Oceanography-West Coast of St. Croix; Virgin Islands

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO)
Publication_Date: 1963
Title: Oceanography-West Coast of St. Croix; Virgin Islands
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital and Paper
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Informal Manuscript Report (IMR)
Issue_Identification: 0-34-63
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington D.C. 20390
Publisher: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
Online_Linkage:
Digital data and downloadable .pdf available at National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC): <http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.set_expand?v_mggid=09065008>
Description:
Abstract: No abstract is given.
Purpose: No purpose is given.
Supplemental_Information: Derived Deck 41 descriptions are decommissioned in usSEABED.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19621101
Ending_Date: 19621104
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.98
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.91
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.78
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.69
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: United States Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO)
Theme_Keyword: Gravity core
Theme_Keyword: Grab
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category:
Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Texture
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition
Theme_Keyword: Stratigraphic sequence
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: St. Croix
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: MGG09065008.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, formatting, and 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 digital granulometric and statistical data are included in usSEABED. Additional data (carbonate, organic carbon percents; Munsell color) and geophysical data are available through NGDC.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given to degrees, minutes.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Water depth determination technique not noted in report. Water depths given in meters.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: No process information given in report.
Process_Date: 1967
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: IMR 0-34-63
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: 64

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.01
Longitude_Resolution: 0.01
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Data include sampler, subsample location (downcore), moment means of grain-size distribution and granulometric analyses in one-phi increments.
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 09065008
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: 64 KB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.set_expand?v_mggid=09065008>
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: 1962

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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