MRGWCON_ALLXYZRES.SHP: Point shapefile of continuous resistivity profiling data below the sediment water interface processed with a varying water conductivity value from Indian River Bay, Delaware, on U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2010-006-FA in April 2010 (Geographic, WGS 84)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
MRGWCON_ALLXYZRES.SHP: Point shapefile of continuous resistivity profiling data below the sediment water interface processed with a varying water conductivity value from Indian River Bay, Delaware, on U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2010-006-FA in April 2010 (Geographic, WGS 84)
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1039
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/2011/1039/data/resistivity/shapefile/mrgwcon_allxyzres.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1039/html/ofr2011-1039-catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: V.A. Cross
Originator: J.F. Bratton
Originator: H.A. Michael
Originator: K.D. Kroeger
Originator: A. Green
Originator: E. Bergeron
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Continuous Resistivity Profiling and Seismic-Reflection Data Collected in April 2010 from Indian River Bay, Delaware
Edition: 1
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1039
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1039/>
Online_Linkage: <http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111039>
Description:
Abstract:
A geophysical survey to delineate the fresh-saline groundwater interface and associated sub-bottom sedimentary structures beneath Indian River Bay, Delaware, was carried out in April 2010. This included surveying at higher spatial resolution in the vicinity of a study site at Holts Landing, where intensive onshore and offshore studies were subsequently completed. The total length of continuous resistivity profiling (CRP) survey lines was 145 kilometers (km), with 36 km of chirp seismic lines surveyed around the perimeter of the bay. Medium-resolution CRP surveying was performed using a 50-meter streamer in a bay-wide grid. Results of the surveying and data inversion showed the presence of many buried paleochannels beneath Indian River Bay that generally extended perpendicular from the shoreline in areas of modern tributaries, tidal creeks, and marshes. An especially wide and deep paleochannel system was imaged in the southeastern part of the bay near White Creek. Many paleochannels also had high-resistivity anomalies corresponding to low-salinity groundwater plumes associated with them, likely due to the presence of fine-grained estuarine mud and peats in the channel fills that act as submarine confining units. Where present, these units allow plumes of low-salinity groundwater that was recharged onshore to move beyond the shoreline, creating a complex fresh-saline groundwater interface in the subsurface. The properties of this interface are important considerations in construction of accurate coastal groundwater flow models. These models are required to help predict how nutrient-rich groundwater, recharged in agricultural watersheds such as this one, makes its way into coastal bays and impacts surface water quality and estuarine ecosystems. For more information on the survey conducted for this project, see <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-006-FA>.
Purpose:
The purpose of this shapefile is to release all the continuous resistivity profile data processed with a varying water conductivity value along the line. These are only the long lines that extend from near open ocean to near river sources and have a wide range of water conductivities during data collection. These data are the portion of the resistivity data that occurs at the sediment water interface or below collected in the Indian River Bay from April 13-15, 2010.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20100413
Ending_Date: 20100415
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.202420
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.070003
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.615210
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.571888
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2010-006-FA
Theme_Keyword: Info Bank ID K-6-10-DL
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Continuous Resistivity Profiling
Theme_Keyword: CRP
Theme_Keyword: R/V Knob
Theme_Keyword: Lowrance GPS
Theme_Keyword: AGI SuperSting
Theme_Keyword: processed data
Theme_Keyword: groundwater
Theme_Keyword: submarine groundwater
Theme_Keyword: point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Open-file Report 2011-1039
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: North Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Delaware
Place_Keyword: Indian River Bay
Place_Keyword: Indian River Inlet
Place_Keyword: Holts Landing
Place_Keyword: Piney Neck
Place_Keyword: Sussex County
Place_Keyword: Rosedale Beach
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
The 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 originator of the dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1039/data/resistivity/shapefile/mrgwcon_allxyzres.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail GIF image showingg the location of the CRP data processed with continuous water conductivity values in Indian River Bay collected on April 13-15 2010. The coastline is included for spatial reference.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All the files used to create this shapefile were processed and handled in the same manner.
