vims_cores.shp: Location of vibracores collected from nearshore off of Duck, North Carolina in 2005 (geographic, WGS 84)

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Dr. Jesse McNinch

Publication_Date: 2013

Title:

vims_cores.shp: Location of vibracores collected from nearshore off of Duck, North Carolina in 2005 (geographic, WGS 84)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2011-1015

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/2011/1015/data/samples/vims_cores.zip>

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1015/data_catalog.html>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: E.R. Thieler

Originator: D.S. Foster

Originator: D.M. Mallinson

Originator: E.A. Himmelstoss

Originator: J.E. McNinch

Originator: J.H. List

Originator: E.S. Hammar-Klose

Publication_Date: 2013

Title:

Quaternary Geophysical Framework of the Northeastern North Carolina Coastal System

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2011-1015

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/2011/1015/>

Description:

Abstract:

The northeastern North Carolina coastal system, from False Cape, Virginia, to Cape Lookout, North Carolina, has been studied by a cooperative research program that mapped the Quaternary geologic framework of the estuaries, barrier islands, and inner continental shelf. This information provides a basis to understand the linkage between geologic framework, physical processes, and coastal evolution at time scales from storm events to millennia. The study area attracts significant tourism to its parks and beaches, contains a number of coastal communities, and supports a local fishing industry, all of which are impacted by coastal change. Knowledge derived from this research program can be used to mitigate hazards and facilitate effective management of this dynamic coastal system.
This regional mapping project produced spatial datasets of high-resolution geophysical (bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic reflection) and sedimentary (core and grab-sample) data. The high-resolution geophysical data were collected during numerous surveys within the back-barrier estuarine system, along the barrier island complex, in the nearshore, and along the inner continental shelf. Sediment cores were taken on the mainland and along the barrier islands, and both cores and grab samples were taken on the inner shelf. Data collection was a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and several other institutions including East Carolina University (ECU), the North Carolina Geological Survey, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS).
The high-resolution geophysical data of the inner continental shelf were collected during six separate surveys conducted between 1999 and 2004 (four USGS surveys north of Cape Hatteras: 1999-045-FA, 2001-005-FA, 2002-012-FA, 2002-013-FA, and two USGS surveys south of Cape Hatteras: 2003-003-FA and 2004-003-FA) and cover more than 2600 square kilometers of the inner shelf. Single-beam bathymetry data were collected north of Cape Hatteras in 1999 using a Furuno fathometer. Swath bathymetry data were collected on all other inner shelf surveys using a SEA, Ltd. SwathPLUS 234-kHz bathymetric sonar. Chirp seismic data as well as sidescan-sonar data were collected with a Teledyne Benthos (Datasonics) SIS-1000 north of Cape Hatteras along with boomer seismic reflection data (cruises 1999-045-FA, 2001-005-FA, 2002-012-FA and 2002-013-FA). An Edgetech 512i was used to collect chirp seismic data south of Cape Hatteras (cruises 2003-003-FA and 2004-003-FA) along with a Klein 3000 sidescan-sonar system. Sediment samples were collected with a Van Veen grab sampler during four of the USGS surveys (1999-045-FA, 2001-005-FA, 2002-013-FA, and 2004-003-FA). Additional sediment core data along the inner shelf are provided from previously published studies.
A cooperative study, between the North Carolina Geological Survey and the Minerals Management Service (MMS cores), collected vibracores along the inner continental shelf offshore of Nags Head, Kill Devils Hills and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1996. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers collected vibracores along the inner shelf offshore of Dare County in August 1995 (NDC cores) and July-August 1995 (SNL cores). These cores are curated by the North Carolina Geological Survey and were used as part of the ground validation process in this study.
Nearshore geophysical and core data were collected by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. The nearshore is defined here as the region between the 10-m isobath and the shoreline. High-resolution bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and chirp seismic data were collected between June 2002 and May 2004. Vibracore samples were collected in May and July 2005.
Shallow subsurface geophysical data were acquired along the Outer Banks barrier islands using a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) system. Data were collected by East Carolina University from 2002 to 2005. Rotasonic cores (OBX cores) from five drilling operations were collected from 2002 to 2006 by the North Carolina Geological Survey as part of the cooperative study with the USGS. These cores are distributed throughout the Outer Banks as well as the mainland.
The USGS collected seismic data for the Quaternary section within the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system between 2001 and 2004 during six surveys (2001-013-FA, 2002-015-FA, 2003-005-FA, 2003-042-FA, 2004-005-FA, and 2004-006-FA). These surveys used Geopulse Boomer and Knudsen Engineering Limited (KEL) 320BR Chirp systems, except cruise 2003-042-FA, which used an Edgetech 424 Chirp and a boomer system. The study area includes Albemarle Sound and selected tributary estuaries such as the South, Pungo, Alligator, and Pasquotank Rivers; Pamlico Sound and trunk estuaries including the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers; and back-barrier sounds including Currituck, Croatan, Roanoke, Core, and Bogue.

