Core descriptions, core photographs, physical property logs and surface textural data of sediment cores recovered from the continental shelf of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary during the research cruises M-1-95-MG, P2-95-MB, and P-1-97-MB

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kevin M. Orzech
Originator: Wendy E. Dahl
Originator: Brian D. Edwards
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:
Core descriptions, core photographs, physical property logs and surface textural data of sediment cores recovered from the continental shelf of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary during the research cruises M-1-95-MG, P2-95-MB, and P-1-97-MB
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-file report
Issue_Identification: 01-107
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:
Data from USGS cruises M195MB (<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/m/m195mb/html/m-1-95-mb.meta.html>), P295MB (<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/p/p295mb/html/p-2-95-mb.meta.html>),and P197MB (<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/p/p197mb/html/p-1-97-mb.meta.html>.
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr01107>
Description:
Abstract: No formal abstract is given.
Purpose:
In response to the 1992 creation of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) initiated a multiyear investigation of the Sanctuary continental margin. As part of the investigative effort, this report summarizes the shipboard procedures, subsequent laboratory analyses, and data results from three seafloor sampling cruises conducted on the continental shelf between the Monterey peninsula, CA, and San Francisco, CA (fig. 1). The cruises were conducted in 1995 aboard the NOAA Ship McArthur (M-1-95-MB) and in 1995 and 1997 aboard the R/V Point Sur (P-2-95-MB and P-1-97-MB). Scientists and representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), and the San Jose State University Moss Landing Marine Laboratory (SJSU-MLML) supported the research effort.
Supplemental_Information:
Some data are duplicated in USGS OFR 97-450. Carbonate and organic carbon data from that report are included in this dataset. Data included in usSEABED (<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed>)
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19950403
Ending_Date: 19970905
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.90817
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.81850
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.84330
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.00170
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans and Estuaries
Theme_Keyword: Location
Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keyword. Version 5.3.3
Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Biogenic Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Chemistry
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Structures
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures
Theme_Keyword: Stratigraphic Sequence
Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Theme_Keyword: Box core
Theme_Keyword: Multi core
Theme_Keyword: Grab sample
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay
Place_Keyword: California
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Access_Constraints:
Report is available online in PDF format Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view.
Use_Constraints: Cite the U.S. Geological Survey as the originators of the data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian D. Edwards
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mail
Address: U.S. Geological Survey, MS 999
Address: 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-650-329-5488
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bedwards@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: OFR_01-107
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Screen grab of GIS-produced sample distribution, with bathymetry and land for reference.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Data_Set_Credit:
Kevin M. Orzech, Wendy E. Dahl, Brian D. Edwards at the United States Geological Survey for the collection and analysis of data. For usSEABED, formatting: Jane Reid (USGS);Formatting corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Tkme: Another editor for formal metadata by Peter N. Schweitzer (U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 22092), version 2.9.13, Microsoft Windows Version 5.1; Microsoft Word 2000 9.0

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
See report <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr01107>. Data digitized by the USGS and partners were visually compared to the source data, and corrected. Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel. Locations checked using GIS.
Logical_Consistency_Report: See report <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr01107>
Completeness_Report:
See report <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr01107>. For inclusion into usSEABED, all data in the report were included.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
"Ship positioning was determined by differential GPS (accuracy 10 m);cores typically are obtained within 50 m of the predetermined sampling location."
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
"Water depth at the time of sampling was determined by use of a 12-kHz acoustic profiler."
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
<http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr01107>. For inclusion in usSEABED, granulometric and statistical data were concatenated with unpublished core descriptions and photo descriptions. Additional carbonate and organic carbon data from OFR 97-450 (see metadata for that report) were concatenated as available.
Process_Date: 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: 411

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Point
Entity_Type_Definition: SDTS point
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sample number
Attribute_Definition: Sample number
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric number based on cruise and core information
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Subsample depth
Attribute_Definition: Depth of subsample within sample (top = 0)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Gravel
Attribute_Definition: Amount of gravel in subsample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.05
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sand
Attribute_Definition: Amount of sand in subsample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.55
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.99
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Silt
Attribute_Definition: Amount of silt in subsample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 85.08
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Clay
Attribute_Definition: Amount of clay in subsample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 54.86
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mud
Attribute_Definition: Amount of mud in subsample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 98.45
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mean
Attribute_Definition: First moment of grain-size distribution (mean)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.75
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sorting
Attribute_Definition: Second moment of grain-size distribution (standard deviation)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.27
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.88
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Skewness
Attribute_Definition: Third moment of grain-size distribution (skewness)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.57
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.2
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Kurtosis
Attribute_Definition: Fourth moment of grain-size distribution (kurtosis)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.77
Range_Domain_Maximum: 62.09
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Granulometric analysis
Attribute_Definition: Analysis of grain-size into phi-sized bins
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: < -2 phi
Range_Domain_Maximum: > 11 phi
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Descriptions
Attribute_Definition: Written descriptions
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Photo and core descriptions including biota and estimates of ripple size

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mail
Address: USGS Information Services
Address: Box 25286
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-ASK-USGS
Resource_Description: Open file report 01-107
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 and limitations of the statistical data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Non-digital_Form:
Report is available through the USGS; available online at: <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr01107>
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites: None
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2001

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 is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.


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