Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2014 Title: BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp: Locations and analysis of sediment samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound in September 2010 on the RV Connecticut. Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1221 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/shapefile/BBVS_SedimentSamples.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Adrienne L. Pappal Originator: Emily C. Huntley Originator: Dann S. Blackwood Originator: William C. Schwab Publication_Date: 2014 Title: Geological Sampling Data and Benthic Biota Classification: Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1221 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/ Description: Abstract: These data were collected under a cooperative agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program. The primary objective of this program, initiated in 2003, is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of sea-floor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human effects. The project is focused on the inshore waters (5-30 meters deep) of Massachusetts. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html). This spatial dataset is from the study area located in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound Massachusetts, and consists of ground-validation data which include the spatial extent of sea-floor sediment sample analyses, the location of sea-floor bottom photographs, and the tracklines along which sea-floor video was collected. These ground-validation (or ground-truth) data accompany a suite of high-resolution geophysical data, including swath bathymetry, sidescan-sonar backscatter intensity, and seismic-reflection data that were released in USGS Open File Reports 2012-1002 and 2012-1006. The sea-floor sampling data were collected during USGS survey 2010-005-FA in 2010 and cover more than 750 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf where the geophysical data were collected in 2009 and 2010. Purpose: This data set includes the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and/or textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at 301 stations. The sediments were collected with a modified Van Veen grab on the large SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS, SEABOSS Mark II configuration) during USGS survey 2010-005-FA, conducted September 9-14, 2010 aboard the R/V Connecticut offshore Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. This data set was collected to ground-truth (verify) the acoustic data sets that were acquired during NOAA hydrographic survey H11319 (2004) and USGS geophysical surveys 09002 (2009) and 10004 (2010). Bottom photographs and videos were also taken at each station occupied by the SEABOSS (see shapefiles BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp and BBVS_SeabossTrackline.shp) Samples were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20100909 Ending_Date: 20100914 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.096530 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.457302 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.649430 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: R/V Connecticut Theme_Keyword: Esri point shapefile Theme_Keyword: ground-truth Theme_Keyword: surficial sediment classification Theme_Keyword: sediment data Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: sediment samples Theme_Keyword: ground-truth Theme_Keyword: gravel Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: silt Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: stations Theme_Keyword: seafloor Theme_Keyword: sea floor Theme_Keyword: marine geology Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC field activity serial number 2010-005-FA Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC field activity serial number 10005 Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS sampler Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2014-1221 Theme_Keyword: OFR 2014-1221 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 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard Place_Keyword: New Bedford Place_Keyword: Woods Hole Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Place_Keyword: Falmouth Place_Keyword: West Falmouth Place_Keyword: Cleveland Ledge Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor Stratum_Keyword: Sea floor Stratum_Keyword: Seabed Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Temporal_Keyword: 2010 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 as the source of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/browse_jpg/big/BBVS_SedimentSamples.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image of sediment sample locations Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: D. Blackwood Originator: K. Parolski Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Seabed observation and sampling system Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Sea Technology Issue_Identification: v. 42, no. 2, p. 39-43 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: S.J. Williams Originator: V.F. Paskevich Publication_Date: 2005 Title: USGS East-Coast Sediment Analysis: Procedures, Database, and GIS Data Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2005-1001 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: F.P. Shepard Publication_Date: 1954 Title: Nomenclature based on sand-silt-clay ratios Series_Information: Series_Name: Journal Sedimentary Petrology Issue_Identification: 24 (3) Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Tulsa, OK Publisher: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Online_Linkage: http://jsedres.sepmonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/24/3/151 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Brian D. Andrews Originator: David S. Foster Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin Originator: William C. Schwab Publication_Date: 2013 Title: High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf - Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1002 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Brian D. Andrews Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin Originator: David S. Foster Originator: William C. Schwab Publication_Date: 2013 Title: High-Resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf at Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1006 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1006/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Larry J. Poppe Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: David S. Foster Originator: Dann S. Blackwood Originator: Bradford Butman Originator: Marc S. Moser Originator: Helen F. Stewart Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2006-1357 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Publication_Date: 2001-2003 Title: U.S. Coastal Relief Model, Volume 1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Boulder, CO Publisher: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center Online_Linkage: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal/crm.html 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, as physical samples are sometimes not collected at all stations. Completeness_Report: This dataset includes data for all stations that were occupied with the SEABOSS during USGS survey 2010-005-FA aboard the R/V Connecticut. Three-hundred and one stations were occupied with the SEABOSS in the Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound survey area; however sediment samples were only collected at 246 stations where collecting a sample would not damage the sampling equipment (e.g. no samples were collected in areas with