z206sc_video_observations

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: Pete Dartnell

Originator: Eleyne Phillips

Originator: Nadine Golden

Originator: Guy Cochrane

Originator: Amy Draut

Originator: Jamie Conrad

Originator: Neomi Mustain

Originator: Donna Schroeder

Originator: Scott Cross

Originator: Brayton Pointner

Publication_Date: 2013

Title: z206sc_video_observations

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Nadine E. Golden

Publication_Date: 2013

Title: California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Data Series

Issue_Identification: DS 781

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Samuel Y. Johnson

Originator: Peter Dartnell

Originator: Guy R. Cochrane

Originator: Nadine E. Golden

Originator: Eleyne L. Phillips

Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie

Originator: Rikk G. Kvitek

Originator: H. Gary Greene

Originator: Lisa M. Krigsman

Originator: Charles A. Endris

Originator: Gordon G. Seitz

Originator: Carlos I. Gutierrez

Originator: Ray W. Sliter

Originator: Mercedes D. Erdey

Originator: Florence L. Wong

Originator: Mary M. Yoklavich

Originator: Amy E. Draut

Originator: Patrick E. Hart

Originator: Susan A. Cochran

Publication_Date: 2013

Title:

California State Waters Map Series--Offshore of Ventura, California

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map

Issue_Identification: SIM 3254

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3254/>

Description:

Abstract:

This part of DS 781 presents video observations from cruise Z206SC for the Santa Barbara Channel region and beyond in southern California. The vector data file is included in "z206sc_video_observations.zip," which is accessible from <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/video_observations/data_catalog_video_observations.html>. Some of the video observations from cruise Z206SC are published in Scientific Investigations Map 3254, "California State Waters Map Series--Offshore of Ventura, California" (see sheet 6). In addition, some of the video observations will be published in three future California State Waters Map Series SIMs of the region (namely, the Offshore of Carpinteria, Offshore of Santa Barbara, Offshore of Coal Oil Point, and Offshore of Coal Oil Point map areas) [note that, at the time of this writing, one of the other three SIMs have been published: the Offshore of Carpinteria map area (SIM 3254)]. Between 2006 and 2007, the seafloor in the Offshore of Ventura, Offshore of Carpinteria, Offshore of Santa Barbara, Offshore of Coal Oil Point, Offshore of Refugio Beach, map areas in southern California was mapped by California State University, Monterey Bay, Seafloor Mapping Lab (CSUMB) and by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), using both multibeam echosounders and bathymetric sidescan sonar units (for example, see sheets 1, 2, and 3, SIM 3254, for details). These mapping missions combined to collect bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data from about the 10-m isobath to out beyond the 3-nautical-mile limit of California's State Waters. To validate the interpretations of sonar data in order to turn it into geologically and biologically useful information, the USGS ground-truth surveyed the data by towing camera sleds over specific locations throughout the region. During the 2008 ground-truth cruise, the camera sled housed two video cameras (one forward looking and the other vertical looking), a high-definition video camera, and an 8-megapixel digital still camera. The video was fed in real time to the research vessel, where USGS and NOAA scientists recorded both the geologic and biologic character of the seafloor into programmable keypads once every minute. In addition to recording the seafloor characteristics, a digital still photograph was captured once every 30 seconds. This ArcGIS shape file includes the position of the camera, the time each observation was started, and the visual observations of geologic and biologic habitat.

Purpose:

These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) software to display geologic and oceanographic information.

Supplemental_Information:

Information about the data collection field activity Z-2-06-sc is at <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/z/z206sc/html/z-2-06-sc.txta.html>.
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some ArcInfo-specific terminology.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20060706

Ending_Date: 20060726

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.92137

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.26310

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.47285

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.21149

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

Theme_Keyword: Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificinformation

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: general

Theme_Keyword: benthic habitat

Theme_Keyword: CMGP

Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Theme_Keyword: ecosystem

Theme_Keyword: fisheries

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: video sled observations

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Place_Keyword: Ventura

Place_Keyword: Carpinteria

Place_Keyword: Santa Barbara

Place_Keyword: Coal Oil Point

Place_Keyword: Santa Barbara Channel

Place_Keyword: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Place_Keyword: Southern California

Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean

Place_Keyword: California

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

This information is not intended for navigational purposes.
Read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to data use. Uses of these data should not violate the spatial resolution of the data.
Where these data are used in combination with other data of different resolution, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lowest resolution of all the data.
Acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey in products derived from these data. Share data products developed using these data with the U.S. Geological Survey.
This database has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although this database has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use.
Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document these data in nonproprietary form, as well as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some ArcInfo-specific terminology. as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some ArcInfo-specific terminology.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Nadine Golden

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology

Contact_Position: Geographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 400 Natural Bridges Dr.

