Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: William Schwab Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Data from Playa de Luquillo, Puerto Rico Cruise BOR-1-92, 1992 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Description: Abstract: The shallow marine shelf surrounding the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has an area of about 3,500 km2 within the 200 m isobath, or nearly two-thirds that of the land area of the island. Deposits of sand and gravel on the insular shelf are of major importance to Puerto Rico because of their potential for low-cost development and because suitable onshore sources have been depleted. On an island where more than 85 percent of the population lives within 7 km of the sea and is dependent on the tourism that its beaches attract, it is necessary that scientific data related to oceanographic processes acting in the coastal zone and on the insular shelf be available to help formulate public policy regarding residential and commercial development along the coast, beach replenishment, and future utilization of marine resources. Purpose: Geoacoustics and spatial variability Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1992 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.87556 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.67693 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.47528 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.37237 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: analyses Theme_Keyword: geoacoustics Theme_Keyword: seabed Theme_Keyword: seafloor Theme_Keyword: Puerto Rico Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea Place_Keyword: Luquillo Place_Keyword: Playa de Luquillo Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dr. William Schwab Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Senior Research Scientist, Team Chief Scientist Contact_Address: Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 458-8700 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wschwab@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: email preferred Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: BOR-1-92.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: VeeAnn Cross Originator: William Schwab Originator: Benjamin Raker Publication_Date: 1998 Title: High-resolution marine geologic maps showing sediment distribution on the insular shelf off Luquillo, Puerto Rico Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 98-204 Publication_Information: Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-204/ Data_Quality_Information: Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Digital data were checked, formatted to dbSEABED input format, then processed using dbSEABED software to produce a range of output formats. The processing contained quality checking that may have declined to pass faulty or suspect data to outputs. Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address 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 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 61 Distribution_Information: Resource_Description: Data from Playa de Luquillo, Puerto Rico Cruise BOR-1-92, 1992 Distribution_Liability: Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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