Bottom sediment data from the continental shelf of Washington -- Grays Harbor to Cape Flattery

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Thomas L. Burnett

Publication_Date: 1974

Title:

Bottom sediment data from the continental shelf of Washington -- Grays Harbor to Cape Flattery

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Special Report

Issue_Identification: No. 39

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Seattle, WA

Publisher: University of Washington

Other_Citation_Details:

Department of Oceanography U.S. Geological Survey Grant 14-08-0001-10924 Reference: M68-28

Description:

Abstract:

This report contains data from the granulometric analysis of bottom sediments from the continental shelf of Washington. The sediment samples were obtained on RV Oceaneer cruises in 1966 and 1967. Samples analyzed from Oceanner Cruise 5 were taken from laminations in vibratory cores. Multiple grab samples were taken from stations in Oceaneer Cruise 10 and Cruise 14. The analyses of approximately 618 samples are presented in this report.

Purpose: No purpose given in report

Supplemental_Information:

This study has been part of a cooperative project by the Department of Oceanography and the Marine Geology Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey. Funds for the departmental personnel have been provided through Department of Interior Grant 14-08-001-10924. Data digitized by the USGS for inclusion into usSEABED (<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed>)

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1966

Ending_Date: 1967

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.872

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.983

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.233

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.143

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: University of Washington

Theme_Keyword: Department of Oceanography

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: Sedimentary Textures

Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System

Place_Keyword: Washington, State of

Access_Constraints:

Report is available at libraries and the University of Washington

Use_Constraints:

Cite Thomas L. Burnett and the University of Washington as originators of the data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Washington

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail

Address: P.O. Box 357940

Address: University of Washington

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-206-543-5060

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: SpecRep39

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:

Thomas L. Burnett at the University of Washington for the collection and analysis of data. For inclusion into usSEABED: digitization: Mark Zimmermann, (NMFS) and K. Halimeda Kilbourne, (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:

No estimate made for the accuracy of the data in the original report. 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: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.

Completeness_Report:

Data digitized for inclusion in usSEABED include granulometric analyses, moment measures, Folk statistics, Inman statistics, and grain size fractions. Not digitized are Trask statistics, and quartile values.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given in degrees, tenths, minutes.

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 samples were analyzed by the standard sieve and pipette method in the Oceanography Routine Sediment Laboratory at the University of Washington. Mr. Alan T. Ostenson and Mr. Thomas Andrus performed the analyses. The data were reduced by the computer program of Creager, McManus, and Collias (1962) and Collias et al., (1963). Miss Leilonie Gillespie was responsible for the data summary program. For usSEABED, data from Technical Report 57, Special Report 39, and Special Report 40 were concatenated together to reduce data overlaps and present data from the same samples together.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Collias et al., 1963

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Creager, McManus and Collias, 1962

Process_Date: Unknown

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: SpecRep39

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Washington

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail

Address: P.O. Box 357940

Address: University of Washington

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-543-5060

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: 547

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00167

Longitude_Resolution: 0.00167

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: University of Washington

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric number based on cruise and core information

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Water depth

Attribute_Definition: Water depth of sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 6

Range_Domain_Maximum: 130

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Gravel

Attribute_Definition: Amount of gravel in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth, 1938

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 92.8

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sand

Attribute_Definition: Amount of sand in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth, 1938

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3.72

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.77

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Silt

Attribute_Definition: Amount of silt in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth, 1938

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 96.30

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Clay

Attribute_Definition: Amount of clay in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth, 1938

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.24

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mean

Attribute_Definition: First moment (mean grain size)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown; without Shepard's corrections

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.12

Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.17

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Standard deviation

Attribute_Definition: Second moment (standard deviation) of grain size (sorting)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown; without Shepard's corrections

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.26

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.86

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Skewness

Attribute_Definition: Moment measure (third): skewness of grain size distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown; without Shepard's corrections

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.04

Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.79

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Kurtosis

Attribute_Definition: Moment measure (fourth): Kurtosis of grain size distibution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown; without Shepard's corrections

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.042

Range_Domain_Maximum: 93

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mean

Attribute_Definition: Graphic mean of grain size

Attribute_Definition_Source: Folk and Ward, 1957

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.7

Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.08

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Standard deviation

Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation of grain size distribution (sorting)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Folk and Ward, 1957

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.08

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.95

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Skewness

Attribute_Definition: Inclusive graphic skewness of grain size distibution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Folk and Ward, 1957

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.83

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.84

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Kurtosis

Attribute_Definition: Graphic kurtosis of grain size distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Folk and Ward, 1957

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.49

Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.92

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mean

Attribute_Definition: Mean grain size

Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman, 1952

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.88

Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.91

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Standard deviation

Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation of grain size

Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman, 1952

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01

Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.54

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Skewness

Attribute_Definition: Graphic skewness (first) of grain size distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman, 1952

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.87

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.92

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Kurtosis

Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis of grain size distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman, 1952

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.08

Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.65

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Washington

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail

Address: P.O. Box 357940

Address: University of Washington

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-543-5060

Resource_Description: Department of Oceanography Special Report 39

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 at libraries and the University of Washington.

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites: None

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1962

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.