Surficial Sediment Data Collected During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise R/V RAFAEL 2014-046-FA in H12324 Study Area in Block Island Sound

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Katherine McMullen

Publication_Date: 2015

Title:

Surficial Sediment Data Collected During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise R/V RAFAEL 2014-046-FA in H12324 Study Area in Block Island Sound

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2015-1149

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1149/data/sediment/2014-046_324seddata.zip>

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1149/data/sediment/2014-046_324seddata.xls>

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1149/data/sediment/2014-046_324seddata.csv>

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1149/html/ofr20151149_catalog.html>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: K.Y. McMullen

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: D.S. Blackwood

Originator: M.J. Nardi

Originator: M.A. Andring

Publication_Date: 2015

Title:

Sea-floor morphology and sedimentary environments in southern Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2015-1149

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM

Online_Linkage: <https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr201511149>

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1149/>

Description:

Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetric data, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a framework for research and management activities along southern Narragansett Bay, show the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During September 2014, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of this area. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam-echosounder, sedimentary, and photographic data collected in Narragansett Bay. For more information on the ground-truth survey see <http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-046-FA>.

Purpose:

The purpose of this dataset is to release the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and(or) textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at 21 stations on multibeam bathymetric data of the sea floor in the H12324 study area in Narragansett Bay.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20140915

Ending_Date: 20140916

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.431550

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.316770

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.467550

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.424120

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

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 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: gravelly sediment

Theme_Keyword: stations

Theme_Keyword: sea floor

Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2014-046-FA

Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler

Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS

Theme_Keyword: sandy silt

Theme_Keyword: silty sand

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: location

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Narragansett Bay

Place_Keyword: Northeast United States

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Place_Keyword: Rhode Island

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: Katherine McMullen

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician

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 x2277

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1149/data/sediment/2014-046_324seddata.gif>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Thumbnail image showing the locations of sediment data collected during R/V Rafael cruise 2014-046 in the H12324 study area in Narragansett Bay

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

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: K.Y. McMullen

Originator: S.J. Williams

Originator: V.F. Paskevich

Publication_Date: 2014

Title:

U.S. Geological Survey East-Coast sediment analysis: Procedures, database, and GIS data

Edition: 3.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2005-1001

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: D.S. Blackwood

Originator: K.F. 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: K.Y. McMullen

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: R.P. Signell

Originator: J.F. Denny

Originator: J.M. Crocker

Originator: A.L. Beaver

Originator: P.T. Schattgen

Publication_Date: 2007

Title:

Surficial geology in central Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: Interpretations of sidescan sonar and multibeam bathymetry

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2006-1199

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1199/>

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. Sediment samples were not collected at all stations due to rough sea conditions or coarse sea floor. Where samples were not obtained, the sea floor was classified using visual descriptions based on photographs and video from the station.

Completeness_Report:

All available grain-size data collected in the H12324 study area during the R/V Rafael cruise 2014-046 are included in this dataset. Other samples were collected during cruise 2014-046 that lie outside the study area.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigation was by differential GPS. Although GPS gave the ship's position rather than that of the SEABOSS, 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 recorded in the logbook at the beginning of each station from the boat's fathometer.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2015

Title:

Sediment samples collected during 2014-046-FA in H12324 study area

Type_of_Source_Media: sediment samples

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20140915

Ending_Date: 20140916

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: sediment samples

Source_Contribution: Sediment samples collected at each station.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Fifteen samples were collected with a Van Veen grab sampler (Blackwood and Parolski, 2001) equipped with a still and video camera. Visual descriptions were used for the other 6 stations where samples could not be collected. Samples were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. Coarse fraction was determined by sieve; fine fraction was determined by Coulter Counter. See Poppe, McMullen, Williams, and Paskevich (2014) for analytical specifics.

