Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program 1989: Marine Sediment Monitoring

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: Tetra Tech, Inc

Publication_Date: 19900100

Title:

Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program 1989: Marine Sediment Monitoring

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper

Series_Information:

Series_Name: TC

Issue_Identification: 3838

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Bellevue, WA

Publisher: Tetra Tech, Inc.

Other_Citation_Details:

Report for Washington Department of Ecology Ambient Monitoring Section

Description:

Abstract: Need

Purpose: Need

Supplemental_Information:

Data digitized in 2005 for inclusion into usSEABED <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed>

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 198903

Ending_Date: 198904

Currentness_Reference: 1990

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.4417

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.2385

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.9883

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.0755

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: Sediment Texture

Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition

Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Washington Department of Ecology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Place_Keyword: Puget Sound

Place_Keyword: Washington

Access_Constraints: Report is available at the USGS library and other libraries

Use_Constraints:

Cite Tetra Tech, Inc. and the Washington Department of Ecology as originators of the data

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Tetra Tech Inc.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: 11820 Northup Way, Suite 100

City: Bellevue

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98005

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: TC_3838

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Sample distribution in GIS with coastline and rough bathymetry for reference

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Data_Set_Credit:

TetraTech, Inc for the collection and analysis of the data. Data digitized for usSEABED by Monica Iglecia (USGS); formatting corrections Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)

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: All data in report are included.

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 from Mean Low Low Water.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Need

Process_Date: 1989

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: TC_3838

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Tetra Tech Inc.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: 11820 Northup Way, Suite 100

City: Bellevue

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98005

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 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: 70

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: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Alpha numeric number based on project number and core information

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Water depth

Attribute_Definition: Depth of water at sample site

Attribute_Definition_Source: Mean Low Low Water

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 6

Range_Domain_Maximum: 262

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Gravel

Attribute_Definition: Gravel in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 33.85

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sand

Attribute_Definition: Sand in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3.36

Range_Domain_Maximum: 98.66

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Silt

Attribute_Definition: Silt in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.07

Range_Domain_Maximum: 76.11

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Clay

Attribute_Definition: Clay in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.01

Range_Domain_Maximum: 47.52

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mud

Attribute_Definition: Mud in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.33

Range_Domain_Maximum: 96.64

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Organic carbon

Attribute_Definition: Organic carbon in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.9

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Grain size

Attribute_Definition: Percent of sample in given grain size bins

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: > -1

Range_Domain_Maximum: > 8

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Tetra Tech Inc.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: 11820 Northup Way, Suite 100

City: Bellevue

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98005

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown

Resource_Description: TC 3838

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, limitations of the statistical data, and digitizing errors.

Standard_Order_Process:

Non-digital_Form:

Report available from Tetra Tech, Inc., the Washington Dept. of Ecology, and at the USGS Library.

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites: None

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1990

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 or online at NGDC is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.