Purpose:

This GIS layer contains the station navigation for vibracores collected in the Outer Banks in May and July of 2005. These cores, which were used to verify interpretations of high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles, can be used to provide useful information about the framework geology of the nearshore region.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20050511

Ending_Date: 200507

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.718529

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.629404

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.121228

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.985274

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: vibracore

Theme_Keyword: core

Theme_Keyword: core locations

Theme_Keyword: Quaternary geology

Theme_Keyword: sample location

Theme_Keyword: seafloor mapping

Theme_Keyword: marine geology

Theme_Keyword: ESRI shapefile

Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System

Theme_Keyword: GIS

Theme_Keyword: Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Theme_Keyword: VIMS

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries

Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme_Keyword: location

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Duck

Place_Keyword: Oregon Inlet

Place_Keyword: surf zone

Place_Keyword: nearshore

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: NC

Place_Keyword: Outer Banks

Place_Keyword: East Coast

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. government is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. Jesse McNinch

Contact_Organization:

(formerly) Virginia Institute of Marine Science (currently) US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center Field Research Facility

Contact_Position: Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: USACE-CEERD-HC-F

Address: Field Research Facility

Address: 1261 Duck Road

City: Kitty Hawk

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27949-4472

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (252)261-6840 ext 243

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jesse.Mcninch@usace.army.mil

Data_Set_Credit:

Please reference Dr. Jesse McNinch as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420

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 this data. Gaps in sequential sample numbers may exist.

Completeness_Report:

All vibracores collected as part of the two field surveys (May and July 2005) have been included.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigation was by differential GPS; positional accuracy is plus or minus 3 m.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Vibracores were taken with a 7 meter high, self standing electric vibracore manufactured by Quaternary Resources.

Process_Date: 20050511

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. Jesse McNinch

Contact_Organization:

(formerly) Virginia Institute of Marine Science (currently) US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center Field Research Facility

Contact_Position: Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: USACE-CEERD-HC-F

Address: Field Research Facility

Address: 1261 Duck Road

City: Kitty Hawk

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27949-4472

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (252)261-6840 ext 243

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jesse.Mcninch@usace.army.mil

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: vims_cores

Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile

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: EASTING

Attribute_Definition: Easting coordinate, in meters (UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84)

Attribute_Definition_Source: VIMS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 435339

Range_Domain_Maximum: 443266

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NORTHING

Attribute_Definition: Northing coordinate, in meters (UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84)

Attribute_Definition_Source: VIMS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3982499

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3997632

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION

Attribute_Definition:

Text description of corresponding town in proximity of core location, field description limited to 9 characeters

Attribute_Definition_Source: VIMS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CORE__

Attribute_Definition: Unique Core Identification Number

Attribute_Definition_Source: VIMS

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: E. Robert Thieler

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700 x2350

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rthieler@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights.
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SHP

Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile

Format_Information_Content:

A zip file containing the geospatial data in shapefile format and metadata describing the data set of vibracores collected from the nearshore off of Duck, NC

File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive

Transfer_Size: 22 KB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1015/data/samples/vims_cores.zip>

Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1015/data_catalog.html>

Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).

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.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20110110

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. Jesse McNinch

Contact_Organization:

(formerly) Virginia Institute of Marine Science (currently) US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center Field Research Facility

Contact_Position: Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: USACE-CEERD-HC-F

Address: Field Research Facility

Address: 1261 Duck Road

City: Kitty Hawk

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27949-4472

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (252)261-6840 ext 243

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jesse.Mcninch@usace.army.mil

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile