RAFA09059_RPSEDDATA.SHP: Surficial Sediment Data Collected During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise R/V RAFAEL 09059 Offshore of Rocky Point, New York

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Larry Poppe
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
RAFA09059_RPSEDDATA.SHP: Surficial Sediment Data Collected During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise R/V RAFAEL 09059 Offshore of Rocky Point, New York
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1007
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:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/data/sediment/rafa09059_rpseddata.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/data/sediment/rafa09059_rpseddata.xls>
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/data/sediment/rafa09059_rpseddata.txt>
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/html/catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: B.J. Irwin
Originator: J.D. Schaer
Originator: P.G. Lewit
Originator: E.F. Doran
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Sea-floor geology and character offshore of Rocky Point, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1007
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: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetry and sidescan-sonar imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities in Long Island Sound, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During October 2008 NOAA completed hydrographic survey H11251 offshore of Rocky Point, New York and during November 2009, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of this area. Interpretive data layers were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder and sidescan-sonar data and the ground-truth data used to verify them. For more information on the ground-truth survey see <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2009/09059/>
Purpose:
The purpose of his data set is to release the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and(or) textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at 19 stations on topographic and backscatter data of the sea floor offshore of Rocky Point, New York. These data can be used to provide information on surface geology and sedimentary processes.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20091110
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.400200
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.351917
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.151983
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.110167
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: RV Rafael
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: stations
Theme_Keyword: sea floor
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 09059
Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler
Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2010-1007
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2010-1007
Theme_Keyword: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2009/09059/>
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: Long Island
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound
Place_Keyword: northeast United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Rocky Point
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 information.
Point_of_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
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/data/sediment/rafa09059_rpseddata.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image showing the locations of sediment data collected during R/V RAFAEL cruise 09059 offshore of Rocky Point, New York.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Paskevich, V.F.
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
USGS east-coast sediment analysis: procedures, database, and GIS data
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1001
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Originator: Smith, S.M.
Originator: Stewart, H.F.
Originator: Forfinski, N.A.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Geological interpretation and multibeam bathymetry of the sea floor in the vicinity of the Race, eastern Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1012
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1012/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Denny, J.F.
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Moser, M.S.
Originator: Forfinski, N.A.
Originator: Stewart, H.F.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: The geology of Six Mile Reef, eastern Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1191
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1191/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Parolski, K.F.
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: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Schaer, J.D.
Originator: Ostapenko, A.J.
Originator: Glomb, K.A.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Plum Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1005
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1005/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Hastings, M.E.
Originator: DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.
Originator: Manheim, F.T.
Originator: Mlodzinska, Z.J.
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Surficial sediment database
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 98-502, Chapter 3
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: 1 CD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-502/chapt3/chpt3.htm>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Polloni, C.
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Long Island Sound environmental studies
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: thematic report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 98-502
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: CD-ROM.
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-502/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked in a consistent manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report:
All available grain-size data collected within the study area during the RV Rafael cruise 09059 are included in this data set. Stations range from RP8 to RP26; there are no station RP1-RP7. Historical data used to supplement was acquires from Poppe and others (1998) and Poppe and others (2005).
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation was by differential GPS. Although positions were ship antenna location, depths were shallow and scope minimal. Positional accuracy of samples to less than 5 m.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: computer program
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20091110
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Twelve samples were collected with a Van Veen grab sampler (Blackwood and Parolski, 2001) equipped with a still and video camera. Visual descriptions were used for rocky/bouldery stations at 7 additional stations where samples could not be collected. Samples were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Science Center. Coarse fraction determined by sieve; fine fraction determined by Coulter Counter. See Poppe, Williams, and Paskevich (2005) for analytical specifics.
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa09059_rpseddata.txt
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:
An ESRI shapefile was created in ArcView 3.3 from an ASCII comma-delimited file created by the laboratory's software. The file was added as an Event theme and subsequently converted to a shapefile.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa09059_rpseddata.txt
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa09059_rpseddata.shp
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:
ArcGIS 9.2, ArcToolbox - Data management Tools - Projections and Transformations - Define Projection Tool was used to define the projection of the ESRI shapefile as as Geographic, WGS84, which creates the .prj file.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa09059_rpseddata.shp
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa09059_rpseddata.prj
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
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: 19
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: rafa09059_rpseddata
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: LABNO
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 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATIONID
Attribute_Definition: Sample name assigned in the field
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PROJECT
Attribute_Definition: Project name
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: ROCKY POINT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CRUISEID
Attribute_Definition:
Name or number of cruise during which the samples were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: RAFA09059
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PRINCIPAL
Attribute_Definition: Name (initial and last name) of the principal investigator
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: LPOPPE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of the sample location, WGS84
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.110167
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.151983
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location, WGS84
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -72.400200
Range_Domain_Maximum: -72.351917
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M
Attribute_Definition:
Depth or sounding in meters. Handwritten at time station was occupied based on reading from the ship's fathometer corrected for draft, but not tide. A NODATA value of -9999 is used for those locations where depth was not acquired.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 36.8
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition:
Top depth of the sample below sediment-water interface. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Depth in sediment in centimeters
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: B_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition: Bottom depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Depth in sediment in centimeters
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
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: SMALL SEABOSS GRAB
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MONTH
Attribute_Definition: Calendar month sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: month of November
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAY
Attribute_Definition: Day of month sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: day
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR
Attribute_Definition: Year sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2009
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: year
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WEIGHT
Attribute_Definition:
Weight of dry sample in grams. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 27.2978
Range_Domain_Maximum: 192.57
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZGRAVEL
Attribute_Definition:
Gravel content in percent dry weight. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 37.07
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZSAND
Attribute_Definition:
Sand content in percent dry weight. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 62.47
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.08
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZSILT
Attribute_Definition:
Silt content in percent dry weight. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.24
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.09
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZCLAY
Attribute_Definition:
Clay content in percent dry weight. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.16
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.74
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SEDCLASS
Attribute_Definition: Sediment description based on a rigorous definition
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sediment whose main phase is less than 2 mm, but great greater than or equal to 0.062 mm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase in sand, but with significant silt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sediment whose main phase is >2 mm. Where samples were not taken, this sediment class was estimated from the bottom photography.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVELLY SEDIMENT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sediment whose main phase is >2 mm, but with significant other sediment
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEDIAN
Attribute_Definition:
Middle point in the grain-size distribution in phi units. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.29
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.7
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. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.19
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.63
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. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.89
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.36
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. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.08
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.53
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: no units
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS
Attribute_Definition:
Degree of curvature near the mode of the grain-size distribution. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.89
Range_Domain_Maximum: 16.41
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: no units
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_11
Attribute_Definition:
Weight percent of the sample in the 11 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.02
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. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute_Definition:
Weight percent of the sample in the -4 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.
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Country: USA
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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), nor the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) 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, NOAA, or the CT DEP 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.
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Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), nor the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) 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, NOAA, or the CT DEP 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.
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