Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2010 Title: CCB_SedSamples: Locations and analysis of sediment samples collected offshore of Massachusetts within Northern Cape Cod Bay(ESRI Shapefile, and ASCII text format, WGS84). Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1006 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/GIS/shapefile/CCB_SedSamples.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/html/appendix1.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Brian D. Andrews Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt Publication_Date: 2010 Title: Geophysical and Sampling Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1006 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/ Description: Abstract: These data were collected under a cooperative agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC). Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of sea-floor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The project is focused on the inshore waters of coastal Massachusetts, primarily in water depths of 3-30 meters deep. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html). The data collected in the study area located in Northern Cape Cod Bay Massachusetts includes high-resolution geophysics (bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic reflection), and ground validation (sediment samples, video tracklines, and bottom photographs). The data were collected during five separate surveys conducted between 2006 and 2008 and cover 480 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf. More information about the individual USGS surveys conducted as part of the northern Cape Cod Bay project can be found on the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity webpage: 06012: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2006/06012/ 07001: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07001/ 07002: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07002/ 07003: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07003/ 08002: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2008/08002/ Purpose: The purpose of this data set is to record the locations and analysis data for the 98 sediment samples collected during USGS survey 07003, aboard the R/V Connecticut within the northern Cape Cod Bay survey area. The samples were collected to ground-truth (verify) the acoustic data sets that were acquired during USGS geophysical surveys 06012 (2006), 07001 (2007), 07002 (2007), and 08002 (2008). Samples were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20070907 Ending_Date: 20070911 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.632917 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.190775 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.086412 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.943922 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: R/V Connecticut Theme_Keyword: ESRI point shapefile Theme_Keyword: surficial sediment classification Theme_Keyword: sediment data Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: sediment samples Theme_Keyword: ground-truth Theme_Keyword: gravel Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: silt Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: stations Theme_Keyword: seafloor Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC field activity serial number 07003 Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 2007-003-FA Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS sampler Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: location Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Bay Place_Keyword: Duxbury Place_Keyword: Provincetown Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor Stratum_Keyword: Seabed Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Temporal_Keyword: 2007 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 as the source of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Brian Andrews Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/GIS/browse_jpg/CCB_SedSamples.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image of sediment sample locations Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: S.J. Williams Originator: V.F. Paskevich Publication_Date: 2005 Title: USGS East-Coast Sediment Analysis: Procedures, Database, and GIS Data Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2005-1001 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: F.P. Shepard Publication_Date: 1954 Title: Nomenclature based on sand-silt-clay ratios Series_Information: Series_Name: Journal Sedimentary Petrology Issue_Identification: 24 (3) Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Tulsa, OK Publisher: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Online_Linkage: http://jsedres.sepmonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/24/3/151 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: D. Blackwood Originator: K. Parolski Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Seabed observation and sampling system Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Sea Technology Issue_Identification: v. 42, no. 2, p. 39-43 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt Originator: Brian D. Andrews Originator: Bradford Butman Publication_Date: 2006 Title: High-Resolution Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Nahant to Gloucester, Massachusetts Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2005-1293 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1293/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Bradford Butman Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt Originator: William W. Danforth Originator: James M. Crocker Publication_Date: 2006 Title: High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2006-1008 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt Originator: Brian D. Andrews Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin Originator: Christopher J. Hein Publication_Date: 2009 Title: High-Resolution Geological Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Cape Ann to Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1373 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1373/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Brian D. Andrews Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin Publication_Date: 2010 Title: Geophysical and Sampling Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Duxbury to Hull, Massachusetts Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2009-1072 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1072/ Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked in a consistent manner Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on these data. Gaps in sequential sample numbers may exist. Completeness_Report: Only the subset of grain-size data collected during the R/V Connecticut survey 07003 that are within the northern Cape Cod survey area have been included in this spatial dataset. One-hundred nine stations were occupied with the SEABOSS sampler in the northern Cape Cod Bay survey area; however sediment samples were only collected at 98 stations where collecting a sample would not damage the sampling equipment. No samples were collected in areas with cobble, boulder or rocky seabed, as identified in real-time by video and photos. More than 180 sampling sites were occupied during survey 07003; and a total of 126 sediment samples were collected. The grain-size data from the 28 sites north of Brant Rock, Massachusetts are published in a previous data release (Barnhardt and others, 2010) focused on the Duxbury to Hull survey area. