A sedimentological study of Mobile Bay, Alabama

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: John J. Ryan

Originator: Florida State University

Publication_Date: 1969

Title: A sedimentological study of Mobile Bay, Alabama

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital

Other_Citation_Details:

Data included in usSEABED are part of the unpublished Gulf of Mexico compilation of Chuck Holmes, USGS St. Petersburg

Description:

Abstract: Not available

Purpose: Not available

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1969

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.25944

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.67321

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.79584

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.12204

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category:

Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments

Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures

Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Composition

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Place_Keyword: Mobile Bay

Place_Keyword: Alabama

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida State University

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: Department of Geological Sciences

Address: 108 Carraway Building

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32306-4100

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-644-5860

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmaster@gly.fsu.edu

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Ryan1969.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg

Data_Set_Credit:

Data compilation: Chuck Holmes. For inclusion into usSEABED: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

No assessment of data accuracy can be given. Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.

Completeness_Report:

All available textural, statistical, and compositional information are included in usSEABED. The Holmes compilation may also include metal and organic contaminant values requested by or performed by the EPA, USGS, USACE, and others for these samples that are not included in usSEABED.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given in decimal degrees; five significant figures.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Water depth determination technique not noted in report. Water depths not given.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: No process information given in report.

Process_Date: 1960

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Ryan, 1969

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida State University

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: Department of Geological Sciences

Address: 108 Carraway Building

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32306-4100

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-644-5860

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmaster@gly.fsu.edu

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 269

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Data provided include percentages of gravel,sand, silt, and clay, mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis of grainsize distribution, and carbonate percents.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Chuck Holmes' data compilation.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida State University

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: Department of Geological Sciences

Address: 108 Carraway Building

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32306-4100

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-644-5860

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmaster@gly.fsu.edu

Resource_Description: Ryan, 1969

Distribution_Liability:

Although this dataset has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data. Users of the data should be aware of limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies, limitations of the statistical data, and digitizing errors.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 2005

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and mail

Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive

City: Santa Cruz

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4727

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov

Contact_Instructions: Email preferred

Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

Metadata was written by a user of the data. Any information contained in the physical report or online at NGDC is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.