LA_EXT: usSEABED EXTracted data for the Louisiana Region

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Theme: analyses, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, dbSEABED, descriptions, geology, grain size, Marine Aggregates Resources and Processes, seabed, seafloor, sediment data, texture, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, usSEABED, Woods Hole Science Center, University of Colorado, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Benthic Habitats (Pacific) Project, Pacific Science Center, WHSC, PSC, INSTAAR
Theme: oceans and estuaries, location, geoscientificInformation
Theme: Oceans, Marine Sediments, Biogenic Sediments, Sediment Chemistry, Sediment Composition, Sediment Textures, Sedimentation, Terrigenous Sediments
Place: Louisiana, Ship Shoal, Trinity Shoal, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, United States, New Orleans

Description
Abstract
This data layer is a point coverage of known sediment samplings, inspections and probings from the usSEABED data collection and integrated using the software system dbSEABED. This data layer represents the extracted (EXT) output of the dbSEABED mining software. It contains data items which were simply extracted from the data resources through data mining. The EXT data is usually based on instrumental analyses (probe or laboratory) but may apply to just a subsample of the sediment (eg. no large shells).

Purpose
To build a digital mapping of the character of the seabed on regional, national and global scales. These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) software to display geologic and oceanographic information.

Supplementary Information
This data layer is a subset of the original usSEABED Gulf Coast data release version 1.0, and is geographically clipped to the Louisiana geographical region.

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