SVP_2002_2003.xls: Excel spreadsheet of CTD (conductivity, temperature, and depth) and XBT (expendable bathythermograph) data collected in 2002 and 2003 by the U.S. Geological Survey and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Puerto Rico Trench region

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
SVP_2002_2003.xls: Excel spreadsheet of CTD (conductivity, temperature, and depth) and XBT (expendable bathythermograph) data collected in 2002 and 2003 by the U.S. Geological Survey and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Puerto Rico Trench region
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
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 provide the CTD and XBT data collected as part of a three cruise series in the Puerto Rico Trench region. These data were used to calibrate bathymetric sonar readings.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20020924
Ending_Date: 20030831
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition. Data were not collected continuously. Only specific data had actual measurements recorded.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.4
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -62.12
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.23
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Expendable Bathythermograph
Theme_Keyword: XBT
Theme_Keyword: Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
Theme_Keyword: CTD
Theme_Keyword: Excel spreadsheet
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: Ronald H. Brown
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Cruise RB0208
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity 2002-051-FA
Theme_Keyword: InfoBank ID B-1-02-PR
Theme_Keyword: Seabird Electronics Model 9/11+ CTD system
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Cruise RB0303
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity 2003-008-FA
Theme_Keyword: InfoBank ID B-1-03-PR
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Cruise RB0305
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity 2003-032-FA
Theme_Keyword: InfoBank ID B-2-03-PR
Theme_Keyword: Seabird Electronics Model 9/11+ CTD system
Theme_Keyword: Sippican MK-12 XBT
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: environment
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: MA
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
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
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 these data.
Completeness_Report:
All CTD and XBT data collected as a part of this project are included in the Excel spreadsheet.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
XBT and CTD data files received from the R/V Ronald H. Brown oceanographic data network were sent directly to the central storage system and logged to an Excell spreadsheet file. The process date reflects the year of the last data collection, with the first year being 2002.
Process_Date: 2003
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
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Individual spreadsheet files were combined into a single Excel spreadsheet with a separate worksheet for each dataset collected. The XBT files from 2002 were missing the standard header information, but incorporated into the spreadsheet anyway.
Process_Date: 2012
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
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The Excel spreadsheet has 16 separate worksheets. The content of the worksheets is as follows:
Worksheet 1 - Chart_CTD: This is a chart plotting the CTD data from 2002 (Field Activity 2002-051-FA) and 2003 (Field Activity 2003-008-FA). Depths in meters along the y-axis, sound velocity in meters per second along the x-axis.
Worksheet 2 - ctd1_2002: This sheet has two columns of data from the CTD data collected in 2002 (Field Activity 2002-051-FA). Column A is depth in meters and column B is sound velocity in meters per second.
Worksheet 3 - xbt1_2002: This sheet has two columns of data from the XBT XBT1 collected in 2002 (Field Activity 2002-051-FA). Column A is depth in meters and column B is sound velocity in meters per second. The standard XBT header information is missing from this worksheet.
Worksheet 4 - xbt2_2002: This sheet has two columns of data from the XBT XBT2 collected in 2002 (Field Activity 2002-051-FA). Column A is depth in meters and column B is sound velocity in meters per second. The standard XBT header information is missing from this worksheet.
Worksheet 5 - CTD2003: This sheet has two columns of data from the CTD data collected in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-008-FA). Column A is depth in meters and column B is sound velocity in meters per second.
Worksheet 6 - Chart_All: This sheet is a chart plotting of the XBTs 1, 2, and 3 and CTD data collected during the first cruise in 2003Field Activity 2003-008-FA) to 3000 meters depth. The x-axis is sound velocity in meters per second and the y-axis is depth in meters.
Worksheet 7 - Chart_All(2): This sheet is a chart plotting of the XBTs 1, 2, and 3 and CTD data collected during the first cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-008-FA) to 1000 meters depth. The x-axis is sound velocity in meters per second and the y-axis is depth in meters.
Worksheet 8 - Chart_CTD&XBT: This sheet is a chart plotting of the XBTs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and CTD data collected during the first cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-008-FA) to 3000 meters depth. The x-axis is sound velocity in meters per second and the y-axis is depth in meters.
Worksheet 9 - XBT1: This sheet contains the XBT data for XBT1 collected during the first cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-008-FA). The first 26 rows contain header information regarding data specfics. The rest of the spreadsheet has two columns of data with depth in meters being the first column and sound velocity in meters per second in the second column.
Worksheet 10 - XBT2: This sheet contains the XBT data for XBT2 collected during the first cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-008-FA). The first 26 rows contain header information regarding data specfics. The rest of the spreadsheet has two columns of data with depth in meters being the first column and sound velocity in meters per second in the second column.
Worksheet 11 - XBT3: This sheet contains the XBT data for XBT3 collected during the first cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-008-FA). The first 26 rows contain header information regarding data specfics. The rest of the spreadsheet has two columns of data with depth in meters being the first column and sound velocity in meters per second in the second column.
Worksheet 12 - XBT4: This sheet contains the XBT data for XBT4 collected during the first cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-008-FA). The first 26 rows contain header information regarding data specfics. The rest of the spreadsheet has two columns of data with depth in meters being the first column and sound velocity in meters per second in the second column.
Worksheet 13 - XBT5: This sheet contains the XBT data for XBT5 collected during the first cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-008-FA). The first 26 rows contain header information regarding data specfics. The rest of the spreadsheet has two columns of data with depth in meters being the first column and sound velocity in meters per second in the second column.
Worksheet 14 - PrIII-XBT1: This sheet contains the XBT data for XBT1 collected during the second cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-032-FA). The first 26 rows contain header information regarding data specfics. The rest of the spreadsheet has two columns of data with depth in meters being the first column and sound velocity in meters per second in the second column.
Worksheet 15 - PrIII-XBT2: This sheet contains the XBT data for XBT2 collected during the second cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-032-FA). The first 26 rows contain header information regarding data specfics. The rest of the spreadsheet has two columns of data with depth in meters being the first column and sound velocity in meters per second in the second column.
Worksheet 16 - PrIII-XBT3: This sheet contains the XBT data for XBT3 collected during the second cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-032-FA). The first 26 rows contain header information regarding data specfics. The rest of the spreadsheet has two columns of data with depth in meters being the first column and sound velocity in meters per second in the second column.
Worksheet 17 - PrIII-XBT4: This sheet contains the XBT data for XBT4 collected during the second cruise in 2003 (Field Activity 2003-032-FA). The first 26 rows contain header information regarding data specfics. The rest of the spreadsheet has two columns of data with depth in meters being the first column and sound velocity in meters per second in the second column.
Worksheet 18 - Levitus table: Water velocity table created by William Danforth using the software MBLEVITUS v4.6.10. The first 17 rows are header information explaining the parameters. The remainder of the worksheet has two columns of data where the first column is depth in meters and the second columns is sound velocity in meters per second.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Uri ten Brink
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
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
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: XLS
Format_Version_Number: Excel 2003
Format_Specification: WinZip 9.0
Format_Information_Content:
The WinZip file contains the Excel spreadsheet and the associated FGDC metadata.
Transfer_Size: 1.5 MB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/html/catalog.htm>
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/data/oceanography/spreadsheet/svp_2002_2003xls.zip>
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.7
Recording_Density_Units: GB
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: None.
Technical_Prerequisites:
The user must be capable of uncompressing a WinZip file and reading an Excel 2003 spreadsheet.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20121017
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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