A sedimentological study of Mobile Bay, Alabama

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: John J. Ryan
Originator: Florida State University
Publication_Date: 1969
Title: A sedimentological study of Mobile Bay, Alabama
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital
Other_Citation_Details:
Data included in usSEABED are part of the unpublished Gulf of Mexico compilation of Chuck Holmes, USGS St. Petersburg
Description:
Abstract: Not available
Purpose: Not available
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1969
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.25944
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.67321
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.79584
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.12204
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category:
Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Composition
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Mobile Bay
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida State University
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mail and physical
Address: Department of Geological Sciences
Address: 108 Carraway Building
City: Tallahassee
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32306-4100
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-644-5860
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmaster@gly.fsu.edu
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Ryan1969.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg
Data_Set_Credit:
Data compilation: Chuck Holmes. For inclusion into usSEABED: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
No assessment of data accuracy can be given. Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.
Completeness_Report:
All available textural, statistical, and compositional information are included in usSEABED. The Holmes compilation may also include metal and organic contaminant values requested by or performed by the EPA, USGS, USACE, and others for these samples that are not included in usSEABED.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given in decimal degrees; five significant figures.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Water depth determination technique not noted in report. Water depths not given.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: No process information given in report.
Process_Date: 1960
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Ryan, 1969
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida State University
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mail and physical
Address: Department of Geological Sciences
Address: 108 Carraway Building
City: Tallahassee
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32306-4100
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-644-5860
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmaster@gly.fsu.edu

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: 269

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Data provided include percentages of gravel,sand, silt, and clay, mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis of grainsize distribution, and carbonate percents.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Chuck Holmes' data compilation.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida State University
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mail and physical
Address: Department of Geological Sciences
Address: 108 Carraway Building
City: Tallahassee
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32306-4100
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-644-5860
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmaster@gly.fsu.edu
Resource_Description: Ryan, 1969
Distribution_Liability:
Although this dataset has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data. Users of the data should be aware of limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies, limitations of the statistical data, and digitizing errors.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 2005
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: 831-427-4727
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_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.

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