U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-001

BIGELOW: Sediment Data Produced by the Bigelow Laboratory

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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: Peter Larsen

Originator: Polly Hastings

Originator: Lawrence Poppe

Publication_Date: 2003

Title: BIGELOW: Sediment Data Produced by the Bigelow Laboratory

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/bigelow/bigelow.zip>

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/bigelow/bigelow.zip>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: V.F. Paskevich

Originator: S.J. Williams

Originator: M.E. Hastings

Originator: J.T. Kelley

Originator: D.F. Belknap

Originator: L.G. Ward

Originator: D.M. FitzGerald

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Publication_Date: 2003

Title:

Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 03-001

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Other_Citation_Details:

Data is released via CD-ROM media. This digital publication may also be available via the web at pubs.usgs.gov

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001>

Online_Linkage: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001>

Description:

Abstract:

The data in this layer are from a number of published and unpublished sets produced by the Bigelow Laboratory. The source projects were conducted primarily to examine contaminant (e.g. trace metals, PAHs) distributions, but also produced sediment textural data. The data were originally converted into digital format for inclusion in the Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data layer is to make available a subset of a data set produced by the Bigelow Laboratory of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. This subset contains information for those samples with sediment grain-size data, and which are located on the inner continental shelf from the northwestern Gulf of Maine.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1983

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.296670

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.673330

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.466670

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.976670

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center

Theme_Keyword: Bigelow Laboratory

Theme_Keyword: Sediment

Theme_Keyword: texture

Theme_Keyword: lithology

Theme_Keyword: gravel

Theme_Keyword: sand

Theme_Keyword: silt

Theme_Keyword: clay

Theme_Keyword: fines

Theme_Keyword: statistics

Theme_Keyword: classification

Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001

Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Theme_Keyword: CMGP

Theme_Keyword: sediment classification

Theme_Keyword: surficial classification

Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile

Theme_Keyword: points

Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System

Theme_Keyword: GIS

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast

Place_Keyword: New England

Place_Keyword: Maine

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine

Place_Keyword: continental shelf

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: bigelow.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:

Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credits, and Larry Poppe for creating this ArcView shapefile.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: V. Zdanowicz

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Originator: L.F. Doggert

Publication_Date: 1983

Title:

Trace metals in New England marine sediments: Casco Bay Maine, in relation to other sites

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Chemical Ecology

Issue_Identification: v. 1, p. 191-200

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Originator: L.F. Doggert

Publication_Date: 1983

Title:

Environmental benchmark studies in Casco Bay-Portland Harbor, Maine, April 1980

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NOAA Technical Memorandum

Issue_Identification: Report No. NMFS-F/NEC-19, 173 p.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: D.F. Gadbois

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Originator: L.F. Doggert

Publication_Date: 1983

Title:

Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surficial sediments of Casco Bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bulletin Environmental Contamination Toxicology

Issue_Identification: v. 30, p. 530-535.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Publication_Date: 1983

Title: Sediment quality studies in Casco Bay and Penobscot Bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bigelow Laboratory Technical Report

Issue_Identification: No. 33, 56 p.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: V. Zdanowicz

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Publication_Date: 1983

Title:

Trace metal distributions in surficial sediments of Penobscot bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bulletin Environmental Contamination Toxicology

Issue_Identification: v. 31, p. 566-573.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Originator: D.F. Gadbois

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: A.W. Humason

Publication_Date: 1985

Title:

The distribution of PAHs in surficial sediments of Penobscot Bay (Maine, USA) in relation to possible sources and to other sites worldwide

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Environmental Research

Issue_Identification: v. 15, p. 1-16.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: D.F. Gadbois

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Publication_Date: 1986

Title:

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Gulf of Maine sediments: distribution and mode of transport

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Environmental Research

Issue_Identification: v. 18, p.231-244.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Publication_Date: 1985

Title:

A review of five years of sediment quality investigations in the Gulf of Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bigelow Laboratory Technical Report

Issue_Identification: No. 50, 86 p.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: H.E. Gaudette

Publication_Date: 1995

Title:

Spatial and temporal aspects of sedimentary trace metal concentrations in mid-coast Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Issue_Identification: v. 30, p. 437-444.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Publication_Date: 1991

Title:

Results of a seasonal survey of trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Casco Bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bigelow Laboratory Technical Report

