CERC_794:Texas USACOE ICONS Cores

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: CERC_794:Texas USACOE ICONS Cores
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Technical Memorandum
Issue_Identification: 79-4
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA
Publisher:
Department of the Army, Coastal Engineering Research Center (CEREN-GE)
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Prins, D.A.
Originator: Meisburger, E.P.
Publication_Date: 1979
Title:
Sediment distribution, sand resources, and geologic character of the inner Continental Shelf off Galveston County, Texas
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Technical Memorandum
Issue_Identification: 79-4
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA
Publisher:
Department of the Army, Coastal Engineering Research Center (CEREN-GE)
Description:
Abstract:
About 850 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the Texas inner shelf from High Island to Freeport was surveyed and studied, using high-resolution continuous seismic reflection profiles taken along several hundred kilometers of trackline and 34 long cores, to determine the general geologic character and surface and subbottom sediment distribution. The objective was to assess the resource potential of sand deposits suitable as fill for beach nourishment projects. Pleistocene and older sedimentary deposits underlie the study area at shallow depths, and several prominent erosion surfaces and deeply incised, and subsequently filled, stream channels are evident on the seismic records. The thickness of Holocene sediments is generally less than 3 meters (10 feel), except in channels, and the contact between the Holocene and Pleistocene units is obvious in most cores and shows good correlation with a regional reflector on the seismic profiles. Mud and muddy fine sands predominate in the area; however, very fine to fine sand is present on the shoreface and in several delta shoals. Five sites are identified which contain sand suitable for beach nourishment; two of the sites, a shoal adjacent to Galveston south jetty and an area of San Luis Pass, offer the highest potential. Volumetric estimates indicate that 63 million cubic meters (82 million cubic yards) of sand exists in the five sites.
Purpose:
The purpose of this datalayer is to release a digital version of the coring data from a U. S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACOE) Inner Continental Shelf (ICONS) program project in Galveston County, Texas
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1979
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -95.2750
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -95.0283
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.4850
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.0417
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: USACOE
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Engineering and Research Center
Theme_Keyword: cores
Theme_Keyword: ICONS
Theme_Keyword: vibracores
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Theme_Keyword: dbSEABED
Theme_Keyword: usSEABED
Theme_Keyword: descriptions
Theme_Keyword: grain size
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: gravel
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: silt
Theme_Keyword: clay
Theme_Keyword: Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes
Theme_Keyword: Artificial beach nourishment
Theme_Keyword: Geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: Seismic Reflection
Theme_Keyword: Sediments
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Galveston County, Texas
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Geological Survey and U.S Army Corps of Engineers must be referenced as the originators of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (5080 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
The USACOE for collecting, describing and sampling the cores. Emma Mitchell and Jamey M. Reid for entering the data from the source report.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Williams, S. J.
Originator: Prins, D. A.
Originator: Meisburger, E. P.
Publication_Date: 1979
Title:
Sediment distribution, sand resources, and geologic character of the inner Continental Shelf off Galveston County, Texas
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Technical Memorandum
Issue_Identification: 79-4
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA
Publisher:
Department of the Army, Coastal Engineering Research Center (CEREN-GE)
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All attributes were entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.
Completeness_Report:
Core locations are provided for 21 vibracores;grain size for 101 analyses. There are no descriptions for the 101 analyses.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
navigation was by Loran C. Typical nonrepetitive accuracy for Loran off Texas is about +/- 200 meters
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 200
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Prins, D.A.
Originator: Meisburger, E.P.
Publication_Date: 1979
Title:
Sediment distribution, sand resources, and geologic character of the inner Continental Shelf off Galveston County, Texas
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Technical Memorandum
Issue_Identification: 79-4
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA
Publisher:
Department of the Army, Coastal Engineering Research Center (CEREN-GE)
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1979
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACOE Technical Memorandum 79-4
Source_Contribution:
Sample identifiers, navigation, core descriptions, and grain-size statistics were hand-entered from report TM79-4 to create an Excel spreadsheet file.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The source information was entered into an Excel spreadsheet. Additional fields were added for project identification purposes. The table information was exported and saved as an ASCII text file.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CERC_794.xls
Process_Date: 20020619
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CERC_794.txt
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filteres and data-mined through dbSEABED software (version: db9_MNEr.bas)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CERCTM79-4.txt
Process_Date: 20040618
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Viness Ubert
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Physical Science Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2238
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vubert@usgs.gov
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Sample identifiers, navigation, core descriptions, and grain size statistics form the USACOE ICONS program project from Cape Canaveral to Georgia. Some enries for top and bottom depths were originally reported as "top." In the digital files, "top" was changed and defined as 0-0.02 meters.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes: CERC_794
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been used by the USGS and the USACOE, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS or USACOE as to the accuracy of the dat and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and responsibilty is assumed by the USGS or USACOE inthe use of these data or related materials.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ArcView shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 3.2
Format_Specification: ASCII text
File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
Transfer_Size: 0.263
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
The original data is available in Microsoft Excel or ASCII text format
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040712
Metadata_Review_Date: 20020625
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Viness Ubert
Contact_Position: Physical Science Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2238
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vubert@usgs.gov
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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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