Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: Unpublished material Title: Sediment sample information from USGS cruise L486NC Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/L486NC/html/l-4-86-nc.meta.html Description: Abstract: No formal abstract is given. Purpose: No purpose is given. Supplemental_Information: Data included in usSEABED (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed) Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19860823 Ending_Date: 19860903 Currentness_Reference: 1999 Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -126.35 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.547 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.407 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.098 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediment Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Structures Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: Branch of Pacific Marine Geology Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: Box core Theme_Keyword: Gravity core Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: Russian River Place_Keyword: Sonoma County Place_Keyword: Eel River Place_Keyword: Humboldt County Place_Keyword: California Place_Keyword: Columbia River Place_Keyword: Oregon Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Astoria Fan Access_Constraints: Information is available online. Use_Constraints: Cite the U.S. Geological Survey as the originators of the data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: W. Clinton Steele Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mail Address: Coastal and Marine Geology Address: 345 Middlefield Road City: Menlo Park State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 94025 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-650-329-5055 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Cruise_L486NC 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: The Coastal and Marine Geology team at the USGS for collection and analysis of data. For usSEABED, formatting: 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: No estimate made for original data. For inclusion into usSEABED, all textural data in the dataset were included. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation by integrated navigation between GPS and Loran C Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Water depth determination technique probably by 3.5 kHz bathymetric profiler. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: No specific information is available for cores from this cruise. Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Cruise_L486NC Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Michael Torresan Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mail Address: USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Address: 345 Middlefield Road, MS 999 City: Menlo Park State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 94025 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 650-329-5493 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mtorresan@usgs.gov 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: 31 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 data 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: Water depth Attribute_Definition: Depth of water at sample site Attribute_Definition_Source: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/L486NC/html/l-4-86-nc.meta.html Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 697 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3729 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Description Attribute_Definition: Written description of core Attribute_Definition_Source: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/L486NC/html/l-4-86-nc.meta.html Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Written description of core, including color Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mail Address: Coastal and Marine Geology Address: 345 Middlefield Road City: Menlo Park State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 94025 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-650-329-5055 Resource_Description: Location and descriptive data from cruise L486NC is available through the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Team Infobank: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l486nc/html/l-4-86-nc.meta.html 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: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ASCII Format_Information_Content: Text File_Decompression_Technique: None Transfer_Size: 5 KB approximately per sample Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: Information about cruise at http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l486nc/html/l-4-86-nc.meta.html Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: None Available_Time_Period: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1986 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.