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation for survey 07003 used differential Global Positioning System (GPS). The recorded position of each sediment sample is actually the position of the GPS antenna on the survey vessel, not the SEABOSS sampler. The SEABOSS was deployed approximately 5 meters astern of the GPS antenna off the ship's J-frame on the starboard side. No layback or offset was applied to the recorded position. In addition to the 5 meter offset the SEABOSS may drift away from the survey vessel when deployed to the seafloor. Based on the various sources for horizontal offsets, a conservative estimate the horizontal accuracy of the SEABOSS location is 20-30 meters. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20070907 Ending_Date: 20070911 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Process_Step: Process_Description: Samples were collected aboard the R/V Connecticut (USGS survey 07003) with a Van Veen grab sampler (Blackwood and Parolski, 2001) that was also equipped with a digital-still and video camera. Additional stations were occupied and "sampled" with the photographs and video where sediment samples could not be collected. Those stations are not represented in this dataset; see the SEABOSS Trackline shapefile in this report (USGS OFR 2010-1006) for the locations of those data. Process_Date: 200709 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bagged sediment samples Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Science party of survey 07003 Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologists Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and 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 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Samples were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. Coarse fraction determined by sieve; fine fraction determined by Coulter Counter. See Poppe, Williams, and Paskevich (2005) for analytical specifics. A sampling log file with site number, latitude, longitude, and approximate depth was provided to the sediment lab. A Microsoft Excel (2003) file (XLS) returned from the lab with the sediment analyses was saved as Comma Separated Value file (CSV). Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: bagged sediment samples Process_Date: 200711 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: wb1.xls Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: wb1.csv Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Larry Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and 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 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: In ArcCatalog (version 9.3), the ASCII comma-delimited file (wb1.csv) was converted to a point feature class by right-clicking on the comma separated value text file -- Create Feature Class -- from XY table using the defined projection Geographic (Decimal_Degrees_WGS84.prj). {output file: CCB_SedSamples.shp] Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: wb1.csv Process_Date: 200902 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_SedSamples.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_SedSamples.prj Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: In ArcMap (version 9.3), sediment sample locations not within the Northern Cape Cod Bay study area were deleted from the shapefile. Then XTools Pro (version 5.3.0) for ArcGIS desktop was used to export the table to Microsoft Excel, where the table was saved as an ASCII comma-delimited file (csv) [outputfile: CCB_SedSamples.csv] Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_SedSamples.shp Process_Date: 20091026 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_SedSamples.csv Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: In ArcMap (version 9.3), new depths were extracted from the final bathymetry grid (in this report) using the tool VACExtras (v2.1) - Extract Depth. The Extract Depth tool created a temporary column in the attribute table called "depth_temp" and the ArcMap field calculator was used to convert the negative elevation value to a positive depth value, replacing the existing values in the field "DEPTH_M." The depths for stations 2A, 2B, 4, 11, 168, 169, 170 and 171 fell outside the area surveyed by this mapping program with swath bathymetry and were therefore determined by the 30m NOAA Estuarine Bathymetry dataset and added to the table in a similar manner as described above. The ASCII comma-delimited file (csv) created in the previous step was manually edited using a Microsoft Excel and saved as a CSV file with the same filename [output files: CCB_SedSamples.shp, CCB_SedSamples.csv] Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_SedSamples.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_SedSamples.csv Process_Date: 20091218 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_SedSamples.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_SedSamples.csv Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 98 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: CCB_SedSamples Entity_Type_Definition: Point location of sediment samples Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS 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: GROUP Attribute_Definition: Internal Value - Sediment Lab Grouping Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 3 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DB_ID Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier consisting of two characters and three numerics assigned during lab analysis Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: FIELD_NO Attribute_Definition: Sample name assigned in the field Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PROJECT Attribute_Definition: Project under which the samples were taken (COASTAL MASS = Coastal Massachusetts) Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CRUISE_ID Attribute_Definition: Name or number of cruise during which the samples were collected Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CONTACT Attribute_Definition: Name (initial and last name) of the principal investigator and/or survey data curator Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: General geographic where the samples were taken Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location (decimal degrees, WGS84) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.943922 Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.086412 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location (decimal degrees, WGS84) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.632917 Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.190775 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M Attribute_Definition: Depth or sounding in meters, extracted from the final bathymetry grid from the Northern Cape Cod Bay survey area (depth for stations 2A, 2B, 4, 11, 168, 169, 170 and 171 fell outside the area surveyed by this mapping program with swath bathymetry and were therefore determined by the 30m NOAA Estuarine Bathymetry dataset (N180_B30 - available at http://estuarinebathymetry.noaa.gov/N180/N180_B30.zip) - see processing steps for more information). Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 8.5 Range_Domain_Maximum: 59.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute: Attribute_Label: T_DEPTH Attribute_Definition: Top depth of the sample below sediment-water interface in centimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: B_DEPTH Attribute_Definition: Bottom depth of the sample below sediment-water interface in centimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEVICE Attribute_Definition: Device used to collect sample Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: VAN VEEN GRAB Attribute: Attribute_Label: MONTH_COLL Attribute_Definition: Calendar month sample collected based on time in UTC. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 9 Range_Domain_Maximum: 9 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DAY_COLL Attribute_Definition: Calendar day sample collected based on time in UTC. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 7 Range_Domain_Maximum: 11 Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR_COLL Attribute_Definition: Calendar year sample collected based on time in UTC. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2007 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2007 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MONTH_ANAL Attribute_Definition: Calendar month sample analyzed. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 10 Range_Domain_Maximum: 11 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DAY_ANAL Attribute_Definition: Calendar day sample analyzed. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 25 Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR_ANAL Attribute_Definition: Calendar year sample analyzed. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2007 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2007 Attribute: Attribute_Label: WEIGHT Attribute_Definition: Weight of dry sample in grams Attribute_Definition_Source: Sediment Laboratory Analyst Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 14.7068 Range_Domain_Maximum: 268.81 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: GRAVEL_PCT Attribute_Definition: Gravel content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters greater than 2 mm; -1phi and larger) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 76.35 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAND_PCT Attribute_Definition: Sand content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm ; 0phi through 4phi ) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.69 Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.78 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SILT_PCT Attribute_Definition: Silt content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.0625 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.004 mm; 5phi through 8phi, inclusive) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.04 Range_Domain_Maximum: 73.81 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLAY_PCT Attribute_Definition: Clay content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.004 mm; 9phi and smaller) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 28.43 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLASSIFICA Attribute_Definition: Sediment description based on a rigorous definition (Shepard, 1954) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary - USGS OFR 2005-1001 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase (usually >50%) is >2 mm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVELLY SEDIMENT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase (usually >50%) is >2 mm, but with significant sand) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is <2 mm, but >0.062 mm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is sand (usually >50%), but with significant silt Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND SILT CLAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment with sand, silt, and clay concentrations all <20%) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt (usually >50%), but with significant sand Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt (usually >50%), but with significant clay Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: MEDIAN Attribute_Definition: Middle point in the grain-size distribution in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.12 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.08 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MEAN Attribute_Definition: Average value in the grain-size distribution in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.18 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.12 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: STDEV Attribute_Definition: Standard Deviation of the grain-size distribution in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.42 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.84 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS Attribute_Definition: Deviation from symmetrical form of the grain-size distribution Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.23 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.28 Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS Attribute_Definition: Degree of curvature near the mode of the grain-size distribution Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 81.95 Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MODE1CLASS Attribute_Definition: First mode (particle size that occurs the most number of times) in phi units. Note: The sediment labratory at the USGS WHCMSC no longer calculates these values but maintains this attribute (as a null value) to be consistent with older datasets. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: null value Attribute: Attribute_Label: MODE1FREQ Attribute_Definition: Modal strength of the first mode in percent. Note: The sediment labratory at the USGS WHCMSC no longer calculates these values but maintains this attribute (as a null value) to be consistent with older datasets. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: null value Attribute: Attribute_Label: MODE2CLASS Attribute_Definition: Second mode in phi units. Note: The sediment labratory at the USGS WHCMSC no longer calculates these values but maintains this attribute (as a null value) to be consistent with older datasets. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: null value Attribute: Attribute_Label: MODE2FREQ Attribute_Definition: Modal strength of the second mode in percent. Note: The sediment labratory at the USGS WHCMSC no longer calculates these values but maintains this attribute (as a null value) to be consistent with older datasets. