xbt2003.shp: Oceanographic temperature profiling device sampling location for joint cruise U.S. Geological Survey 03008 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RB0303 in the Puerto Rico Trench region in February and March, 2003 (point shapefile, geographic, WGS84)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
xbt2003.shp: Oceanographic temperature profiling device sampling location for joint cruise U.S. Geological Survey 03008 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RB0303 in the Puerto Rico Trench region in February and March, 2003 (point shapefile, geographic, WGS84)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: point digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1210
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/data/oceanography/xbt2003/xbt2003.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Uri ten Brink
Originator: William W. Danforth
Originator: Christopher F. Polloni
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Final report and archive of the swath bathymetry and ancillary data collected in the Puerto Rico Trench region in 2002 and 2003
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1210
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details:
suggested citation: ten Brink, U., Danforth, W.W., and Polloni, C.F., 2013, Final report and archive of the swath bathymetry and ancillary data collected in the Puerto Rico Trench region in 2002 and 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1210, available online at <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/>.
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/>
Description:
Abstract:
In 2002 and 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), conducted three exploration cruises (USGS Cruise 02051, NOAA RB0208, September 24 to 30, 2002; USGS Cruise 03008, NOAA RB0303, February 18 to March 7, 2003 and USGS Cruise 03032, NOAA RB0305, August 28 to September 4, 2003). These cruises mapped for the first time the morphology of this entire tectonic plate boundary stretching from the Dominican Republic in the west to the Lesser Antilles in the east, a distance of approximately 700 kilometers (430 miles). Observations from these three exploration cruises, coupled with computer modeling and published Global Positioning System (GPS) results and earthquake focal mechanisms have provided new information that is changing the evaluation of the seismic and tsunami hazard from this plate boundary. The observations collected during these cruises also contributed to the basic understanding of the mechanisms that govern plate tectonics, in this case, the creation of the island of Puerto Rico and the deep trench north of it. Results of the sea floor mapping have been an important component of the study of tsunami and earthquake hazards to the northeastern Caribbean and the U.S. Atlantic coast off the United States. For additional information on the cruises see:
<http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2002-051-FA>
<http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2002-051-FA>
<http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2002-051-FA>
Purpose:
To show the location stations by longitudes, latitudes, and the dates where and when XBT equipment was set up to take water measurements.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20030223
Ending_Date: 20030305
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.400000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -62.833300
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.616660
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.000000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Expendable Bathythermograph
Theme_Keyword: XBT
Theme_Keyword: Sippican MK-12 XBT
Theme_Keyword: ocean temperature
Theme_Keyword: locations
Theme_Keyword: point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: sea floor mapping
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Hydrographic Survey-Atlantic Branch
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2006-1210
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2006-1210
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Cruise RB0303
Theme_Keyword: Ronald H. Brown
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity 2003-008-FA
Theme_Keyword: InfoBank ID B-1-03-PR
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: North Atlantic Ocean
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this data set.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
Contact_Position: Information Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-2310
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700.x2280
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM; M- F
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3;ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1300
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Uri ten Brink
Originator: William Danforth
Originator: Christopher F. Polloni
Originator: Castle Eugene Parker
Originator: Toshihiko Uozumi
Originator: Glynn F. Williams
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
Project PROBE Leg II - Final Report and Archive of Swath Bathymetric Sonar, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 03008 (NOAA Cruise RB0303) Puerto Rico Trench 18 February - 7 March, 2003
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2004-1400
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1400/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Uri ten Brink
Originator: Charles R. Worley
Originator: Lt. Shep Smith
Originator: Thomas Stepka
Originator: Glynn F. Williams
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
Project PROBE Leg I - Report and Archive of Multibeam Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 02051 (NOAA Cruise RB0208) Puerto Rico Trench, September 24, 2002 to September 30, 2002.
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1066
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1066/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report:
All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
These data were navigated with Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) and a P-code receiver. These systems have an estimated horizontal accuracy of to +/- 3 meters horizontally.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title:
XBT sample locations for the Puerto Rico Trench Cruise 02003 (NOAA 0303) February 18 to March 7, 2003.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: point digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20030218
Ending_Date: 20030307
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: XBTs
Source_Contribution:
The raw XBT data header files were processed to create a point location shapefile
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The XBT data file was received from the R/V Ron Brown Oceanographic data network, sent directly to the central storage system and logged to a spreadsheet file.
Process_Date: 2004
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1589
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2280
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The coordinate data for each XBT was extracted from the spreadsheet file and reformatted as a text input file for ArcView 3.2.
Process_Date: 2004
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1589
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2280
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
XBT table location file saved as ArcView shapefile. ArcView 3.2 used to process shapefile. ArcGIS was used to define the projection as geographic, WGS84.
Process_Date: 2004
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: xbt.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: xbt.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: xbt.shx
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: xbt.prj
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1589
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2280
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: xbt2003
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition:
A unique character string or numeric value associated with a particular object.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
The north/south coordinate system reference point (location) where the XBT device was launched into water.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA shipboard technician
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 19.0000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.6166
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
The east/west coordinate system reference point (location) where the XBT device was launched into water.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA shipboard technician
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -68.4000
Range_Domain_Maximum: -62.8333
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WAYPTS
Attribute_Definition: The name assigned to designate XBTlaunch start location
Attribute_Definition_Source: user defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: XBT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) device
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE
Attribute_Definition:
The recorded date when the device/equipment was launched into the water;
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string in the form of mm:dd:yyyy
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TIME
Attribute_Definition:
The recorded time when the device/equipment was launched into the water; recorded as Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string in the form of hh:mm:ss
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: XBT_TYPE
Attribute_Definition: Specifies XBT depth capability
Attribute_Definition_Source: Sippican Corporation
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T-5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Depth range 0-1830 meters
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Sippican MK-12
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T-7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Depth range 0-760 meters
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Sippican MK-12
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Uri ten Brink
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1589
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2396
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: utenbrink@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: Open-File Report 2005-1066 - xbt2003
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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.
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: ArcView shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 3.2
Format_Specification: point shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
The zip archive file contains the individual files that comprise the shapefile as well as FGDC compliant metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 30 Kbyte
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/data/oceanography/xbt2003/xbt2003.zip>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/html/catalog.htm>
Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded via the World Wide Web.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4,700
Recording_Density_Units: Mbyte
Recording_Format: UDF
Compatibility_Information:
The user must have a computer system with a DVD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this DVD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file.
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
The data is available in Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.+ or ArcGIS 8.+ to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView/ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120523
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
Contact_Position: Information Technology Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2280
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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