The MAFLA (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida) Study, Grain Size Analyses

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Dr. L.J. Doyle, University of Southern Florida

Publication_Date: 1979

Title:

The MAFLA (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida) Study, Grain Size Analyses

Edition: First

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular Digital Data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO

Publisher: National Geophysical Data Center

Online_Linkage:

<http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.set_expand?v_mggid=03995010>

Description:

Abstract:

The MAFLA (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida) Study was funded by NOAA as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Program. Dr. L.J. Doyle produced grain size analyses in the historic 073 format for 2,168 sea floor samples collected on multiple cruises (MAFLA cruises 2, 10, 11, 29, 39, 14, 21, and MAFLA DM1 and DM2) conducted in the Gulf of Mexico from May 16, 1974 through February 20, 1978. Data include collecting institution, ship, cruise, sample id, latitude/longitude, date of collection, water depth, sampling device, method of analysis, sample weight, sampled interval, raw weight percentages of sediment, within a given phi range. Some samples also have percentages of total gravel, sand, silt, clay, and statistical measurements such as mean, median, skewness, kurtosis, and standard deviation of grain size. These data are part of the larger NGDC digital grain size database.

Purpose: Marine Geology Research

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19740516

Ending_Date: 19780220

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.000000

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.000000

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.000000

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.600000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Coastal Processes > Sedimentation

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Marine Sediments > Sedimentation

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Marine Sediments > Sediment Grain Size

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Marine Sediments > Sediment Transport

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: INFOTERRA Keyword Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword:

INFOTERRA > Environmental management > Resources management > Deep sea deposits

Theme_Keyword:

INFOTERRA > Environmental management > Resources management > Mineral resources

Theme_Keyword:

INFOTERRA > Environmental management > Resources management > Sea bed exploitation

Theme_Keyword:

INFOTERRA > Environmental management > Resources management > Sea bed mining

Theme_Keyword:

INFOTERRA > Environmental monitoring > Monitoring data > Baseline monitoring

Theme_Keyword: INFOTERRA > Subject disciplines > Geotechnology > Geotechnology

Theme_Keyword:

INFOTERRA > Subject disciplines > Marine geology > Marine geology

Theme:

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Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA/GCMD Location Keywords

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Access_Constraints: No Constraints

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center

Contact_Person: Carla J. Moore

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC 325 Broadway

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80305-3328

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 497-6339

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: (303) 497-6958

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 497-6513

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Carla.J.Moore@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain

Contact_Instructions: Contact Data Center

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Browse_Graphic_File_Description: MAFLA sample locations

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center

Contact_Person: Carla J. Moore

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC 325 Broadway

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80305-3328

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 497-6339

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: (303) 497-6958

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 497-6513

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Carla.J.Moore@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain

Contact_Instructions: Contact Data Center

Resource_Description: MAFLA (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida) Grain Size Data

Distribution_Liability:

Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data.

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Online_Option:

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<http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.set_expand?v_mggid=03995010>

Fees: free online download

Custom_Order_Process: Contact data center for information

Technical_Prerequisites: Contact data center for information

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050610

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center

Contact_Person: Carla J. Moore

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC 325 Broadway

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80305-3328

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 497-6339

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: (303) 497-6958

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 497-6513

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Carla.J.Moore@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain

Contact_Instructions: Contact Data Center

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Meta

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998