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SAVARD66: Sediments of Block Island Sound
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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: SAVARD66: Sediments of Block Island Sound
- Edition: 1.0
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Series_Information:
- 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/savard66/savard66.zip>
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/savard66/savard66.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 are 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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A total of 84 surficial sediments samples were collected aboard two cruises from Block
Island Sound as part of a Master's Thesis completed at the University of Rhode Island.
Sampling was performed with a pipe dredge for most of the samples; a van veen grab was used for the remaining
samples. The data presented in this source show the sediments distribution and elucidate the sedimentary environments and processes on this portion of the continental shelf.
- Purpose:
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The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the data published in Savard (1966).
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- Calendar_Date: 1966
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- Progress: Complete
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- Theme_Keyword: USGS
- Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
- Theme_Keyword: University of Rhode Island
- Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
- Theme_Keyword: sediment
- Theme_Keyword: grain size
- Theme_Keyword: texture
- Theme_Keyword: gravel
- Theme_Keyword: sand
- Theme_Keyword: silt
- Theme_Keyword: clay
- Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
- Theme_Keyword: CMGP
- Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
- Theme_Keyword: surficial classification
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- Theme_Keyword: points
- Theme_Keyword: GIS
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
- Place_Keyword: Atlantic
- Place_Keyword: New England
- Place_Keyword: Continental Shelf
- Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
- Place_Keyword: Block Island Sound
- Access_Constraints: None
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- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Lawrece 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
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Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.
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- Data_Set_Credit:
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Please view the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Savard (1966). Larry Poppe for entering the data from the source report and creating the ArcView shapefile.
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: W.L. Savard
- Publication_Date: 1966
- Title: The Sediments of Block Island Sound
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Masters Thesis
- Issue_Identification: 68 p.
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Kingston, RI
- Publisher: University of Rhode Island
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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All attributes were entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
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No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
- Completeness_Report:
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Sample locations, textural descriptions, grain-size data, and identifiers are provided for 84 samples.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Navigation was performed using Loran A. Navigational accuracy is unknown.
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Tides are less than 2 m.
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: W.L. Savard
- Publication_Date: 1966
- Title: The Sediments of Block Island Sound
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Master's Thesis
- Issue_Identification: 68 p.
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Kingston, RI
- Publisher: University of Rhode Island
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- Calendar_Date: 1966
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The source information was manually entered into digital form and 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.
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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
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 84
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.001
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- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: CONSEC_NO
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Station numbers assigned during each of the two cruises. Some numbers therefore repeat.
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Abbreviation of ship name and the leg during which samples were collected.
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- Attribute_Label: SILT
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- Attribute_Label: CLAY
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- Attribute_Label: SHEPARD_CL
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Sediment classification according to a scheme devised by Shepard (1954)
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Grain-size data, sediment textural descriptions navigation, and sample identifiers for the data published by Savard (1966).
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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, savard66.shp
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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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