Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Christopher K. Sommerfield Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Sommerfield, 2001: GeoCLUTTER CH01-17 Sediment Grain Size Analysis, New Jersey Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: Seafloor sediment grainsize analyses performed as part of an ONR geoacoustics research program. Some of this data overlaps with the CH01-17 data set. 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Sommerfield Contact_Organization: University of Delaware, Graduate College of Marine Studies Contact_Position: Assistant Professor of Oceanography Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 700 Pilottown Road City: Lewes State_or_Province: Delaware Postal_Code: 19958 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (302) 645-4255 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (302) 645-4007 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cs@udel.edu Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sommerfield1.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Christopher K. Sommerfield Title: Sedimentology of a Morphologically Complex Seafloor Environment, New Jersey Continental Shelf Other_Citation_Details: Grant Number: N00014-03-1-0032 Online_Linkage: http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/ocean/reports/docs/cg/03/cgsommer.pdf Data_Quality_Information: Lineage: 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. 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