Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Larry Poppe Publication_Date: 2012 Title: 2011_006BISSEDDATA.SHP: Surficial Sediment Data Collected During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) RV Rafael cruise 2011-006-FA in Block Island Sound off Southwestern Rhode Island (Geographic, WGS84) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1005 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: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/data/sediment/2011_006bisseddata.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/data/sediment/2011_006bisseddata.xls Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/data/sediment/2011_006bisseddata.txt Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/html/catalog.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: W.W. Danforth Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: M.A. Blankenship Originator: K.A. Glomb Originator: D.B. Wright Originator: S.M. Smith Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Sea-Floor Character and Sedimentary Processes of Block Island Sound, Offshore Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1005 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/2012/1005/ Description: Abstract: The USGS, in cooperation with NOAA, is producing detailed maps of the seafloor off southern New England. The current phase of this cooperative research program is directed toward analyzing how bathymetric relief relates to the distribution of sedimentary environments and benthic communities. As part of this program, digital terrain models (DTMs) from bathymetry collected as part of NOAA's hydrographic charting activities are converted into ESRI raster grids and imagery, verified with bottom sampling and photography, and used to produce interpretations of seabed geology and hydrodynamic processes. Although each of the 7 continuous-coverage, completed surveys individually provides important benthic environmental information, many applications require a geographically broader perspective. For example, the usefulness of individual surveys is limited for the planning and construction of cross-Sound infrastructure, such as cables and pipelines, or for the testing of regional circulation models. To address this need, we integrated the 7 contiguous multibeam bathymetric DTMs into one dataset that covers much of Block Island Sound. The new dataset is adjusted to mean lower low water, is provided in UTM Zone 19 NAD83 and geographic WGS84 projections, and is gridded to 4-m resolution. This resolution is adequate for seafloor-feature and process interpretation, but small enough to be queried and manipulated with standard GIS programs and to allow for future growth. Natural features visible in the grid include boulder lag deposits of submerged moraines, sand-wave fields, and scour depressions that reflect the strength of the oscillating tidal currents. Bedform asymmetry allows interpretations of net sediment transport. Together the merged data reveal a larger, more continuous perspective of bathymetric topography than previously available, providing a fundamental framework for research and resource management activities off this portion of the Rhode Island coast. 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://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-006-FA 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 86 stations in Block Island Sound, offshore southwestern Rhode Island in Geographic, WGS84. These data can be used to provide information on surface geology and sedimentary processes. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20110614 Ending_Date: 20110621 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.850760 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.388017 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.315750 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.122800 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: stations Theme_Keyword: sea floor Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2011-006-FA Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1005 Theme_Keyword: OFR 2012-1005 Theme_Keyword: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-006-FA Theme_Keyword: gravelly sediment Theme_Keyword: silty sand 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: Block Island Sound Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Place_Keyword: Block Island Place_Keyword: Point Judith Place_Keyword: Block Island North Reef Place_Keyword: Watch Hill Point Place_Keyword: Dickens Point Place_Keyword: Grace Point Place_Keyword: Montauk 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: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/data/sediment/2011_006bisseddata.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the locations of sediment data collected during Rafael cruise 2011-006-FA in Block Island Sound, offshore southwestern Rhode Island 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 sea floor 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: 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 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Ackerman, S.D. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Irwin, B.J. Originator: Schaer, J.D. Originator: Forrest, M.R. Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Sea-floor geology and character of eastern Rhode Island Sound west of Gay Head, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report 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/ 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: Poppe, L.J. Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Ackerman, S.D. Originator: Schaer, J.D. Originator: Wright, D.B. Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Sea-Floor geology and sedimentary processes in the vicinity of Cross Rip Channel, Nantucket Sound, offshore southeastern Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1222 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/2011/1222/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Ackerman, S.D. Originator: Worley, C.R. Originator: Nadeau, M.A. Originator: Van Hoy, M.V. Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Sea-floor geology in central Rhode Island Sound south of Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1004 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/2012/1004/ 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 in Block Island Sound during the RV Rafael cruise 2011-006-FA are included in this data set. Stations range from BIS1 to BIS86. 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 were measured by the ship's fathometer, are 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: 20110614 Ending_Date: 20110621 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Process_Step: Process_Description: Samples were collected at sixty two stations with a Van Veen grab sampler (Blackwood and Parolski, 2001) equipped with a still and video camera. Visual descriptions were used for 24 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: 2011 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2011_006bisseddata.xls Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2011_006bisseddata.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 24 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: 2011_006bisseddata.txt Process_Date: 2011 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2011_006bisseddata.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 Geographic, WGS84, which creates the .prj file. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2011_006bisseddata.shp Process_Date: 2011 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2011_006bisseddata.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: 86 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: 2011_006bisseddata 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: BLOCK ISLAND SOUND 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: 2011-006-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: 41.1228 Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.31575 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: -71.850760 Range_Domain_Maximum: -71.388017 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. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.4 Range_Domain_Maximum: 40.5 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: 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: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: month 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: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 14 Range_Domain_Maximum: 21 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: day 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: 2011 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: 14.0586 Range_Domain_Maximum: 208.84 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: 57.98 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: 41.69 Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.94 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: 0.04 Range_Domain_Maximum: 34.2 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: 0.02 Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.07 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: GRAVELLY SEDIMENT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is sand, but with significant gravel 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: Scientist 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: -1.28 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.96 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: -1.28 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.04 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: 0.46 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.97 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: -0.04 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.64 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: -1.61 Range_Domain_Maximum: 47.23 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 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.03 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: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.96 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: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.08 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: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 14.16 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: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 12.51 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: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.64 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: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.00 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: 0.02 Range_Domain_Maximum: 45.72 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: 0.09 Range_Domain_Maximum: 73.63 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: 2.19 Range_Domain_Maximum: 73.67 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: 0.47 Range_Domain_Maximum: 66.57 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: 0.04 Range_Domain_Maximum: 50.09 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: 45.01 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: 15.8 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: 20.45 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: 33.62 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 stations of the RV Rafael cruise 2011-006-FA that fall within the study area in Block Island Sound. Visual descriptions of sediment texture were used in areas where samples could not be collected (e.g., rough sea state, swift tidal currents). 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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