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: null value Attribute: Attribute_Label: MODE3CLASS Attribute_Definition: Third mode in phi units. Note: The sediment labratory at the USGS WHCMSC no longer calculates these values but maintains this attribute (as a null value) to be consistent with older datasets. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: null value Attribute: Attribute_Label: MODE3FREQ Attribute_Definition: Modal strength of the third mode in percent. Note: The sediment labratory at the USGS WHCMSC no longer calculates these values but maintains this attribute (as a null value) to be consistent with older datasets. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: null value Attribute: Attribute_Label: NMODES Attribute_Definition: Number of modes. Note: The sediment labratory at the USGS WHCMSC no longer calculates these values but maintains this attribute (as a null value) to be consistent with older datasets. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: null value Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIM5 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the -5 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.19 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIM4 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the -4 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.08 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIM3 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the -3 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 52.27 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIM2 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the -2 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 28.84 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIM1 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the -1 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 26.69 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_0 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 0 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 45.9 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_1 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 1 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.04 Range_Domain_Maximum: 70.78 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_2 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 2 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.07 Range_Domain_Maximum: 81.73 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_3 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 3 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 77.44 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_4 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 4 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.04 Range_Domain_Maximum: 65.57 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_5 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 5 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.98 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_6 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 6 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 18.12 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_7 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 7 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 30.24 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_8 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 8 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 23.37 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_9 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 9 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 16.44 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_10 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 10 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.43 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_11 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the 11 phi fraction Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.62 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ANALYST Attribute_Definition: Name(usually first initial and last name) of person who performed the grain size or physical properties analysis Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ANAL_COMM Attribute_Definition: Any further information about sediment analysis for all or specific parameters in this table Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY Attribute_Definition: General lithologic description of sample Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: COMMENTS Attribute_Definition: Comments on sample collection or lithology Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The Attribute Definition Source for most of these attributes is the USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary which can be found in USGS Open File Report 2005-1001 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/) Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS Open File Report 2005-1001 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/) Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Brian Andrews Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, 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. 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. 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: SHP Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.3 Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile Format_Information_Content: A zip file containing the geospatial data in shapefile format and as a comma-delimited text file, and metadata describing the data set of sediment sample locations collected with the SEABOSS. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 0.05 Mb Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/GIS/shapefile/CCB_SedSamples.zip Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW) Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com. The shapefile is also distributed in compressed format as one WinZip (ver. 9.0) file. To utilize these data, the user must be able to uncompress the WinZip file. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Brian Andrews Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, 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. 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. 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: ASCII Format_Version_Number: CSV file Format_Specification: CSV file Format_Information_Content: A comma-delimited text file containing navigation and grain-size analysis data. The first record contains field headings. File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied Transfer_Size: 0.025 Mb Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/GIS/shapefile/CCB_SedSamples.csv Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/html/appendix1.html Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW). Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: These data are available as a generic ASCII formatted data file. The user must have a software program capable of reading the comma-delimited data file. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20100930 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Brian Andrews Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov 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