The Benthic Fauna and Sediments of the Nearshore Zone off Panama City Beach, Florida

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Originator: Carl H. Saloman
Publication_Date: 1962
Title:
The Benthic Fauna and Sediments of the Nearshore Zone off Panama City Beach, Florida
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital datatables
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington D.C. 20390
Publisher: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Description:
Abstract: No abstract is given.
Purpose: No purpose is given.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1962
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.984
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.738
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.262
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.123
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category:
Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Texture
Theme_Keyword: Benthic Fauna
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Panama City
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Cite Saloman and U.S. Naval Research Laboratory as originators of the data
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski
Contact_Position: Core Curator and Data Management Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mail and physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 458-8700 x2361
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Saloman1962.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 textural and statistical data are included in usSEABED. Additional compositional information and geophysical data were not digitized and are not included in usSEABED.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational techniques not known.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Water depth determination technique not noted in report.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: No process information given in report.
Process_Date: 1962
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Saloman, 1962
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: 47

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.123
Longitude_Resolution: 0.123
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Data include gravel, sand and fine percentages, and mean grain sizes.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Saloman, 1962

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050327
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski
Contact_Position: Core urator and Data Management Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical and mail
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 95060
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 458-8700 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.

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