Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Publication_Date: 2004 Title: xbt - Oceanographic Data Device Location for Joint USGS Cruise 03008 and NOAA RB0303 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2004-1400 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/ofr2004-1400/arcview/shape/xbt.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Uri ten Brink Originator: William Danforth Originator: Chris Polloni Originator: Castle Eugene Parker Originator: Toshi Uozumi Originator: Glynn Williams Publication_Date: 2004 Title: Project PROBE Leg II - Final Report and Archive of Swath Bathymetric Sonar, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 03008 (NOAA Cruise RB0303) Puerto Rico Trench 18 February - 7 March, 2003 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2004-1400 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/ofr2004-1400 Description: Abstract: "The Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) has been used by oceanographers for many years to obtain information on the temperature structure of the ocean to depths of up to 1500 meters. The XBT... is a probe which is dropped from a ship and measures the temperature as it falls through the water. Two very small wires transmit the temperature data to the ship where it is recorded for later analysis. The probe is designed to fall at a constant rate, so that the depth of the probe can be inferred from the time since it was launched. By plotting temperature as a function of depth, the [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Geological Survey] scientists can get a picture of the temperature profile of the water." (http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/uot/uot_xbt.html). The XBT device and location where it was dropped was engineered by the USGS Science Cruise 03008 in collaboration with NOAA Research Cruise RB0303 from 18 February to 7 March 2003, Leg II of III. (Leg I and III: 20020924 to 20020930 and 20030828 to 20030904, respectively). This data set is in shapefile format. Purpose: To show the coordingate system location stations using the longitude, the latitude, and the dates where and when XBT equipment was launched. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20030218 Ending_Date: 20030307 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.416660 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -62.833300 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.466660 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.000000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: NOAA Theme_Keyword: Expendable Bathythermograph Theme_Keyword: XBT Theme_Keyword: Sippican MK-12 XBT Theme_Keyword: ocean temperature Theme_Keyword: locations Theme_Keyword: point shapefile Theme_Keyword: USGS Cruise 03008 Theme_Keyword: NOAA Cruise RB0303 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: North Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Place_Keyword: US Possessions Place_Keyword: US Caribbean Island Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench Place_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Place_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Place_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Public domain data from the U.S. government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)as the source of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Glynn Williams Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Spatial Data Technician 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 x2290 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwilliams@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Data_Quality_Information: Completeness_Report: complete Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The GPS was considered to have a horizontal accuracy of < 10 meters. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Process_Step: Process_Description: The XBT data file was received from the R/V Ron Brown Oceanographic data network, sent directly to the central storage system and logged to a spreadsheet file. Process_Date: 2004 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Polloni Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1589 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2280 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F Process_Step: Process_Description: The XBT spreadsheet file was reformatted as table input file for ArcView. Process_Date: 2004 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Polloni Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1589 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2280 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F Process_Step: Process_Description: XBT table location file saved as ArcView shapefile. ArcView 3.2 used to process shapefile. Process_Date: 2004 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: xbt.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: xbt.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: xbt.shx Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Polloni Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1589 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2280 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F 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: 5 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: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Altitude_System_Definition: Depth_System_Definition: Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: XBT 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: ID Attribute_Definition: A unique character string or numeric value associated with a particular object. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: The north/south coordinate system reference point (location) where the XBT device was launched into water. Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA shipboard technician Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 19.0000 Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.6166 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: The east/west coordinate system reference point (location) where the XBT device was launched into water. Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA shipboard technician Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -62.83330 Range_Domain_Maximum: -68.40000 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: WAYPTS Attribute_Definition: name assigned to designate XBT cast start location Attribute_Definition_Source: user defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: XBT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) device Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATE Attribute_Definition: The recorded date by month, day, and year, mm:dd:yyyy, when the device/equipment was launched into the water. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Dates in mm/dd/yy notation Attribute: Attribute_Label: TIME Attribute_Definition: The recorded time by hour:minute:second, hh:mm:ss, when the device/equipment was launched into the water Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: UTC times in hh/mm/ss notation Attribute: Attribute_Label: XBT_Type Attribute_Definition: Specifies XBT depth capability Attribute_Definition_Source: Sippican Corporation Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: T- 5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Depth range 0 - 1830 meters Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Sippican MK-12 Attribute: Attribute_Label: XBT_Type Attribute_Definition: Specifies XBT depth capability Attribute_Definition_Source: Sippican Corporation Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: T- 7 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Depth range 0 - 760 meters Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Sippican MK-12 Overview_Description: Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Uri ten Brink 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: 02543-1589 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2396 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: utenbrink@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: Open-File Report 2004-1400 - xbt Distribution_Liability: Although this dataset has been used by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA or 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 NOAA or 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: point shapefile Format_Information_Content: The six files (xbt.dbf, xbt.prj, xbt.shp, xbt.shx xbt.xml) File_Decompression_Technique: zip Transfer_Size: 7 Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4,700 Recording_Density_Units: Mbyte Recording_Format: UDF Compatibility_Information: The user must have a computer system with a DVD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this DVD-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 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.+ or ArcGIS 8.+ to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView/ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20041102 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Glynn Williams Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Spatial Data Technician Contact_Address: Address_Type: 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 x2290 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwilliams@.usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F 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 Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile