Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Larry Poppe Publication_Date: 2011 Title: 2010_033_SEDDATA.SHP: Surficial Sediment Data Collected During RV Rafael cruise 2010-033-FA and RV Connecticut cruise 2010-005-FA Offshore of Gay Head Massachusetts in Eastern Rhode Island Sound (Geographic, WGS84) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1004 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/2011/1004/data/sediment/2010_033_922seddata.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1004/data/sediment/2010_033_922seddata.xls Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1004/data/sediment/2010_033_922seddata.txt Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1004/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: M.R. Forrest Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Sea-Floor Geology and Character of Eastern Rhode Island Sound West of Gay Head, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1004 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: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1004/ 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, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities off southern New England, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During July-August 2008 NOAA completed hydrographic survey H11922 west of Gay Head, Massachusetts, in Rhode Island Sound and during July and September 2010 bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of ground-truth reconnaissance surveys of this area. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder data and the ground-truth data used to verify them. For more information on the ground-truth surveys see http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2010/10033/ and http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2010/10005/ Purpose: The purpose of this data set is to release the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and(or) textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at 25 stations on bathymetric data of the sea floor offshore west of Gay Head, Massachusetts, in eastern Rhode Island Sound in Geographic, WGS84. These data can be used to provide information on surface geology and sedimentary processes. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Multiple_Dates/Times: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20100721 Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20100912 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.085687 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.881083 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.349823 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.267740 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: silty sand Theme_Keyword: stations Theme_Keyword: sea floor Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2010-033-FA Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2011-1004 Theme_Keyword: OFR 2011-1004 Theme_Keyword: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2010/10033/ Theme_Keyword: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2010/10005/ Theme_Keyword: RV Connecticut Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2010-005-FA Theme_Keyword: Info Bank ID R-33-10-RI Theme_Keyword: Info Bank ID U-5-10-BZ 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: northeast United States Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Sound Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard Place_Keyword: Gay Head Place_Keyword: Cuttyhunk Island Place_Keyword: Nomans Land Place_Keyword: Aquinnah 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: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1004/data/sediment/2011_033_922seddata.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the locations of sediment data collected during Rafael cruise 2010-033-FA and RV Connecticut cruise 2010-005-FA offshore of Gay Head in eastern Rhode Island Sound 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: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Ackerman, S.D. Originator: Foster, D.S. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Butman, B. Originator: Moser, M.S. Originator: Stewart, H.F. Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Sea-floor character and surface processes in the vicinity of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2006-1357 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: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Ackerman, S.D. Originator: Foster, D.S. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Williams, S.J. Originator: Moser, M.S. Originator: Stewart, H.F. Originator: Glomb, K.A. Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Great Round Shoal Channel, offshore Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1138 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 Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1138/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Foster, D.S. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Williams, S.J. Originator: Ackerman, S.D. Originator: Barnum, S.R. Originator: Brennan, R.T. Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes in the vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2008-1004 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 Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Foster, D.S. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Williams, S.J. Originator: Ackerman, S.D. Originator: Moser, M.S. Originator: Glomb, K.A. Publication_Date: 2010 Title: Geological interpretation of the seafloor offshore of Edgartown, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2009-1001 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/ 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: http://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: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-502/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Soderberg, N.K. Publication_Date: 2009 Title: Digital seismic-reflection data from Eastern Rhode Island Sound, 1975-1980 Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2009-1003 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: 2 DVD-ROMs Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1003/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Denny, J.F. Originator: Haupt, T.A. Originator: Crocker, J.M. Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretation of the sea-floor in central Rhode Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1366 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: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1366/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: P. Tod Schattgen Publication_Date: 2008 Title: H11922 Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: Descriptive Report Issue_Identification: H11922 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Atlantic Hydrographic Branch, Norfolk, VA Publisher: National Ocean Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Online_Linkage: http://surveys.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/NOS/coast/H10001-H12000/H11922/DR/H11922.pdf Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Ackerman, S.D. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Schaer, J.D. Originator: Nadeau, M.A. Originator: Wood, D.A. Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Surficial geology of the sea floor in central Rhode Island Sound, southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1005 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: D. Blackwood Originator: K. Parolski Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Seabed Observation and Sampling System Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: Sea Technology Issue_Identification: v. 42, no. 2, p. 39-43 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 2010-033-FA are included in this data set. Stations range from 922-1 to 922-22. There is no station 922-5. Grain-size data from 4 samples collected during RV Connecticut cruise 2010-005-FA within the study area (922-174, 922-175, 922-192, and 922-194) are also included. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differential GPS. Although GPS gave the ships' positions rather than that of the SEABOSS, the antenna was located less than 5 m from the blocks on the davit and A-frame, water depths were generally shallow, and scope of the cable minimal. Therefore, SEABOSS offset from the antenna was less than 10 m. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Depths provided are in meters and are uncorrected for tides. Lineage: Source_Information: Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20100721 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Information: Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Multiple_Dates/Times: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20100721 Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20100912 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Process_Step: Process_Description: Twenty five 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 9 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: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010_033_922seddata.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. This includes verbal textural descriptions for the 9 stations where samples could not be collected. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010_033_922seddata.txt Process_Date: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010_033_922seddata.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: 2010_033_922seddata.shp Process_Date: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010_033_922seddata.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: 25 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: 2010_033_922seddata 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: SURVEY H11922 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: 2010-033-FA Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: 2010-005-FA 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: 41.267740 Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.349823 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: -71.085687 Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.881083 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M Attribute_Definition: Water 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: 25.8 Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.0 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. 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: 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_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: 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: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 7 Range_Domain_Maximum: 9 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: month Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 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: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 12 Range_Domain_Maximum: 21 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: days Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 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: 2010 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: 31.1457 Range_Domain_Maximum: 53.9978 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: 4.37 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: 52.49 Range_Domain_Maximum: 97.8 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: 1.64 Range_Domain_Maximum: 36.03 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: 0.56 Range_Domain_Maximum: 11.29 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: 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: SILTY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is sand, but with significant silt 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: 2.42 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.94 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: 2.44 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.03 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: 0.8 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.1 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: 0.32 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.37 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: -0.35 Range_Domain_Maximum: 35.96 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: 0.09 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.44 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. 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: 3.28 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. 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: 0.28 Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.57 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. 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: 0.33 Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.28 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. 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: 0.35 Range_Domain_Maximum: 13.40 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. 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: 0.32 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.98 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. 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: 0.47 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.47 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. 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: 5.52 Range_Domain_Maximum: 79.14 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. 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: 1.98 Range_Domain_Maximum: 72.52 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. 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: 0.27 Range_Domain_Maximum: 22.24 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. 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: 4.62 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. 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: 4.28 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. 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: 3.81 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. 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: 0.57 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. 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: 0 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. 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: 0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIM5 Attribute_Definition: Weight percent of the sample in the -5 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 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Textural data and visual descriptions produced from that portion of the samples and photography of the RV Rafael cruise 2010-033-FA and 4 samples from RV Connecticut cruise 2010-005-FA that fall within the study area. Visual descriptions of sediment texture were used in areas where samples could not be collected (e.g., boulder fields). These stations can be differentiated by the presence of the nodata value '-9999' in all of the numeric analytical fields. However, the navigation and station identifiers are known. 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