CERCMR82_10: USACOE ICONS Cores, Central New Jersey

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Jamey M. Reid

Publication_Date: 1982

Title: CERCMR82_10: USACOE ICONS Cores, Central New Jersey

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Data Series

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage:

Description:

Abstract:

About 1800 square kilometers of the central New Jersey inner shelf between Avalon and 7.5 kilometers north of Barnegat Inlet was surveyed to assess and quantify marine sand and gravel resources 6 meters below the sea floor. The primary data consist of 1133 kilometers of high-resolution seismic reflection profiles, limited side-scan sonar coverage, and 97 vibracores, a maximum of 6 meters long. Limits of the surveys were generally from about -7 meter depth contour seaward to about the -21 meter depth contour, a maximum of some 22 kilometers offshore. Analyses of the survey data reveal that an estimated 172 million cubic meters of suitable sand is present in 15 different locales. Most of the sand is contained in linear and arcuate shoals that appear to be Holocene to modern in age. The shoals are resting on a pre-Holocene age substrate composed of sedimentary deposits of fluvial origin. These deposits show evidence of past subaerial erosion.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the coring data from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) Inner Continental Shelf (ICONS) program project off the Central New Jersey Coast.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1982

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.350400

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.978900

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.825170

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.356850

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology

Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center

Theme_Keyword: USACE

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Theme_Keyword: Coastal Engineering Research Center

Theme_Keyword: cores

Theme_Keyword: ICONS

Theme_Keyword: vibracores

Theme_Keyword: navigation

Theme_Keyword: descriptions

Theme_Keyword: grain size

Theme_Keyword: gravel

Theme_Keyword: sand

Theme_Keyword: silt

Theme_Keyword: clay

Theme_Keyword: Marine Aggregates Resources and Processes

Theme_Keyword: dbSEABED

Theme_Keyword: usSEABED

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Place_Keyword: Central New Jersey Coast

Place_Keyword: Offshore New Jersey

Place_Keyword: Mid-Atlantic

Place_Keyword: continental shelf

Place_Keyword: Atlantic

Place_Keyword: NY Bight

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jeff Williams

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

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 x2383

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jwilliams@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: mr8210.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 Meisburger and Williams (1982). Emma Mitchell for entering the data for the source report.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Edward P. Meisburger

Originator: S. Jeffress Williams

Publication_Date: 1982

Title:

Sand resources on the inner continental shelf off the central New Jersey coast

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Miscellaneous Report

Issue_Identification: No. 82-10

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA

Publisher: USACOE Coastal Engineering Research Center

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

All attributes were entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.

Completeness_Report:

Core locations and descriptions are provided for 97 vibracores with unique field ids; grain size statistics are provided for 180 analyses. Two records for Core Number 80 were deleted because there was no navigation information provided in the original report.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigation was by LORAN C. Typical nonrepetitive accuracy for LORAN off New Jersey is about +/- 200m.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 200

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Tides are less then 2 m.

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 2

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Edward P. Meisburger

Originator: S. Jeffress Williams

Publication_Date: 1982

Title:

Sand resources on the inner continental shelf off the central New Jersey coast

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Miscellaneous Report

Issue_Identification: No. 82-10

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA

Publisher: USACOE Coastal Engineering Research Center

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1982

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACOE Miscellaneous Report 82-10

Source_Contribution:

Sample identifiers, navigation, core descriptions, and grain-size statistics hand-entered from report MR 82-10 to create an Excel spreadsheet file.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The source information was entered into an Excel spreadsheet. Additional fields were added for project identification purposes. The table information was exported and saved as an ASCII text file.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: mr82_10.xls

Process_Date: 6/26/2002

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mr82_10.txt

Process_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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software (version: db9_MNEs.bas)

Process_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

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: 385

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: mr8210

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: REF_NO

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CORE_NO

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Sample identifiers, navigation, core descriptions and grain size statistics from the USACOE ICONS program project off the Central New Jersey Coast

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

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

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes

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

Standard_Order_Process:

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Transfer_Size: 0.010

Fees: none

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050503

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_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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