Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Richard W. Roberts Publication_Date: 1974 Title: Marine sedimentological data for the Washington continental shelf Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Special Report Issue_Identification: No. 57 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: University of Washington Other_Citation_Details: Department of Oceanography National Science Foundation Grant GA 28367 A#2 Reference: M74-75 Description: Abstract: The data presented in this report are the results of granulometric analyses, conducted in the Department of Oceanography, University of Washington, of the marine sediment samples from the continental shelf, and the upper part of the continental slope, off the Washington coast. In addition, the report contains data from the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and Grays Harbor. Purpose: No specific purpose is expressed in the report Supplemental_Information: The results of granulometric analyses of those samples from the report area that have been published by the Institute of Oceanography, University of British Columbia (1962, 1963) have also been included. Duplicate data at some sites are due to collection by multicorer. Data digitized for inclusion into usSEABED. Some data may overlap other University of Washington sources held in usSEABED. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1954 Ending_Date: 1972 Currentness_Reference: Publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -126.33333 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.75500 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.99833 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.91667 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 some libraries and the University of Washington Use_Constraints: Cite Richard W. Roberts 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: 206-543-5060 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: SpecRep57 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: Richard W. Roberts 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) Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: R.S. Andrews Publication_Date: 1964 Title: Modern sediments of Willapa Bay, Washington; A coastal plain estuary Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: University of Washington Other_Citation_Details: Department of Oceanography Masters thesis, 60p Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: R.L. Ballard Publication_Date: 1964 Title: Distribution of beach sediment near the Columbia River Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: University of Washington Other_Citation_Details: Masters thesis, 82p Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: R.L. Ballard Publication_Date: 1964 Title: Distribution of beach sediment near the Columbia River Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Technical report Issue_Identification: No. 98 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: University of Washington Other_Citation_Details: Department of Oceanography Reference M64-16 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: T.L. Burnett Publication_Date: 1968 Title: Bottom sediment data from the continental shelf of Washington - Grays Harbor to Cape Flattery, 1964, Vols. I, II, III 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 Reference M68-27 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: M.G. Gross Originator: D.A. McManus Originator: J.S. Creager Publication_Date: 1963 Title: Preliminary report on the sediments and radioactivity in the vicinity of the Columbia River effluent. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Technical report Issue_Identification: No. 84 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: University of Washington Other_Citation_Details: Department of Oceanography Reference M63-2 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: M.G. Gross Originator: D.A. McManus Originator: H-Y Ling Publication_Date: 1967 Title: Continental shelf sediments: Northwestern United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Journal of Sediment Petrology Issue_Identification: v. 37, no. 3, p. 790-795 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Boulder, CO Publisher: SEPM Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: IOUBC Publication_Date: 1962 Title: Sediment grain size analysis Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Data Report Issue_Identification: No. 20 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Find out, British Columbia Publisher: University of British Columbia Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: IOUBC Publication_Date: 1962 Title: Sediment grain size analysis Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Data Report Issue_Identification: No. 22 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Find out, British Columbia Publisher: University of British Columbia Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: J.C. Kelley Originator: D.A. McManus Publication_Date: 1969 Title: Optimizing sediment sampling plans Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Marine Geology Issue_Identification: v. 7, p. 465-471 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Amsterdam, the Netherlands Publisher: Elsevier Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: J.C. Kelley Originator: D.A. McManus Publication_Date: 1970 Title: Hierarchial analysis of variance of shelf sediment texture Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Series_Information: Series_Name: Journal of Sediment Petrology Issue_Identification: v. 40, p. 1335-1339 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Boulder, CO Publisher: SEPM Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U. Lie Originator: D.S. Kisker Publication_Date: 1970 Title: Species composition and structure of benthic infauna communities off the coast of Washington Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Series_Information: Series_Name: J. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada Issue_Identification: v. 27, pp. 2273-2285 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: J.D. Milliman Publication_Date: 1963 Title: Recent sediments in Grays Harbor, Washington Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: University of Washington Other_Citation_Details: Department of Oceanography Masters Thesis, 172p 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: Tables 4 (granulometric data) and 5 (size class weight data) completely digitized for usSEABED. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given in degree minute tenths. 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: Generally, the gravel- and sand-size fractions were analyzed using standard sieving techniques and the silt- and clay-size fractions were analyzed using standard pipetting techniques (Krumbein and Pettijohn, 1938). However, the sand-size fraction for a number of samples in the Strait of Juan de Fuca was analyzed using a settling tube (Anderson, 1967). For the IOUBC samples, analysis of the coarse fraction was by sieving and of the fine fraction by the hydrometer method. 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: Anderson, 1967 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Krumbein and Pettijohn, 1938 Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: SpecRep57 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: 2450 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: XID Attribute_Definition: Extra identification codes and sampling devices Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: DAA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dredge Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: WAA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grab sampler Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GAA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gravity corer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Piston corer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: HAA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Collected by hand Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MAA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Multiple gravity corer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Source report Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sample recovery length Attribute_Definition: Sample recovery length Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.45 Range_Domain_Maximum: 16 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Water depth Attribute_Definition: Water depth of sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1036 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: 97.87 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent of gravel Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sand Attribute_Definition: Amount of sand in sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth, 1938 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.45 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 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: 82.84 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Mean Attribute_Definition: First moment (mean grain size) Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 3.12 Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.17 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Standard deviation Attribute_Definition: Second moment (standard deviation) of grain size distribution (sorting) Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.26 Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.95 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Skewness Attribute_Definition: Moment measure (third) Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report 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) of grain size distribution Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.042 Range_Domain_Maximum: 93.00 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: -3.28 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.39 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: Inman, 1952 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.68 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: 1.45 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 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.91 Range_Domain_Maximum: 16.14 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: Kurtosis Attribute_Definition: Inclusive graphic kurtosis 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: Unitless Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Skewness Attribute_Definition: Inclusive graphic skewness 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: Mean Attribute_Definition: Graphic mean 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: Size class Attribute_Definition: Grainsize values per phi size class Attribute_Definition_Source: Krumbein and Pettijohn, 1938 Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -3 Range_Domain_Maximum: 12 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi 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: University of Washington Department of Oceanography Special Report 57 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 some 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.