Issue_Identification: No. 87, 29 p.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: V.S. Vdanowicz

Originator: D.F. Gadbois

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Publication_Date: in press

Title:

Trends in sediment concentrations of trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons following the introduction of sewage treatment in Casco Bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: D.F. Gadbois

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Originator: L.F. Doggert

Publication_Date: 1983

Title: PCB monitoring in the Casco Bay regionof the Gulf of Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Issue_Identification: v. 14, p. 32.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: D.F. Gadbois

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Originator: R.F. aney

Publication_Date: 1984

Title:

On the appearance of PCBs in the surficial sediments of Casco Bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Issue_Identification: v. 15, p. 452-453.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: D.F. Gadbois

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Publication_Date: 1984

Title:

Sediment PCB distribution in the Penobscot Bay region of the Gulf of Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Issue_Identification: v. 15, p. 34-35.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Originator: D.F. Gadbois

Originator: A.C. Johnson

Publication_Date: 1985

Title:

Observations on the distribution of PCBs in deepwater sediments of the Gulf of Maine

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Issue_Identification: v. 16, p. 439-442.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Geochemical and Environmental Research Group

Publication_Date: 1992

Title: Assessment of sediment contamination in Casco Bay

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: GERG Technical Report

Issue_Identification: No. 92-157

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

All attributes were checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data

Completeness_Report:

Identifiers, navigation, grain-size data, statistics and lithology are provided for 518 stations.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Data from the 1980s was navigated primarily by LORAN C with an accuracy of 100 m; data from the 1990s was navigated primarily by DGPS with an accuracy of 10 m.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Peter Larsen

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: Gulf of Maine Sediment Data Produced by the Bigelow Laboratory

Edition: 1.0

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boothbay Harbor, ME

Publisher: Bigelow Laboratory

Type_of_Source_Media: disc

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Textural and lithologic data from the northwestern Gulf of Maine were manually entered into Excel and exported to an ASCII file. Stations and sediment data were imported from the ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme and saved as the final shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: bigelow.txt

Process_Date: 20021031

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bigelow.shp

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bigelow.shx

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bigelow.dbf

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@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: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 537

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: bigelow.dbf

Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

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 features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEQ

Attribute_Definition: Sequential number identifying each record

Attribute_Definition_Source: Compilers

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 450

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCAL_ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier used to distinguish samples and replicates

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Characters and numerics used to distinguish records

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SOURCEID

Attribute_Definition: Author and year of publication for records

Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Abbreviated citations for each project

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Short title of the project during which the data were generated

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Abbreviated project titles

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.97667

Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.46667

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.29667

Range_Domain_Maximum: -65.67333

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SOUNDING_M

Attribute_Definition: Water depth in meters

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 603.5

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR_ANAL

Attribute_Definition: Year the samples were analyzed

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1980

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1991

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRAVEL

Attribute_Definition: Percentage of gravel in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAND

Attribute_Definition: Percentage of sand in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.28

Range_Domain_Maximum: 89.5

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SILT

Attribute_Definition: Percentage of silt in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5.01

Range_Domain_Maximum: 69.7

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLAY

Attribute_Definition: Percentage of clay in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.3

Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.51

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FINES

Attribute_Definition: Percentage of fines (silt plus clay)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.9

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100.0

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY

Attribute_Definition: Verbal description of sediment

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String; Lithologic descriptions

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLASS_SYS

Attribute_Definition: System used to generate statistics

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FOLK

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Folk's classification scheme

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEAN_PHI

Attribute_Definition: Mean of the grain size distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.305

Range_Domain_Maximum: 15.7393

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STDDEV

Attribute_Definition: Standard Deviation

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2036

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.2576

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS

Attribute_Definition: Skewness of the size distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.9525

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.8358

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: none

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS

Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis of the size distribution

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.3818

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.2506

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: none

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

Regional Mapping of Surficial Sediments: Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, Aggregates and Habitats Projects, bigelow.shp

Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcView shapefile

Format_Version_Number: 3.2

Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile

Format_Information_Content:

Five files (bigelow.shp, bigelow.dbf, bigelow.shx, bigelow.sbx, bigelow.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.

File_Decompression_Technique: zip

Transfer_Size: 0.256

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650

Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes

Compatibility_Information:

The user must have a computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file.

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

The data is available in ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20030216

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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