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.