cobble, boulder or rocky seabed, as identified in real-time by video and photos). At nine sites (Stations 41, 47, 173, 195, 206, 208, 242, 244, and 247) samples were attempted one or more times in what appeared in the real-time video as sand or mud, but no sample was successfully collected; these sites have no sediment lab analyses but are classified as sand or mud and it is noted in the comments field of the table that this classification is based on the visual observation of the seafloor by USGS geologists. At two sites (Stations 154 and 166) the sampler was held open by a cobble-size sediment and therefore only the single rock was recovered; the cobbles were classified by the sediment lab as gravel, with a phi sizes of -4 and -6, respectively, although it is important to note that this was an incomplete sample and therefore there was no real sediment lab analyses performed for these sites. Two other sites (Stations 174 and 175) were located outside the study area and were collected to fill a data gap for another project at the WHCMSC). Stations 216, 217, 218, and 219 also fell slightly outside the area covered by swath bathymetry but supplement the USGS-CZM Massachusetts Seafloor Mapping Project. At site 218, a deeper scoop (2 -5cm) from within same Van Veen grab was taken and analyzed by the sediment lab just because we were curious; this analysis (called sample 218-2) is not included with this shapefile. Note that the term 'sediment samples' used herein may be used to describe samples as well as SEABOSS stations where the bottom type was determined by visual observation and no physical sediment sample was collected. This shapefile represents a simplified version of the full sediment lab analyses. The CSV file contains the complete sediment lab analyses. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation for survey 2010-005-FA used Differential Global Positioning System (GPS). The recorded position of each sediment sample is actually the position of the GPS antenna on the survey vessel, not the SEABOSS sampler. The SEABOSS was deployed approximately 5 meters astern of the GPS antenna off the ship's A-frame on the stern of the ship. No layback or offset was applied to the recorded position. In addition to the +/-5 meter offset the SEABOSS may additionally drift away from the survey vessel when deployed to the seafloor. Based on the various sources for horizontal offsets, a conservative estimate of the horizontal accuracy of the sediment sample is 20-30 meters. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The depths recorded for each sample were derived from the final bathymetry grids from the Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound survey areas (depths for stations 174, 175, 216, 217, 218, and 219, which were located outside the bathymetry coverage from Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, were determined from other sources including the Quicks Hole bathymetry dataset and the NOAA Coastal Relief Model). See the original datasets of those bathymetry data (links in the cross-references section) to determine the vertical accuracy of these depth values. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Three hundred and one target stations were occupied aboard the R/V Connecticut (USGS survey 2010-005-FA) with the large SEABOSS (Blackwood and Parolski, 2001) that was equipped with a Van Veen grab sampler, a digital still camera, and a video camera. Physical sediment samples were collected at 246 stations, and an additional 55 stations were "sampled" with the photographs and video where sediment samples could not be collected. Those stations can be identified by the note in the comment field of the shapefile attribute table stating that the sediment classification is based on a visual observation. The location for these visual observation stations is typically the location of the last photograph or the end of the seafloor video drift. Process_Date: 201009 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bagged sediment samples or notes for visual observations Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologists 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 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Samples were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. Coarse fraction determined by sieve; fine fraction determined by Coulter Counter. See Poppe, Williams, and Paskevich (2005) for analytical specifics. MS Excel file (XLS) saved as Comma Separated Value file (CSV). Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: bagged sediment samples Process_Date: 201012 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bs12.xls Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bs12.csv 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: The location and depth data were checked and modified as necessary, and stations where no physical sample was collected were added to the data analyses. A final dataset of sediment samples was re-submitted to the sediment lab for their database. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: wb1.csv Process_Date: 082013 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 10005_tokate_5-2-13_SDA_edits_FINAL_v1_ECH.csv Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.csv Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: In ArcCatalog (version 9.3), the ASCII comma-delimited file (BBVS_SedimentSamples.csv) was converted to a point feature class by right-clicking on the comma separated value text file -- Create Feature Class -- from XY table using the defined geographic coordinate system (Decimal_Degrees_WGS84.prj). [output file: BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp] Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.csv Process_Date: 082013 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.prj Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: In ArcMap (version 10.1), several fields containing null values (MODE1CLASS, MODE1FREQ, MODE2CLASS, MODE2FREQ, MODE3CLASS, MODE3FREQ and NMODES) and the field GROUP were deleted from the shapefile. These fields remain in the CSV file that contain the full table of sediment analyses as provided by the sediment lab. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp Process_Date: 022114 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@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: 302 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: mean lower low water Depth_Resolution: 0.1 meters Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: BBVS_SedimentSamples Entity_Type_Definition: point location of sediment samples or visual seafloor observations Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey 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: DB_ID Attribute_Definition: Unique identification number generated in the sedimentation laboratory of the USGS's Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. For samples analyzed after 1980 this identifier consists of 2 characters and 3 numerics (e.g. AS114). For samples analyzed prior to 1980, this identifier consists of 4 numerics possibly followed by as many as 2 characters. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: FIELD_NO Attribute_Definition: Sample name or number as assigned in the field by the Chief Scientist Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PROJECT Attribute_Definition: Name of project or project number under which samples were taken or data generated; sometimes project name indicates a more specific area (COASTAL MASS = Coastal Massachusetts) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CRUISE_ID Attribute_Definition: Name or number of cruise on which sample collected. Historically cruise identifiers were a combination of ship name, year of cruise and cruise leg. In more recent years, cruise identifier is a sequential serial number assigned to field activities within a specific year (in the format YYXXX where YY is the year and XXX is the cruise number within that year) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CONTACT Attribute_Definition: Name of Principal Investigator or Chief Scientist responsible for data collection (usually first initial and last name) when available. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: General geographic area of data collection. Name is general enough to easily locate area on a state map. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate, in decimal-degrees, of sample location. South latitude recorded as negative values. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.267740 Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.649430 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate, in decimal degrees, of sample location. West longitude is recorded as negative values. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -71.096530 Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.457302 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M Attribute_Definition: Depth in meters extracted from the recent USGS bathymetry data released on USGS Open File Reports 2012-1002 (Ackerman and others, 2013) and 2012-1006 (Andrews and others, 2013); Hydrographic data from Quicks Hole NOAA NOS survey H11076 (for sample sites 216, 217, 218 and 219); and the NOAA NGDC's 3 arc-second U.S. Coastal Relief Model data (for sample sites 174 and 175). Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 7.5 Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.7 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute: Attribute_Label: T_DEPTH Attribute_Definition: Top depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface, in centimeters. No data value -9999. 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: centimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: B_DEPTH Attribute_Definition: Bottom depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface, in centimeters. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEVICE Attribute_Definition: Device used to collect the sample. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BIG SEABOSS GRAB Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sample collected with Van Veen grab sampler on the BIG SEABOSS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: MONTH_COLL Attribute_Definition: Calendar month sample collected based on time in UTC. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 9 Range_Domain_Maximum: 9 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DAY_COLL Attribute_Definition: Calendar day sample collected based on time in UTC. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 9 Range_Domain_Maximum: 13 Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR_COLL Attribute_Definition: Calendar year sample collected based on time in UTC. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2010 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2010 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MONTH_ANAL Attribute_Definition: Calendar month sample analyzed. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 12 Range_Domain_Maximum: 12 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DAY_ANAL Attribute_Definition: Calendar day sample analyzed. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 15 Range_Domain_Maximum: 15 Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR_ANAL Attribute_Definition: Calendar year sample analyzed. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2010 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2010 Attribute: Attribute_Label: WEIGHT Attribute_Definition: Weight of dry sample in grams. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 16.1516 Range_Domain_Maximum: 461.7900 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: GRAVEL_PCT Attribute_Definition: Gravel content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters greater than 2 mm; -1 Phi and larger). No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.75 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAND_PCT Attribute_Definition: Sand content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm; 0 Phi through 4 Phi). No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.55 Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.88 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SILT_PCT Attribute_Definition: Silt content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.0625 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.004 mm; 5 Phi through 8 Phi, inclusive). No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03 Range_Domain_Maximum: 73.12 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLAY_PCT Attribute_Definition: Clay content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.004 mm; 9 Phi and smaller). No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 33.36 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLASSIFICA Attribute_Definition: Sediment Classification - Sediment description based on a rigorous definition, usually Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee (1973) and Poppe and others (2005). Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt, but with significant clay. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase (equal to or greater than 50 percent) is greater than 2 mm. 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 phase is equal to or greater than 10 percent, but less than 50 percent gravel, but with significant other sediment. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MUD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is less than 0.062 mm based on visual observation Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is less than 2 mm, but 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: SAND SILT CLAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment with significant (over 20 percent) sand, silt, and clay. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt, but with significant sand. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is clay, but with significant silt. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: MEDIAN Attribute_Definition: Middle point in the grain size distribution in phi units. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -5.32 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.36 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. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.91 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.19 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: STDEV_ Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation (root mean square of the deviations) of the grain size distribution in phi units (sorting). No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.38 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.45 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS Attribute_Definition: Skewness (deviation from symmetrical form) of the grain size distribution in phi units. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.57 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.81 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis (degree of curvature near the mode) of the grain size distribution in phi units. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.81 Range_Domain_Maximum: 47.04 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm5 Attribute_Definition: -5 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -5 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 32 mm); very coarse pebbles, cobbles, and boulders. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 73.13 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm4 Attribute_Definition: -4 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -4 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 16 mm, but less than 32 mm); coarse pebbles. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 24.07 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm3 Attribute_Definition: -3 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -3 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 8 mm, but less than 16 mm); medium pebbles. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 12.33 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm2 Attribute_Definition: -2 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -2 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 4 mm, but less than 8 mm); fine pebbles. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 12.66 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm1 Attribute_Definition: -1 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -1 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 2 mm, but less than 4 mm); very fine pebbles (granules). No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 24.35 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_0 Attribute_Definition: 0 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 0 Phi fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to 1 mm, but less than 2 mm); very coarse sand. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.03 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_1 Attribute_Definition: 1 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 1 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, but less than 1 mm); coarse sand. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06 Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.70 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_2 Attribute_Definition: 2 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 2 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.25 mm, but less than 0.5 mm); medium sand. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.14 Range_Domain_Maximum: 88.16 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_3 Attribute_Definition: 3 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 3 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.125 mm, but less than 0.25 mm); fine sand. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06 Range_Domain_Maximum: 79.16 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_4 Attribute_Definition: 4 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 4 Phi fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to .0625 mm, but less than 0.125 mm); very fine sand. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 74.45 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_5 Attribute_Definition: 5 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 5 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.031 mm, but less than 0.0625 mm); coarse silt. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 15.75 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_6 Attribute_Definition: 6 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 6 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.016 mm, but less than 0.031 mm); medium silt. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 23.51 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_7 Attribute_Definition: 7 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 7 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.008 mm, but less than 0.016 mm); fine silt. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 28.5 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_8 Attribute_Definition: 8 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 8 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.004 mm, but less than 0.008 mm); very fine silt. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 25.79 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_9 Attribute_Definition: 9 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 9 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.002 mm, but less than 0.004 mm); coarse clay. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.23 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_10 Attribute_Definition: 10 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 10 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.001 mm, but less than 0.002 mm); medium clay. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.97 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_11 Attribute_Definition: 11 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 11 Phi fraction and smaller (nominal diameter of particles less than 0.001 mm); fine clay. No data value -9999. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.16 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ANALYST Attribute_Definition: Name (usually first initial and last name) of person who performed the grain size or physical properties analysis Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ANAL_COMM Attribute_Definition: Comments on analyses - Any further information about sediment analysis for all or specific parameters in this table Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY Attribute_Definition: General lithologic description of sample Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Attribute: Attribute_Label: COMMENTS Attribute_Definition: Comments on sample collection or lithology Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254 Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The Attribute Definition Source for most of these attributes is the USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary which can be found in USGS Open File Report 2005-1001 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/) - see the updated shapefile: ECSTDB2011.SHP: U.S. Geological Survey East Coast Sediment Texture Database (2011) Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS Open File Report 2005-1001 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/) Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: Shapefile Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 10.1 Format_Specification: Zip file of Esri point shapefile Format_Information_Content: A zip file containing the geospatial data in shapefile format and as a comma-delimited text file, and metadata describing the data set of sediment sample locations collected with the SEABOSS. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 0.083 Mb Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/shapefile/BBVS_SedimentSamples.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW) Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) shapefile format. To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of viewing Esri shapefiles. The shapefile is also distributed in compressed format as one zip file. To utilize these data, the user must be able to uncompress the zip file. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: CSV Format_Version_Number: CSV file Format_Specification: Comma-delimited file Format_Information_Content: A comma-delimited text file containing navigation and grain-size analysis data. The first record contains field headings. File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied Transfer_Size: 0.025 Mb Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/shapefile/BBVS_SedimentSamples.csv Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW). Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: These data are available as a generic ASCII formatted data file. The user must have a software program capable of reading the comma-delimited data file. 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