Project PROBE Leg I - Report and Archive of Multibeam Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 02051 (NOAA Cruise RB0208) Puerto Rico Trench, September 24, 2002 to September 30, 2002
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1066
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center
The Puerto Rico trench is a tectonic plate boundary where the North American plate slides by and descends under the Caribbean plate. Although much of the trench lies within the U.S. EEZ, surprisingly few surveys have been conducted there during the past 25 years. This data set shows the tracklines (navigation path) of the U.S. Geological Survey science cruise that was conducted in the year 2002.
Purpose:
To show the navigation path used during the USGS and NOAA science cruise of the Puerto Rico trench area.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20020924
Ending_Date: 20020930
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.663667
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.554208
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.187423
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.996090
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Theme_Keyword: trackline
Theme_Keyword: polyline shapefile
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Research Cruise RB0208
Theme_Keyword: USGS Cruise 2051
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Islands
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: North America
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 as the originator of this data set.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Uri ten Brink
Originator: Williams 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
Edition: 1.0
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 Marine and Geology Program
The navigation was received from the R/V Ron Brown GPS network during USGS Cruise 02051 (NOAA RB0208), sent directly to the central storage system and logged each day to a spreadsheet file that was archived to a CD-ROM.
Although these data sets are used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: SHP
Format_Version_Number: 3.3
Format_Specification: ESRI Shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
The individual files that comprise the shapefiles: nav2002.prj, nav2002.dbf, nav2002.shp, and nav2002.shx....
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.157
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes
Recording_Format: UDF
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: Information Technician (Geo/GIS)