Completeness_Report:
Only the CRP data processed with a water conductivity file are present in the shapefile. These lines are long east-west lines that covered a wide range of water conductivity values during data collection. The lines from April 13, 2010 are L1F7 and L4F1. The lines from April 14, 2010 are L8F1, L9F3, and L19F2. The lines from April 15, 2010 are L20F2 and L38F1.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The navigation system used was a Lowrance 480M with an LGC-2000 Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna. The antenna was located directly above the fathometer transducer mount point, and approximately 2 meters starboard of the mount point of the towed continuous resistivity profile streamer. GPS data are assumed to be accurate wtihin 10 meters on this survey.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
All bathymetry values were acquired by the 200 kHz Lowrance fathometer. The fathometer was mounted on the starboard side of the R/V Knob, directly below the GPS antenna. The Lowrance manufacturer indicates the speed of sound used by the system to calculate to depth is 4800 feet/second. The depth values are not corrected for the approximately 0.2 m transducer draft. All values are assumed to be accurate to within 1 meter. Some of the depths recorded as attributes are extracted from a gridded surface and are assumed to be accurate within 1 meter.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
The continuous resistivity profile (CRP) system used on this cruise was an AGI SuperSting marine system described at the website: www.agiusa.com/marinesystem.shtml. The particular system used for this acquisition was a 50-m streamer with an 11 electrode array with electrodes spaced 5 meters apart. The source electrodes are graphite, while the receiver electrodes are stainless steel. A dipole-dipole configuration was used for the data collection in which two fixed current electrodes are assigned with the measurement of voltage potential between electrode pairs in the remaining electrodes. The maximum depth below the water surface the streamer can reach is approximately 1/4 the streamer length. So for the 50-m streamer, maximum depth is about 12.5 meters. Each line of data acquisition records several files. The two files necessary for processing are the *.stg and the *.gps file. The STG file contains the resistivity data, while the GPS file contains the navigation information. The navigation system used in concert with the CRP system is a Lowrance LMS-480M with an LGC-2000 GPS antenna and a 200 kHz fathometer transducer. The antenna and fathometer transducer were mounted on the starboard side of the boat. The streamer tow point was on the port side aft. The layback offset between the navigation antenna and the first electrode was 17.6 meters on April 13 and 14. On April 15 the antenna and transducer were moved 1.6 m aft changing the layback offset to 16 m. This layback offset is accounted for by the acquisition system. The approximately 2 m lateral offset is not accounted for. The Lowrance transducer also contains a temperature sensor. Lowrance indicates the speed of sound used by the system is 4800 feet/second. Both the temperature and depth information are recorded in the logged GPS file. There are instances where no depth or temperature information is recorded due to an equipment problem. The CRP system images the subsurface electrical properties of an estuarine, riverine or lacustrine environment. Resistivity differences can be attributed to subsurface geology (conductive vs less conductive layers) and hydrogeologic conditions with fresh water exhibiting high resistivity and saline conditions showing low resistivity.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
One of the resulting files from processing resistivity data with AGI's EarthImager software is an XYZ file. This XYZ file has three columns of information: distance along line (meters), resistivity reading depth (meters), resistivity value (ohm-m). One of the resulting files from linearization of the raw STG resistivity data is a DEP file. The DEP file has four columns of information: distance along line (meters), water depth (meters), latitude, longitude. This DEP file is dependent on the presence of bathymetry data in the originally recorded GPS file, or the addition of bathymetry information to that GPS file. This DEP file is used in the EarthImager processing and is carried over to the processing output. The MATLAB script justbelowsed.m combines these two data files such that the output is only the resistivity values that fall at or below the sediment water interface. This script was written by the USGS in Woods Hole. In order to have a value at the sediment water interface, the software usually has to interpolate values. The version of MATLAB used for these data was MATLAB 7.5.0.342 (R2007b). An example of the script usage in MATLAB is: justbelowsed('L10F1_lin_AllInvRes.xyz','L10F1_lin_wres.dep'). The output is: L10F1_lin_AllInvRes_jbsed.xyz. This resulting XYZ file has 5 columns of information: distance along line (meters); depth below water surface (meters); depth below sediment/water interface (meters); resistivity value (ohm-m); log(10) resistivity value. This process step and all subsequent process steps were performed by the same person - VeeAnn A. Cross.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: *.dep
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: *.xyz
Process_Date: 201102
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: *jbsed.xyz
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using ArcMap 9.2 and VACExtras v 2.1 (extension developed by the USGS in Woods Hole) these XYZ files are converted to shapefiles. The tool in VACExtras to do this is "convert resistivity to shapefile". This tool requires the data frame be in a UTM projection, the active layer in the data frame needs to be a polyline shapefile with one record selected (the polyline navigation file) and the user is prompted for the file from justbelowsed.m. The program uses the distance along value to find an actual latitude and longitude. The software assumes the datum of the data layer and the data frame projection are the same. The conversion of the Easting and Northing locations to latitudes and longitudes is done by the tool. The result is a point shapefile with 11 columns of information. The Id attribute is automatically generated upon creation of a shapefile, the "line" attribute is the line name as indicated within the polyline shapefile that the program prompts the user for, "dist" is the distance along attribute carried over from the MATLAB file, the attributes of location information (latitude, longitude, utmx, utmy) are calculated by the tool, the attributes depth, dep_b_sed, resvalue, and reslogval are carried over from the MATLAB file. The Entity and Attribute section further describes these attributes and their units. An individual point shapefile is generated for each selected CRP polyline.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: jd103gps_lines.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: jd104gps_lines.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: jd105gps_lines.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
