A summary of engineering properties, size, and composition of cores from the Gulf of Mexico

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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: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO)

Originator: Nowell T. Stiles

Originator: Linda K. Glover

Originator: David S. Hill

Publication_Date: 1965

Title:

A summary of engineering properties, size, and composition of cores from the Gulf of Mexico

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital and Paper

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Lab Item

Issue_Identification: 249

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington D.C. 20390

Publisher: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office

Other_Citation_Details: Underwater Range Projects; Oceanographic Survey Dept.

Online_Linkage:

Digital data and downloadable .pdf available at National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC): <http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.set_expand?v_mggid=09005030>

Description:

Abstract: No abstract is given.

Purpose: No purpose is given.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19650125

Ending_Date: 19650129

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.34000

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.65000

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.74833

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.29833

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: United States Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO)

Theme_Keyword: Piston grab

Theme_Keyword: Gravity core

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category:

Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments

Theme_Keyword: Sediment Texture

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Place_Keyword: St. Croix

Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands

Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Cite U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office and NGDC as originators of the data

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)

Contact_Person: Robin R. Warnken

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: E/GC3 325 Broadway

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80305-3328

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-6338

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Robin.R.Warnken@noaa.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: MGG09005030.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg

Data_Set_Credit:

For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization and formatting: Tara Kneeshaw and April Villagomez (USGS); Corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

For usSEABED, the digital data and scanned report were downloaded via the web, visually compared to source and corrected. 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 to degrees, decimal minutes.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

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

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: No process information given in report.

Process_Date: 1963

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: LI 249

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical

City: Washington

State_or_Province: D.C.

Postal_Code: 20390

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown

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: 3

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0167

Longitude_Resolution: 0.00167

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Digital data provided include sampler, subsample location (downcore), color (Munsell code), carbonate percent, percents of gravel, sand, silt, clay, moment mean, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis of grainsize distribution, granulometric analyses in one-phi increments, percents of liquid limit, plastic limit, porosity; plasticity index, wet bulk density (gm/cc), void ratio (/1), and saturated void ratio (/1).

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Source report

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)

Contact_Person: Robin R. Warnken

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: E/GC3 325 Broadway

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80305-3328

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-6338

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Robin.R.Warnken@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: MGGID 09005030

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

Format_Information_Content: text

File_Decompression_Technique: none

Transfer_Size: 5 MB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.set_expand?v_mggid=09005030>

Access_Instructions: None

Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Online computer and operating system

Fees: None for downloaded data; paper copies may involve a small fee.

Technical_Prerequisites: web browser and internet access preferred

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1965

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.