Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jane A. Reid
Originator: Jamey M. Reid
Originator: Chris J. Jenkins
Originator: Mark Zimmermann
Originator: S. Jeffress Williams
Originator: Michael E. Field
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
Seabed component and feature data for the continental margin of the U.S. Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington) from usSEABED (pac_cmp.txt)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: 182
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/data/pac_cmp.zip
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/data_cata.html
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds182
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jane A. Reid
Originator: Jamey M. Reid
Originator: Chris J. Jenkins
Originator: Mark Zimmermann
Originator: S. Jeffress Williams
Originator: Michael E. Field
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
usSEABED: Pacific Coast Offshore Surficial-Sediment Data Release
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: 182
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Pacific Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds182
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/index.html
Description:
Abstract:
This data layer (PAC_CMP.txt) is one of five point coverages of known sediment samples, inspections, and probes from the usSEABED data collection for the U.S. Pacific continental margin integrated using the software system dbSEABED. This data file gives numeric data about selected components (for example, minerals, rock type, microfossils, and benthic biota) and sea floor features (for example, bioturbation, structure, and ripples) at a given site. Values in the attribute fields represent the membership to that attribute's fuzzy set. For components such as minerals, rocks, micro-biota and plants, and (or) epifauna and infauna, corals and other geologic and biologic information, the value depends on sentence structure and other components in description. For features (denoted by an '_F') such as ripples, ophiuroids, sponges, shrimp, worm tubes, lamination, lumps, grading, and (or) bioturbation, the value of the fuzzy set depends on the development of the attribute. Only the relative fuzzy presence of components and features can be determined; the absence of information does not indicate a lack of the attribute, only lack of information about that attribute. Table 5 (
https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/table5.html) in the Larger_Work_Citation gives more information about the words or phrases that trigger each component and feature.
Purpose:
The component data file (PAC_CMP.txt) can be used to investigate the relative presence of various constituents and the development and expression of selected sea floor characteristics.
Supplemental_Information:
This layer can be used in a relational data base, using the DataSetKey to link to the PAC_SRC.txt file for brief metadata information and to formal metadata written on each source, and to the other data files of usSEABED using the SiteKey or SampleKey as relational links.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2005
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
As significant additional information is added to the usSEABED data collection and (or) significant changes to the data mining software.
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -128.20000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.02848
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.72750
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.93333
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:fe54517b-c140-4700-8dda-d327befaecf6
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: Location
Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Biogenic Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Chemistry
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Textures
Theme_Keyword: Stratigraphic Sequence
Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS)
Theme_Keyword: Marine Nearshore
Theme_Keyword: Marine Offshore
Theme_Keyword: Estuarine Coastal
Theme_Keyword: Borderland
Theme_Keyword: Continental/Island Shelf
Theme_Keyword: Continental/Island Slope
Theme_Keyword: Rock Substrate
Theme_Keyword: Unconsolidated Mineral Substrate
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: distributions
Theme_Keyword: sand resources
Theme_Keyword: substrate
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: seabed
Theme_Keyword: sediment resources
Theme_Keyword: sand deposit
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: nonmetallic mineral resources
Theme_Keyword: gravel deposits
Theme_Keyword: sand deposits
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Seabed
Theme_Keyword: Sea floor
Theme_Keyword: Sediment
Theme_Keyword: Components
Theme_Keyword: Features
Theme_Keyword: Genesis
Theme_Keyword: Descriptions
Theme_Keyword: Analyses
Theme_Keyword: usSEABED
Theme_Keyword: dbSEABED
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Benthic Habitats (Pacific) Project
Theme_Keyword: Marine Aggregates Resources and Processes Project
Theme_Keyword: University of Colorado
Theme_Keyword: UC
Theme_Keyword: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Theme_Keyword: INSTAAR
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: National Marine Fisheries Service
Theme_Keyword: NMFS
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: State of California
Place_Keyword: State of Oregon
Place_Keyword: State of Washington
Place_Keyword: Puget Sound
Place_Keyword: Willapa Bay
Place_Keyword: Grays Harbor
Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay
Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay
Place_Keyword: Santa Monica Bay
Place_Keyword: San Pedro Bay
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Pacific coast
Place_Keyword: West Coast
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data. This information is not intended for navigation purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Data_Set_Credit:
We thank the contributors of the data and the following interns for their assistance in data entry, coding, and testing, and (or) assistance with source metadata: K. Halimeda Kilbourne, Carolynn Box, Tara Kneeshaw, Jennifer Mendonca, April Villagomez, Monica Iglecia, and Adam Jackson.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Tkme: An editor for formal metadata by Peter N. Schweitzer (U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 22092), version 2.9.13, Microsoft Windows Version 5.1; Microsoft Word 2000 9.0