme_Keyword: carbon Theme_Keyword: content Theme_Keyword: suspended Theme_Keyword: sediment Theme_Keyword: diatoms Theme_Keyword: silicoflagellates Theme_Keyword: dinoflagellates Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: mineralogy Theme_Keyword: carbon-14 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Baltimore Place_Keyword: Canyon Place_Keyword: Mid-Atlantic Place_Keyword: continental Place_Keyword: shelf Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Please cite the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the data and NGDC as the archival institution. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Jim Robb Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mail and physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2297 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jrobb@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: 83353.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Data_Set_Credit: Bureau of Land Management funded the study; and National Geophysical Data Center archives and provides online access to the data. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: James M. Robb Publication_Date: 1983 Title: Summary of environmental geologic studies in the mid-Atlantic outer continental shelf area: Results of 1978-1979 field seasons Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 83-353 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences Originator: Maurice P. Lynch Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Originator: David W. Lynch Publication_Date: 1977 Title: Middle Atlantic outer continental shelf environmental studies Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Unknown Issue_Identification: PB-281 297 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Gloucester Point, VA Publisher: Springfield, VA Other_Citation_Details: Four volumes; available at the USGS Library, Reston VA and Menlo Park, CA 585.3(220) V819M Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No information available. Data originally stored on a 9-track magnetic tape, written in EBCDIC, 800bpi, phase encoded in 10 files. Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges. Completeness_Report: Some data do not have relational keys; therefore, these data are not included in usSEABED. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Latitude and longitudes are given to nearest minute-tenth. No navigational information is available. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Water depth determination technique not noted in report. Water depths given to 0.1 meters, subsample depths in centimeters from top of core. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NGDC Data Set G02882 Process_Step: Process_Description: No information about the process of the original data is available. For usSEABED, the data were concatenated based on relational key. Process_Date: 200407 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS_BaltimoreCanyn_1975 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mail and physical Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4727 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: email preferred Process_Step: Process_Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: F:\pubwork\baltcany.xml Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 500 (301 included in usSEABED) Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.00167 Longitude_Resolution: 0.00167 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: 83353 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: LATITUDE Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute: Attribute_Label: WATERDEPTH Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMPLETOP Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMPLEBASE Attribute: Attribute_Label: SITENAME Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATASETKEY Attribute: Attribute_Label: SITEKEY Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMPLEKEY Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMPLER Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATATYPES Attribute: Attribute_Label: GRAVEL Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAND Attribute: Attribute_Label: MUD Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLAY Attribute: Attribute_Label: GRAINSIZE Attribute: Attribute_Label: SORTING Attribute: Attribute_Label: SEABEDCLS Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLSMSHP Attribute: Attribute_Label: FOLKCODE_F Attribute: Attribute_Label: ROCKMSHP Attribute: Attribute_Label: WEEDMSHP Attribute: Attribute_Label: CARBONATE Attribute: Attribute_Label: MUNSLCODE Attribute: Attribute_Label: ORGCARBON Attribute: Attribute_Label: LGSHEARSTR Attribute: Attribute_Label: POROSITY Attribute: Attribute_Label: PWAVEVEL Attribute: Attribute_Label: ROUGHNESS Attribute: Attribute_Label: LGCRSHST Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMPLEPHAS Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: This dataset consists of ten relationally linked text files which include: 1. collection documentation 2. grain size of sediments 3. high molecular weight hydrocarbons 4. hydrocarbon contaminent and intercalibration samples 5. trace metals 6. carbon content 7. suspended sediment 8. suspended matter 9. clay mineralogy 10. carbon-14 dates Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/baltcanyon.html http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/0608/06085001/readme.txt Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Contact_Person: Robin R. Warnken Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mail and physical Address: E/GC3 325 Broadway City: Boulder State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80305-3328 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-6338 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Robin.R.Warnken@noaa.gov Contact_Instructions: NGDC Data Set G02882 Resource_Description: Baltimore Canyon (Mid-Atlantic) Data Set 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ASCII Format_Information_Content: text File_Decompression_Technique: none Transfer_Size: 150 KB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/baltcanyon.html Access_Instructions: None Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: online computer and operating system Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: web browser and internet access required for digital download Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 03252005 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical and mail Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 841-427-4727 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: email preferred Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2 Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata was written by a user of the data. Any information contained in the physical report or online at NGDC is authoritative and supercedes any information given here. Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile