Ardhuin, 2002: coast of Duck, North Carolina

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: F. Ardhuin

Publication_Date: 2002

Title: Ardhuin, 2002: coast of Duck, North Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Online_Linkage:

Description:

Abstract:

Sediment and bedform data obtained in the course of ONR research on the U.S. east coast continental shelf off North Carolina

Purpose:

To create a digital version of ONR data related to bedform research for inclusion in the usSEABED data collection

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: Pre-2002

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.738170

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.837500

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.584300

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.113350

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: ripples

Theme_Keyword: waves

Theme_Keyword: shelf

Theme_Keyword: SHOWEX

Theme_Keyword: observations

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Atlantic coast

Place_Keyword: East Coast

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: United States

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints: None.

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Browse_Graphic_File_Name: ardhuin.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:

Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Ardhuin (2002.)

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Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ardhuin, F.

Originator: Drake, T.G.

Originator: Herbers, T.H.C.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

Observations of wave-generated vortex ripples on the North Carolina continental shelf

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Journal of Geophysical Research

Issue_Identification: VOL. 107, NO. C10, 3143

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data was digitized in MapInfo from this paper's figures for a Roughness paper with georegistration internally accurate to 1 or 2 pixels per diagram.

Process_Time: April 2004

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins

Contact_Organization:

Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) University of Colorado at Boulder

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1560 30th Street

Address: Campus Box 450

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Grainsizes estimated from colour of dots vs spectral scale (acc=0.02mm) [Sites 50 & 51 were not plotted on the GRZ map)

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins

Contact_Organization:

Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) University of Colorado at Boulder

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1560 30th Street

Address: Campus Box 450

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Digital data were checked, formatted to dbSEABED input format, then processed using dbSEABED software to produce a range of output formats. The processing contained quality checking that may have declined to pass faulty or suspect data to outputs.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins

Contact_Organization:

Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) University of Colorado at Boulder

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1560 30th Street

Address: Campus Box 450

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu

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SDTS_Terms_Description:

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 234

Spatial_Reference_Information:

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Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

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

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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

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Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition: Latitude of coordinate description

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Longitude of coordinate description

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITENAME

Attribute_Definition: Survey or laboratory code for site

Attribute_Definition_Source: Data compiler

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Ardhuin, 2002 data

Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 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. Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the USGS, USDOI, or U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050525

Metadata_Review_Date: 20050503

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jamey Reid

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov

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Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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