Process_Date: 2014

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2014-046_324seddata.xls

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician

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 x2277

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

An Esri shapefile was created in ArcMap 9.3.1 from an Excel file (2003 version) created by the laboratory's software. Used Tools, Add XY Data with Longitude for x field and Latitude for y field. Then right clicked on Sheet1$Events, selected Data, Export Data and exported all features using the layers source data and output 2014-046_324seddata.shp.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2014-046_324seddata.xls

Process_Date: 2014

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2014-046_324seddata.shp

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician

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 x2277

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@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: 21

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: 2014-046_324seddata

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: NARRAGANSETT BAY

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRUISEID

Attribute_Definition:

Name or number of cruise during which the samples were collected, in the format yyyy-xxx-FA where yyyy is the year, xxx is the cruise number of that year. FA indicates field activity.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: 2014-046-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: KMCMULLEN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of the sample location, WGS 84

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.42412

Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.46755

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location, WGS 84

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -71.43155

Range_Domain_Maximum: -71.31677

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M

Attribute_Definition:

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: 8

Range_Domain_Maximum: 45

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

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: MINI SEABOSS

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: 9

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: September

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: 15

Range_Domain_Maximum: 16

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: days

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR

Attribute_Definition: Year sample was collected

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2014

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: year

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WEIGHT

Attribute_Definition:

Weight of dry sample in grams. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 23.4660

Range_Domain_Maximum: 245.4304

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZGRAVEL

Attribute_Definition:

Gravel content in percent dry weight. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 60.52

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZSAND

Attribute_Definition:

Sand content in percent dry weight. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 32.5

Range_Domain_Maximum: 98.3

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZSILT

Attribute_Definition:

Silt content in percent dry weight. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.17

Range_Domain_Maximum: 57.61

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZCLAY

Attribute_Definition:

Clay content in percent dry weight. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.74

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:

Sand equal to or greater than 75 percent. (If less than 10 percent gravel is present, these percentages may be slightly lower.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Modified from USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravel equal to or greater than 50 percent

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:

gravel equal to or greater than 10 percent, but less than 50 percent

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:

Sand less than 75 percent and equal to or greater than 50 percent, silt is greater than clay, and clay less than 20 percent. (If less than 10 percent gravel is present, these percentages may be slightly lower.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Modified from USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY SILT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Silt less than 75 percent and equal to or greater than 50 percent, sand is greater than clay, and clay less than 20 percent. (If less than 10 percent gravel is present, these percentages may be slightly lower.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Modified from USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEDIAN

Attribute_Definition:

Middle point in the grain-size distribution in phi units. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.06

Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.67

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.17

Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.42

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.69

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.78

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.21

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.63

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.61

Range_Domain_Maximum: 24.44

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.02

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.75

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03

Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.18

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.05

Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.81

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.05

Range_Domain_Maximum: 12.68

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.05

Range_Domain_Maximum: 14.8

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.04

Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.73

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03

Range_Domain_Maximum: 16.56

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 54.94

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.97

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the 2 phi fraction. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

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Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the 1 phi fraction. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 36.21

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the 0 phi fraction. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 24.41

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

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Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the -1 phi fraction. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

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Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the -2 phi fraction. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

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Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the -3 phi fraction. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 11.47

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 nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 39.21

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the -5 phi fraction. A nodata value of -9999 is used where no actual sample was acquired.

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

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Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Textural data and visual descriptions produced from the samples and photography of the 2014-046-FA cruise within the H12324 study area. Visual descriptions of sediment texture were used in areas where samples could not be collected (e.g., boulder fields). These stations can be differentiated by the presence of the nodata value '-9999' in some of the numeric analytical fields. The shapefile attributes are the same as those in the Excel and text formats of this data.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician

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 x2277

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data - 2014-046_324seddata.zip

Distribution_Liability:

Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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 or NOAA 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:

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A zip file (WinZip 14.0) containing the geospatial data, metadata describing the data set, a text file with the data dictionary, and a browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent. These data are available as a shapefile, an Excel 2003 spreadsheet, and a comma-delimited text file--all within the WinZip.

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<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1149/data/sediment/2014-046_324seddata.zip>

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Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.75

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Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) shapefile format. The user must have a program capable of reading a shapefile. A free data viewer, ArcGIS Explorer, capable of displaying the data is available from Esri at www.esri.com. The user must have software capable of uncompressing archived zip files, such as WinZip or Pkware. These data are also available in Microsoft Excel 2003 spreadsheet format. The user must have software capable of reading or importing the Excel-formatted data file. These data are also available as a generic ASCII formatted data file. The user must have a software program capable of reading the comma-delimited data file.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20150731

Metadata_Contact:

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Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen

Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician

Contact_Address:

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Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2277

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