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MWRA: Massachusetts Water Resources Administration Sediment Data
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Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe
- Publication_Date: 2003
- Title:
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MWRA: Massachusetts Water Resources Administration Sediment Data
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA
- Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/mwra/mwra.zip>
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/mwra/mwra.zip>
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- 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:
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Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 03-001
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA
- Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
- Other_Citation_Details:
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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://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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The samples in this dataset were collected and analyzed under the direction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Administration. The data were generated to study the effects of the Boston sewage outflow. Data were previously incorporated into the USGS's Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database.
- Purpose:
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The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the data published in Blake et al. (1993), Coats et al. (1994), Coats (1995), and Kropp and Diaz (1995) for interpretation of textural distributions.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 1993
- Ending_Date: 1995
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.045830
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.000180
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.658830
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.897830
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
- Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
- Theme_Keyword: USGS
- Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
- Theme_Keyword: MWRA
- Theme_Keyword: Massachusetts Water Resources Administration
- Theme_Keyword: sediment
- Theme_Keyword: texture
- Theme_Keyword: grain size
- Theme_Keyword: gravel
- Theme_Keyword: sand
- Theme_Keyword: silt
- Theme_Keyword: clay
- Theme_Keyword: fines
- Theme_Keyword: classification
- Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
- Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
- Theme_Keyword: CMGP
- Theme_Keyword: Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database
- Theme_Keyword: surficial sediments
- Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
- Theme_Keyword: surficial classification
- Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile
- Theme_Keyword: points
- Theme_Keyword: GIS
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
- Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
- Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
- Place_Keyword: Boston
- Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor
- Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints: None
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Geologist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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:
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- Browse_Graphic_File_Name: mwra.gif
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
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Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
- Data_Set_Credit:
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Please view the cross reference information for the original data set credits, and Larry Poppe for creating the ArcView shapefile.
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: M.R. Buchholtz ten Brink
- Originator: F.T. Manheim
- Originator: E.L. Mecray
- Originator: M.E. Hastings
- Originator: J.M. Currence
- Originator: J.W. Harrington
- Originator: T.J. Fredette
- Originator: S.H. Jones
- Originator: M.L. Liebman
- Originator: P.F. Larsen
- Originator: W.S. Leo
- Originator: B.W. Tripp
- Originator: G.T. Wallace
- Originator: L.G. Ward
- Publication_Date: 2003
- Title: Contaminated Sediments Database for the Gulf of Maine
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 02-403
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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All attributes were checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data
- Completeness_Report:
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Identifiers, navigation, and grain-size data are provided for 246 stations.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differential GPS (+/- 10 m)
- Lineage:
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: J. Blake
- Originator: D. Rhodes
- Originator: B. Hilbig
- Publication_Date: 1993
- Title:
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Massachusetts Bay Outfall Monitoring Program: Soft Bottom Benthic Biology and Sedimentology
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Massachusetts Water Resources Administration Report
- Issue_Identification: MWRA 93-10
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Boston MA
- Publisher: MWRA
- Type_of_Source_Media: paper
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: D. Coats
- Originator: E. Imamura
- Originator: J. Cambell
- Publication_Date: 1995
- Title:
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Annual Soft-Bottom Benthic Monitoring: Massachusetts Bay Outfall Studies
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Massachusetts Water Resources Administration Report
- Issue_Identification: MWRA 95-02
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Boston, Massachusetts
- Publisher: MWRA
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: D. Coats
- Publication_Date: 1994
- Title:
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Annual Soft-Bottom Monitoring, Massachusetts Bay Outfall Studies
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Massachusetts Water Resources Adminstration Report
- Issue_Identification: MWRA 95-20
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Boston, MA
- Publisher: MWRA
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: R. Kropp
- Originator: J. Diaz
- Publication_Date: 1995
- Title: Infaunal community changes in Boston Harbor, 1991-1994
- Edition: 1.
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Massachusetts Water Resources Adminstration Report
- Issue_Identification: 95-21
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Boston, MA
- Publisher: MWRA
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1995
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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The source information was imported from an 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: mwra.txt
- Process_Date: 20021121
- Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mwra.dbf
- Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mwra.shp
- Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mwra.shx
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Geologist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 245
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
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- 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:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: mwra.dbf
- Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: USGS_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
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Unique identifier assigned as part of the Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Compilers
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerics and characters used to identify samples
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FIELD_ID
- Attribute_Definition: Names used to distinguish between stations
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerics and characters used to identify samples
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: PROJECT
- Attribute_Definition: Acronym used to identify original project
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Compilers
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Project abbreviations
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
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- Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.89783
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.65883
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
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- Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
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- Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.04583
- Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.00018
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
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- Attribute_Label: SRCE_OR_RF
- Attribute_Definition: Author and year of source reference
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Compilers
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Abbreviated source reference
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- Attribute_Label: DEVICE
- Attribute_Definition: Equipment used to collect samples
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: VAN VEEN GRAB
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: YEAR
- Attribute_Definition: Year data were collected
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 1991
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 1994
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: GRAVEL
- Attribute_Definition: Percentage of gravel in sample
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 92.5
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SAND
- Attribute_Definition: Percentage of sand in sample
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.3
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 98.7
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SILT
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- Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.25
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 81.0
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: CLAY
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- Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.4
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FINES
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- Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.2
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 98.6
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SHEPARD_CL
- Attribute_Definition:
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Textural classification of sediment based on a scheme devised by Shepard (1954)
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal descriptions of the sediment texture
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Geologist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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:
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Regional Mapping of Surficial Sediments: Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, Aggregates and Habitats Projects, mwra.shp
- Distribution_Liability:
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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.
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: ArcView shapefile
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- Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile
- Format_Information_Content:
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Five files (mwra.shp, mwra.dbf, mwra.shx, mwra.sbx, mwra.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.
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- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Offline_Option:
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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:
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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:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2002
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20030216
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- Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
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- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
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- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 02543-1598
- Country: USA
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- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
- Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
- Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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