Smithsonian Institution Master Sediment Data File

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Smithsonian Institution
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: Smithsonian Institution Master Sediment Data File
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Smithsonian Insitution
Other_Citation_Details:
These data represent digitized data from paper data sheets from the National Ocean Service (NOS) archived at the Smithsonian Institution. In 2001, the digital data were archived at NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center. The data as used in usSEABED are from NGDC in 2001.
Description:
Abstract: As unpublished data, there is no abstracted information.
Purpose:
The data were collected during dozens of cruises by the National Ocean Service to investigate the sediment type and water depths of areas of interest in United States waters.
Supplemental_Information:
In 2004,the data were migrated to another format file at the Smithsonian Institution.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19630807
Ending_Date: 19970910
Currentness_Reference: collection date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.68861
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -056.20944
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.24000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 14.27889
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: National Ocean Service
Theme_Keyword: NOS
Theme_Keyword: Smithsonian Institution
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: Sediment Composition
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Structures
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures
Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Trust Territories
Access_Constraints: Data are available at the Smithsonian Institution.
Use_Constraints:
Cite the National Ocean Service and the Smithsonian Institution as originators of the data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Contact_Person: Anna Weitzman
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address: 10th St. and Constitution Ave., NW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: D.C.
Postal_Code: 20560
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-633-0846
Data_Set_Credit:
National Geophysical Data Center archived the data as used here (2001)

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Statistical data was digitized by hand at the Smithsonian Institution. At the USGS, the data were viewed in a GIS to determine samples with unlikely locations. In addition, at the University of Colorado, data were passed through a velocity filter to identify samples with notable distances between sequential data points; these samples were tagged. Each tagged sample was manually corrected as possible by comparing the degree and/or minute of location to those within the same cruise ID and day; this affected about 700 samples. Approximately 4300 samples have no location, nonspecific location information, or unresolvable inconsistent locations. These data are not included in the outputs of usSEABED. Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Some data do not pass the location test.
Completeness_Report:
Data are incomplete, as some are missing sampler information and probably not all data have been digitized by the Smithsonian.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given in degrees, minutes, seconds.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Water depth determination technique not noted in report. Water depths given in meters.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: The data are in raw descriptive form from on-board logsheets.
Process_Date: 1998
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Smithsonian
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Contact_Person: Anna Weitzman
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address: 10th St. and Constitution Ave., NW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: D.C.
Postal_Code: 20560
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-633-0846

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: 60003

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.00028
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00028
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: Smithsonian identifier
Attribute_Definition: Non-unique identifying number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 14
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41163
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Project number
Attribute_Definition: NOS project number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Insitution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ship
Attribute_Definition: Ship name
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Project_ref
Attribute_Definition: Project reference number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date_collected
Attribute_Definition: Date of sample collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Country_Ocean
Attribute_Definition: Country or ocean where sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: State_sea
Attribute_Definition: State or sea where sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Specific_locality
Attribute_Definition: Specific locality where sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Station
Attribute_Definition: sampling station identification
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Marsden square
Attribute_Definition: Location information
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: numeric code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: latdeg
Attribute_Definition: degree of latitude
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 85
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degree
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: latmin
Attribute_Definition: latitude minute
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: minute
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: latsec
Attribute_Definition: latitude second
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: second
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: latns
Attribute_Definition: latitude north south
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: londeg
Attribute_Definition: degree of longitude
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 175
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degree
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: lonmin
Attribute_Definition: longitude minute
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: minute
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: lonsec
Attribute_Definition: longitude second
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: second
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: lonew
Attribute_Definition: longitude east west
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: E
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: W
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: West
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Collector
Attribute_Definition: Collector
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Navigation_control
Attribute_Definition: Navigational technique
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sounding_method
Attribute_Definition: sounding method
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Bottom_description
Attribute_Definition: description of sea floor
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sample_device
Attribute_Definition: Sampler
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sediment_type
Attribute_Definition: Sediment description, including biota
Attribute_Definition_Source: Smithsonian Institution
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Core
Attribute_Definition: Core
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Depth_of_core
Attribute_Definition: subsample depth
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: core_length
Attribute_Definition: length of core
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: alpha numeric text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: remarks
Attribute_Definition: remarks
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: analysis
Attribute_Definition: type of analysis performed on sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: lat_precision
Attribute_Definition: best precision of latitude position
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: D
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: degree
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: minute
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: second
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: lon_precision
Attribute_Definition: best precision of longitude position
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: D
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: degree
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: minute
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: second
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Contact_Person: Anna Weitzman
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address: 10th St. and Constitution Ave., NW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: D.C.
Postal_Code: 20560
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-633-0846
Resource_Description: NOS sediment data
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 digitization errors.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ASCII
Format_Information_Content: text
File_Decompression_Technique: unknown
Transfer_Size: 23.6 MB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: Unknown
Recording_Format: Unknown
Compatibility_Information: Unknown
Fees: Unknown
Technical_Prerequisites: Unknown

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 available from the Smithsonian Institution is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.

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