National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2013
xbt_aug2003.shp: Oceanographic temperature profiling device sampling location for joint cruise U.S. Geological Survey 03032 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RB0305 in the Puerto Rico Trench region in August 2003 (point shapefile, geographic, WGS84 and original text files)
1.0
point digital data
Open-File Report
2006-1210
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/data/oceanography/xbt2003aug/xbt_aug2003.zip
Uri ten Brink
William W. Danforth
Christopher F. Polloni
2013
Final report and archive of the swath bathymetry and ancillary data collected in the Puerto Rico Trench region in 2002 and 2003
1.0
Open-File Report
2006-1210
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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/.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/
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
To show the location stations by longitudes, latitudes, and the dates where and when XBT equipment was set up to take water measurements.
20030828
20030831
ground condition
None planned
-66.970000
-62.120000
20.230000
18.950000
General
USGS
CMGP
NOAA
Expendable Bathythermograph
XBT
Sippican MK-12 XBT
ocean temperature
locations
point shapefile
sea floor mapping
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
CMGP
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
U.S. Geological Survey
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
WHCMSC
NOAA Hydrographic Survey-Atlantic Branch
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Open-File Report 2006-1210
OFR 2006-1210
NOAA Cruise RB0305
Ronald H. Brown
Field Activity 2003-032-FA
InfoBank ID B-2-03-PR
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
General
Puerto Rico Trench
Puerto Rico
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
North America
North Atlantic Ocean
None
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.
U.S. Geological Survey
Chris Polloni
Information Specialist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543-2310
USA
(508) 548-8700.x2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
8:00AM to 5:00PM; M- F
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3;ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1300
Uri ten Brink
William Danforth
Christopher F. Polloni
Castle Eugene Parker
Toshihiko Uozumi
Glynn F. Williams
2005
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
Open-File Report
2004-1400
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1400/
Uri ten Brink
Charles R. Worley
Lt. Shep Smith
Thomas Stepka
Glynn F. Williams
2006
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.
Open-File Report
2005-1066
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1066/
No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.
All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.
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.
U.S. Geological Survey
Unpublished Material
XBT sample locations for the Puerto Rico Trench Cruise 03032 (NOAA 0305) August 28 to September 4, 2003.
point digital data
disc
20030828
20030904
ground condition
XBTs
The raw XBT data header files were processed to create a point location shapefile
The XBT data files (T5_2PRT00* 1 to 4 Export Data Files [.EDF]) were received from the R/V Ron Brown Oceanographic data network, converted to text files and sent directly to the central storage system and logged to a spreadsheet file.
2004
Chris Polloni
U.S. Geological Survey
Information Specialist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1589
USA
508-548-8700 x2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
8AM to 5PM; M-F
The coordinate fix for each XBT was extracted from the spreadsheet file and reformatted as a text input file for ArcView 3.2.
2004
Chris Polloni
U.S. Geological Survey
Information Specialist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1589
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
8AM to 5PM; M-F
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.
2004
xbt_aug2003.dbf
xbt_aug2003.shp
xbt_aug2003.shx
xbt_aug2003.prj
Chris Polloni
U.S. Geological Survey
Information Specialist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1589
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
8AM to 5PM; M-F
point
Entity point
2
0.000001
0.000001
Decimal degrees
D_WGS_1984
WGS_1984
6378137.000000
298.257224
xbt_aug2003
Shapefile Attribute Table
ESRI
FID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
XBTNUM
Sequential number assigned to the XBT deployments.
NOAA
1
4
DATE
The recorded date when the device/equipment was launched into the water
NOAA
Character string in the form of mm/dd/yyyy
TIME
The recorded time when the device/equipment was launched into the water; recorded as Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)
NOAA
Character string in the form of hh:mm
LAT
The north/south coordinate system reference point (location) where the XBT device was launched into water.
NOAA shipboard technician
18.95
20.23
decimal degrees
0.0001
LON
The east/west coordinate system reference point (location) where the XBT device was launched into water.
NOAA shipboard technician
-66.97
-62.12
decimal degrees
0.00001
Uri ten Brink
U.S. Geological Survey
Research Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1589
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2396
(508) 457-2310
utenbrink@usgs.gov
8AM to 5PM; M-F
Downloadable Data: Open-File Report 2005-1066 - xbt_aug2003
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Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
ArcView shapefile
3.2
point shapefile
The zip archive contains the individual files that comprise the shapefile, the individual XBT data text files, and FGDC compliant metadata.
zip
30 KByte
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/data/oceanography/xbt2003aug/xbt_aug2003.zip
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/html/catalog.htm
Data may be downloaded via the World Wide Web.
DVD-ROM
4,700
Mbyte
UDF
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.
None
The data are 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.
20120523
U.S. Geological Survey
Chris Polloni
Information Technology Specialist
physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
ESRI Metadata Profile