Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: J. Bowman Originator: C. Ross Originator: E. Kelly Originator: R. Oser Originator: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO) Publication_Date: 197405 Title: A Summary of Sediment Size, Chemistry, and Physical Properties of Two Cores from New Orleans Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital and Paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Lab Item Issue_Identification: 465 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, D.C. 20373 Publisher: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office Other_Citation_Details: Underwater Range Projects; Oceanographic Survey Dept. Online_Linkage: Digital data and downloadable .pdf available at National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC): http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/grainsize.geolin?v_mggid=09005054 Description: Abstract: No abstract is given. Purpose: No purpose is given. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 197306 Currentness_Reference: Publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0283 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0283 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.955 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.955 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: United States Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO) Theme_Keyword: Core Theme_Keyword: Undifferentiated Core Theme_Keyword: Gravity Core Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category: Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments Theme_Keyword: Sediment Texture Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Place_Keyword: Louisiana Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: New Orleans Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Cite U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office and NGDC as originators of the data Point_of_Contact: 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 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: MGG09005054.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg Data_Set_Credit: For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization and formatting: Tara Kneeshaw and April Villagomez (USGS); Corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado) Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: For usSEABED, the digital data and scanned report were downloaded via the web, visually compared to source and corrected. 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 to degrees, decimal minutes. 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: 1974 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: LI 465 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical City: Washington State_or_Province: D.C. Postal_Code: 20390 Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown 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: 2 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0167 Longitude_Resolution: 0.00167 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Data provided include grain size analysis, depth in core, engineering properties and organic geochemistry Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Source report 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 Resource_Description: MGGID 09005054 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ASCII Format_Information_Content: Text File_Decompression_Technique: None Transfer_Size: 5 MB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/grainsize.geolin?v_mggid=09005054 Access_Instructions: None Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Online computer and operating system Fees: None for downloaded data; paper copies may involve a small fee. Technical_Prerequisites: web browser and internet access preferred Available_Time_Period: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1974 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 2006 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski Contact_Position: Core Curator & Data Management Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2361 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@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.