Data from Playa de Luquillo, Puerto Rico Cruise BOR-1-92, 1992

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: William Schwab

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: Data from Playa de Luquillo, Puerto Rico Cruise BOR-1-92, 1992

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Description:

Abstract:

The shallow marine shelf surrounding the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has an area of about 3,500 km2 within the 200 m isobath, or nearly two-thirds that of the land area of the island. Deposits of sand and gravel on the insular shelf are of major importance to Puerto Rico because of their potential for low-cost development and because suitable onshore sources have been depleted. On an island where more than 85 percent of the population lives within 7 km of the sea and is dependent on the tourism that its beaches attract, it is necessary that scientific data related to oceanographic processes acting in the coastal zone and on the insular shelf be available to help formulate public policy regarding residential and commercial development along the coast, beach replenishment, and future utilization of marine resources.

Purpose: Geoacoustics and spatial variability

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1992

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.87556

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.67693

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.47528

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.37237

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: analyses

Theme_Keyword: geoacoustics

Theme_Keyword: seabed

Theme_Keyword: seafloor

Theme_Keyword: Puerto Rico

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea

Place_Keyword: Luquillo

Place_Keyword: Playa de Luquillo

Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. William Schwab

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Senior Research Scientist, Team Chief Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 458-8700

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wschwab@usgs.gov

Contact_Instructions: email preferred

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Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: VeeAnn Cross

Originator: William Schwab

Originator: Benjamin Raker

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

High-resolution marine geologic maps showing sediment distribution on the insular shelf off Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 98-204

Publication_Information:

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-204/>

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Digital data were checked, formatted to dbSEABED input format, then processed using dbSEABED software to produce a range of output formats. The processing contained quality checking that may have declined to pass faulty or suspect data to outputs.

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 458-8700 x2361

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 61

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Data from Playa de Luquillo, Puerto Rico Cruise BOR-1-92, 1992

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.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060420

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Buczkowski

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Core Curator & Data Management Specialist

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 x2361

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov

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