CERCTM54: USACE ICONS Cores, Cape Canaveral, Florida to Georgia

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• 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: 2005

Title:

CERCTM54: USACE ICONS Cores, Cape Canaveral, Florida to Georgia

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Series_Information:

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:

The inner Continental Shelf off eastern Florida between Cape Canaveral and Georgia was surveyed to obtain information on bottom morphology and sediments, subbottom structure, and sand deposits (borrow sites) suitable for restoration and nourishment of nearby beaches. Primary survey data consist of 1,153 statute miles of high-resolution seismic reflection surveys and 197 sediment cores. The major structural trend in the study area shallow subbottom is a broad coastal plain high consisting of truncated strata judged to be of Eocene and Miocene ages. Overlying strata not affected by the high are late Miocene to Holocene in age and are characteriszed by a predominant eastward dip, common occurance of internal bedding features, and filled erosional channels. The Pleistocene and Holocene sediments disconformably overlie late Tertiary sediments which crop out in many places north of St. Augustine, Florida. The dominant lithology of both surficial and shallow subsurface strata is quartz sand. Detrital accessory silicate minerals, carbonates, and phosphorite comprise the remaining 5 to 10 percent of the sediments. Surface exposures and near-surface occurrences of Tertiary unconsolidated quartzose sands are recognized by diagnostic microfauna or dolomite silt matrix. Quaternary sediments are unusually thin and discontinuous. The paucity of recognizable Pleistocene fluvial deposits in this region and the thin nature of the Holocene sand blanket suggests that shelf sands were derived in part from transgressive erosion and that Georgia streams supplied little material to the inner shelf. Sand suitable for beach restoration and maintenance on the adjacent north Florida coast occurs abundantly in places on the inner shelf. Ten potential borrow sites and an additional 21 possible sites have been delineated, each comprising a sand reserve ranging in volume from 5 to 178 million cubic yards, all within 13 nautical miles of the coast. Underlying quartzose Tertiary deposits contain an estimated 100 billion cubic yards of sand. Filled erosional channels in shallow subbottom strata, especially north of Jacksonville, and the occasional occurrence of sinkholes, complicate generalization of foundation conditions. Clays and cohesive sandy silts occur throughout the area in various stratigraphic associations. The character and strength properties of thse fine-grained deposits are variable; however, soft watery clays, usually interbedded with fine sand, are most common in the area from Jacksonville to Georgia.

Purpose:

The purpose of this datalayer is to release a digital version of the coring data from a U. S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACOE) Inner Continental Shelf (ICONS) program project from Cape Canaveral and Georgia

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1975

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.91590

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.25180

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.52132

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.36130

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 and Research Center

Theme_Keyword: cores

Theme_Keyword: ICONS

Theme_Keyword: vibracores

Theme_Keyword: navigation

Theme_Keyword: dbSEABED

Theme_Keyword: usSEABED

Theme_Keyword: descriptions

Theme_Keyword: grain size

Theme_Keyword: sediment

Theme_Keyword: gravel

Theme_Keyword: sand

Theme_Keyword: silt

Theme_Keyword: clay

Theme_Keyword: Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes

Theme_Keyword: Artificial beach nourishment

Theme_Keyword: Geomorphology

Theme_Keyword: Seismic Reflection

Theme_Keyword: inner continental shelf sediment and structure study

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Inner Continental Shelf

Place_Keyword: Cape Canaveral

Place_Keyword: Georgia

Place_Keyword: Florida

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) 548-8700x2383

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jwilliams@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: tm54.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:

Pleae review the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Meisburger and Field (1975). Emma Mitchell and Jamey M. Reid for entering the data from the source report.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Meisburger, Edward P.

Originator: Field, Michael E

Publication_Date: 1975

Title:

Geomorphology, shallow structure and sediments of the Florida Inner Continental Shelf, Cape Canaveral to Georgia

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Technical Memorandum

Issue_Identification: 54

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA

Publisher:

Department of the Army, Coastal Engineering Research Center (CEREN-GE)

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 are provided for 20 vibracores; grain size for 67 analyses. There are no descriptions for the 67 analyses.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

navigation was by LORAN C. Typical nonrepetitive accuracy for LORAN off Florida is about +/- 200 meters

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 200

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Meisburger, Edward P.

Originator: Field, Michael E

Publication_Date: 1975

Title:

Geomorphology, shallow structure and sediments of the Florida Inner Continental Shelf, Cape Canaveral to Georgia

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Technical Memorandum

Issue_Identification: 54

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA

Publisher:

Department of the Army, Coastal Engineering Research Center (CEREN-GE)

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1975

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACOE Technical Memorandum 54

Source_Contribution:

Same identifiers, navigation, core descriptios, and grain-size statistics were hand-entered form report TM54 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: CERCTM54.xls

Process_Date: 20020619

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CERCTM54.txt

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jamey M. 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 Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

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_MNEr.bas)

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CERCTM54.txt

Process_Date: 20040618

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Viness Ubert

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Physical Science 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 x2238

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vubert@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: 67

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: tm54

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_ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CORE_ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Sample identifiers, navigation, core descriptions, and grain size statistics form the USACOE ICONS program project from Cape Canaveral to Georgia. Some enries for top and bottom depths were originally reported as "top." In the digital files, "top" was changed and defined as 0-0.02 meters.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jamey M. 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 Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes: CERCTM54

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:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcView shapefile

Format_Version_Number: 3.2

Format_Specification: ASCII text

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied

Transfer_Size: 0.263

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

The original data is available in Microsoft Excel or ASCII text format

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040630

Metadata_Review_Date: 20050303

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Viness Ubert

Contact_Position: Physical Science 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 x2238

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vubert@usgs.gov

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:

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