City: Santa Cruz

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 95060-5792

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7530

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831) 427-4709

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ngolden@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

The authors would like to thank Hank Chezar of the USGS Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology Program (in Santa Cruz and Menlo Park, CA) for field support and equipment support. Mike Boyle, Gerry Hatcher, Andy Stevenson, David Finlayson, and Neomi Mustain at the USGS Marine Facility (Redwood City, CA) contributed field support and logistical support.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Visual observations of variable unknown accuracy

Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present.

Completeness_Report: Observations made without uniform protocol.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Highly variable, on the order of 10 meters.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The camera-sled tracklines were sited through video fed up to the research vessel in real time, where USGS and NOAA scientists recorded both the geologic and biologic character of the seafloor. While the camera was deployed, observations were recorded for a 10-second period once every minute. Onshore, the observation comma-delimited text file was converted to an ArcGIS shapefile.

Process_Date: 2008

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 603

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: z206sc_video_observations

Entity_Type_Definition:

The shapefile includes vector point data of observed geologic and biologic features when each observation was taken. The shapefile can be added to any ESRI ArcMap project.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the ArcGIS features

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE

Attribute_Definition: Cruise Date. Month, day, year format (mmddyyy)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Date of observation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME

Attribute_Definition:

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) also commonly referred to as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Time of observation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Latitude

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 34.103513

Range_Domain_Maximum: 34.101858

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees; Southern Hemisphere values are negative.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Longitude

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -119.255818

Range_Domain_Maximum: -119.246218

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees; Western Hemisphere values are negative.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HEADING

Attribute_Definition: Bearing

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The angle measured in degrees in a clockwise direction from the north line.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COURSE

Attribute_Definition: Direction and route

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Not currently used

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPEED

Attribute_Definition: Rate of movement

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Not currently used

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOGENTRY

Attribute_Definition: Comments and notes manually recorded during an observation.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Annotation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAJOR_GEO

Attribute_Definition:

Primary substrate constitutes greater than fifty percent of the seafloor during an observation. The values are based on the Wentworth scale except that granule and pebble sizes have been grouped together into a class called "gravel," and clay and silt sizes have been grouped together into a class called "mud."

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rock

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Exposed bedrock

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Boulder

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 25.5 cm or greater

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cobble

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between 25.5 cm and 6.5 cm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Gravel

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between 6.5 and .2 cm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coquina

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: broken shells and corals

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sand

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between .2 cm and .00625 cm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mud

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: .00625 cm or smaller

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MINOR_GEO

Attribute_Definition:

Secondary substrates constitute greater than twenty percent of the seafloor during an observation. The classes are based on the Wentworth scale except that granule and pebble sizes have been grouped together into a class called "gravel," and clay and silt sizes have been grouped together into a class called "mud."

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rock

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Exposed bedrock

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Boulder

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 25.5 cm or greater

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cobble

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between 25.5 cm and 6.5 cm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Gravel

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between 6.5 and .2 cm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coquina

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between broken shells and corals

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sand

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between .2 cm and .00625 cm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mud

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: .00625 cm or smaller

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SLOPE

Attribute_Definition: A visual estimate of slope of the seafloor

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Low

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Flat seafloor

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Medium

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not flat or extreme.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: High

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Extreme rock face.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ABIO_COMP

Attribute_Definition: Abiotic complexity (rugosity) or roughness of the seafloor.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Low

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

No space available for potential refuge for both juvenile and adult species

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Moderate

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Some small holes and space available for potential refuge for both juvenile and adult species

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: High

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Large holes and spaces available for potential refuge for both juvenile and adult species

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BIO_COMP

Attribute_Definition: Biologic Complexity (structure).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Trace

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

No plant cover available for potential refuge for both juvenile and adult species

