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BIGELOW: Sediment Data Produced by the Bigelow Laboratory

 

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Metadata:


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The data in this layer are from a number of published and unpublished sets produced by the Bigelow Laboratory.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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