all the individual MATLAB generated *jbsed.xyz files from water conductivity processing
Process_Date: 201102
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: *jbsed_wcon.shp
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
With all the individual point shapefiles processed with water conductivity values in ArcMap 9.2, ArcToolbox - Data management Tools - General - Merge was used to combine the individual files into a single shapefile. The input was all the individual point shapefiles, with the output being mrgwcon_allxyzres.shp. The field mapping was left at the defaults as all the input shapefiles have the same attributes.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: *jbsed_wcon.shp
Process_Date: 201102
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mrgwcon_allxyzres.shp
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: 979604
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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
Depth_Resolution: 0.1
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: mrgwcon_allxyzres
Entity_Type_Definition: ESRI point 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: Id
Attribute_Definition: An automatically generated numeric value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: VACExtras v 2.1
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: line
Attribute_Definition:
The alphanumeric name corresponding to the prefix of the GPS filename. This name reflects the name assigned to the line of data acquisition.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: dist
Attribute_Definition:
Distance along line in meters. Originally calculated by the AGI processing software and assumed to be based on the UTM projection appropriate for the area (UTM, Zone 18).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Processing software calculated.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 11932
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: longitude
Attribute_Definition: Longitude position of the point (decimal degrees, WGS84)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Processing software calculated (VACExtras - convert resistivity to shapefile).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -75.20242
Range_Domain_Maximum: -75.070003
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: latitude
Attribute_Definition: Latitude position of the point (decimal degrees, WGS84)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Processing software calculated (VACExtras - convert resistivity to shapefile).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 38.571888
Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.61521
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: utmx
Attribute_Definition: Easting position of the point in meters (UTM, Zone 18, WGS84)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Processing software calculated (VACExtras - convert resistivity to shapefile).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 482370.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 493903.8
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: utmy
Attribute_Definition: Northing position of the point in meters (UTM, Zone 18, WGS84)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Processing software calculated (VACExtras - convert resistivity to shapefile).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 4269285.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4274082.1
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: depth
Attribute_Definition:
Depth (meters) of the resistivity value below the water surface. This value is not corrected for tides or transducer draft.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Acquisition software derived.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -12.32
Range_Domain_Maximum: -0.3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: dep_b_sed
Attribute_Definition:
Depth (meters) of the resistivity value below the sediment/water interface.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Processing software derived (MATLAB - justbelowsed.m).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -12.02
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: resvalue
Attribute_Definition: Resistivity value of the data point in ohm-m.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Processing software calculated (AGI EarthImager).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 888.829
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: ohm-m
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: reslogval
Attribute_Definition: Log(10) of the resistivity value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Processing software calculated (MATLAB justbelowsed.m).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.539976
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Log(10) of ohm-m
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
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.
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Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.2
Format_Information_Content:
This WinZip (v. 14) file contains the point shapefile as well as the associated metadata files.
Transfer_Size: 23.1 MB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
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Fees: None.
Technical_Prerequisites:
This zip file contains data available in Esri point shapefile format. The user must have software capable of uncompressing the zip file and reading/displaying the shapefile.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20140630
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
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