Polygon Coastline of the SWCES Study Area in Geographic Coordinates

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: David C. Twichell

Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross

Publication_Date: 20010716

Title:

Polygon Coastline of the SWCES Study Area in Geographic Coordinates

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: David C. Twichell

Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross

Publication_Date: 20011000

Title:

Holocene Evolution of the Southern Washington and Northern Oregon Shelf and Coast: Geologic Discussion and GIS Data Release

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: Report 01-076

Description:

Abstract:

Two 21-day field operations were conducted in 1997 and 1998 in the estuaries and on the inner continental shelf off the northern Oregon and southern Washington coast. These cruises aboard the R/V Corliss were run in order to generate reconnaissance maps of the seafloor geology and the shallow subsurface stratigraphy using sidescan sonar and seismic-reflection mapping techniques. The 1998 cruise also collected sediment grab samples, bottom photographs, and video images to verify the sidescan-sonar imagery and to document the seafloor geology. The combination of these data with previously collected sediment sample data (Robert, 1974; Nittrouer, 1978; and Smith et. al., 1980) has been used to define the extent and lithology of shelf sediments associated with the Columbia River littoral cell. This work is one component of a larger project studying the erosion of the Washington and Oregon coast and is being coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Washington State Department of Ecology. The reason for collecting these data is to provide a regional synthesis of the offshore geology to support a wide variety of management decisions and to provide a basis for further process-oriented investigations.

Purpose:

This GIS overlay is a component of the Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion ArcView GIS database. This particular overlay represents the shoreline in the study area.

Supplemental_Information:

Roberts, R.W., 1974, Marine sedimentological data of the Washington continental shelf: University of Washington, Department of Oceanography Special Report 57, 129p. Nittrouer, C.A., 1978, The process of detrital sediment accumulation in a continental shelf environment: an examination of the Washington shelf: PhD Thesis, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 243p.

Smith, J.M., Messmer, L.W., Phipps, J.B., Samuelson, D.F., and Schermer, E.D., 1980, Grays Harbor and Chehalis River improvements to navigation environmental studies - Grays Harbor ocean disposal study: literature review and preliminary benthic sampling: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Internal Report.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20010000

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.346350

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.851052

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.497850

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.788655

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: general

Theme_Keyword: coastline

Theme_Keyword: vector

Theme_Keyword: shapefile

Theme_Keyword: ArcView

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: general

Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean

Place_Keyword: Washington

Place_Keyword: Oregon

Place_Keyword: WA

Place_Keyword: OR

Place_Keyword: Columbia River Littoral Cell

Place_Keyword: coast

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints:

The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David C. Twichell

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Oceanographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov

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Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: Consistent

Completeness_Report: These data are complete for this particular study.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This coastline was acquired from the Washington State Department of Ecology as an Arc/Info coverage. The first step was to reproject the coverage from Washington State Plane, zone 5623, NAD83 to geographic coordinates, NAD83. The original file also had a polygon representing the Pacific Ocean which was deleted. Also, the polygons were extended to the east. Only a portion of the extent to the east accurately represents the Columbia River bounds.

Process_Date: 20011100

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

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Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 121

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: unknown

Longitude_Resolution: unknown

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

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Entity_Type_Label: COASTSWCES.dbf

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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

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Attribute_Label: COASTSWCES

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This is a numerical field simply indicating the ID number of the polygon.

Attribute_Definition_Source: System generated.

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 122

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David C. Twichell

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Oceanographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

This Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completelness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitude or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Governemnt or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data published on this CD-ROm have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and related materials and/or the functioning of the software. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of this data, software, or related materials.

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Compatibility_Information: UNIX, PC. MAC

Fees: none at this time

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20011211

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

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