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Low

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Small amount of plant cover available for potential refuge for both juvenile and adult species

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Moderate

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Some plant cover available for potential refuge for both juvenile and adult species

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: High

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

High volume of plant cover available for potential refuge for both juvenile and adult species

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BIO_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Biologic cover

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Barren

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denotes no biological cover.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Low

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denotes small amount biological cover.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Moderate

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denotes some biological cover.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: High

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denotes high volume biological cover is present.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALGAE

Attribute_Definition: algae

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ANEMONE

Attribute_Definition: anemone

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BIVALVE

Attribute_Definition: bivalve

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BRITTLE STAR

Attribute_Definition: brittle star

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BYYZOAN

Attribute_Definition: bryozoans

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRUSTACEAN

Attribute_Definition: crustacean

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CUP_CORAL

Attribute_Definition: cup coral

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DRIFTWEED

Attribute_Definition: detached algae or kelp

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FISHING_GE

Attribute_Definition: Fishing Gear

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHELL_HASH

Attribute_Definition: Shell hash

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FLATFISH

Attribute_Definition: flat fish

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GASTROPOD

Attribute_Definition: gastropod

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GORGONIAN

Attribute_Definition: gorgonian

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HOLE

Attribute_Definition: biogenically hummocky seafloor

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HYDROZAN

Attribute_Definition: hydrozoan

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INTERFACE

Attribute_Definition: other interface

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KELP

Attribute_Definition: kelp

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MOUND

Attribute_Definition: mound of sediment, generally associated with burrowing

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OCTOPUS

Attribute_Definition: octopus

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTHER_FISH

Attribute_Definition: other fish

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ROCKFISH

Attribute_Definition: rock fish

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RUBBLE

Attribute_Definition: garbage on seafloor

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SCOUR

Attribute_Definition: scour

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEA_CUCUMBER

Attribute_Definition: sea cucumber

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEA_HARE

Attribute_Definition: sea hare

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEA_STAR

Attribute_Definition: sea star

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEA_WHIP

Attribute_Definition: other sea whip

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEDIMENT_R

Attribute_Definition: sedimentary rock

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEDIMENT_W

Attribute_Definition: sedimentary

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPONGE

Attribute_Definition: sponge

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TRACKS

Attribute_Definition: tracks/trails in sediment (biogenic)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TUBE_WORM

Attribute_Definition: tube worm

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: URCHIN

Attribute_Definition: urchin

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WHITE_URCHIN

Attribute_Definition: white urchin

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WORM_TUBE

Attribute_Definition: worm tube

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote absence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Denote presence of the species or feature.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH

Attribute_Definition: Depth Value

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00

Range_Domain_Maximum: -300.00

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal meters below mean sea level.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLASS

Attribute_Definition:

This seafloor-character class was produced using video-supervised maximum-likelihood classification of the bathymetry and backscatter (intensity of return) signals from sonar systems. Derivative roughness (rugosity) and backscatter intensity were used as variants in the classification. The substrate classes have been divided into the California Marine Life Protection Act depth zones mapped and slope classes in this area: Depth Zone 2 (intertidal to 30 meters), Depth Zone 3 (30 to 100 meters), Depth Zone 4 (greater than 100 meters), Slope Class 1 (0 to 5 degrees), Slope Class 2 (5 to 30 degrees), Slope Class 3 (30 to 60 degrees), and Slope Class 4 (60 to 90 degrees). Depth Zone 1 (intertidal) is not present in this map area (not included in this dataset).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Smooth sediment

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mixed sediment and smooth rock

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rugose boulder and rock

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LINE

Attribute_Definition: Video observation camera line.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Name or number of camera line

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TAPE

Attribute_Definition: MiniDV tape numbered consecutively throughout cruise.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Name or number of tape

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology

Contact_Person: Nadine Golden

Contact_Position: Geographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: USGS, 400 Natural Bridges Dr

City: Santa Cruz

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 95060-5792

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7530

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831) 427-4748

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ngolden@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data.
The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20110415

Metadata_Review_Date: 2012

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology

Contact_Person: Nadine Golden

Contact_Position: Geographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: USGS, 400 Natural Bridges Dr

City: Santa Cruz

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 95060-5792

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7530

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831) 427-4709

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ngolden@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None