Comma-delimited Text File of the Porewater Salinity Values of Cores Collected August, 2006 in the Nauset Marsh Area of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: John F. Bratton
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Comma-delimited Text File of the Porewater Salinity Values of Cores Collected August, 2006 in the Nauset Marsh Area of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1169
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1169/data/gis/cores/core_porewater.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1169/htmldocs/catalog.htm>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross
Originator: John F. Bratton
Originator: John Crusius
Originator: John A. Colman
Originator: Timothy D. McCobb
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: Submarine Hydrogeological Data from Cape Cod National Seashore
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1169
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1169/>
Description:
Abstract:
In order to test hypotheses about groundwater flow under and into estuaries and the Atlantic Ocean, geophysical surveys, geophysical probing, submarine groundwater sampling, and sediment coring were conducted by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists at Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) from 2004 through 2006. Coastal resource managers at CCNS and elsewhere are concerned about nutrients that are entering coastal waters via submarine groundwater discharge, which are contributing to eutrophication and harmful algal blooms. The research carried out as part of the study described here was designed, in part, to help refine assumptions required by earlier versions of models about the nature of submarine groundwater flow and discharge at CCNS. This study was conducted in four phases, with a variety of field techniques and equipment employed in each phase. Phase 1 consisted of continuous resistivity profiling (CRP) surveys of the entire study area conducted in 2004. Phase 2 consisted of CRP ground-truthing via resistivity probe measurements and submarine groundwater sampling from hydraulically-drive piezometers using a barge in the Salt Pond/Nauset Marsh area in 2005. Phase 3 consisted of supplemental detailed CRP surveys in the Salt Pond/Nauset Marsh area in 2006. Finally, Phase 4 consisted of sediment coring and porewater extraction in the Salt Pond/Nauset Marsh area later in 2006 to supplement the 2005 sampling.
Purpose:
To supply the written core pore water salinity measurements for the cores collected in the Nauset Marsh area in 2006 in a format compatible with ArcGIS to be used as a relate table. A relate table is necessary when establishing a one-to-many relationship. In this case, the one-to-many relationship is between coreloc_2006.shp and the pore water information contained in core_porewater.csv. The common related attribute between the two files is "site".
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20060811
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.972178
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.963460
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.835817
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.830567
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: core
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: ground-water
Theme_Keyword: log book
Theme_Keyword: OF 2006-1169
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: vibracore
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: porewater
Theme_Keyword: salinity
Theme_Keyword: WHSC field activity serial number 06027
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Salt Pond
Place_Keyword: Nauset Marsh
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod National Seashore
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John F. Bratton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbratton@usgs.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
Data_Quality_Information:
Completeness_Report:
This dataset is complete inasmuch as all measured core porewater salinities from this study are represented.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Salinity of extracted pore water was measured with an optical refractometer calibrated to deionized water.
Process_Date: 2006
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John F. Bratton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbratton@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Handwritten pore water salinity measurements were transferred to an excel spreadsheet.
Process_Date: 2006
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: core_porewater.xls
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John F. Bratton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbratton@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This excel spreadsheet was then modified so that column headers were compatible with ArcGIS. In addition, the site attribute was extended to populate every row of the table with the appropriate value. A salinity value of -9999 was used as a nodata value in places with no salinity values where the grain size of the samples was too coarse to permit pore water extraction. This table was then exported as a comma-delimited text file.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: core_porewater.xls
Process_Date: 2007
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: core_porewater.csv
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine 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 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site
Attribute_Definition: Name assigned to the drill location.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Chief scientist.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: depth_cm
Attribute_Definition:
The depth interval within the core in units of centimeters below the seafloor from where the pore water was extracted.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Measured value.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: character set defining a range of depths
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: salinity_ppt
Attribute_Definition:
The salinity (in parts per thousand) of the pore water. A value of -9999 indicate samples locations where the grain size was too coarse to permit pore water extraction.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist.
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
These core pore water salinity measurements are related to the coreloc_2006 shapefile by the common field "Site". Porewater was extracted from the core samples in the laboratory using a hydraulic press and sediment squeezer. Salinity was measured by refractometer due to small sample volumes.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John F. Bratton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbratton@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. 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. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: CSV
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 16 KB
Fees: None.
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available as a generic ASCII formatted text file. The user must have a software program capable of reading the comma delimited data file.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080225
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine 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 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@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_Extensions:
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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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