USGS T-3 Original Thermal Gradient, Thermal Conductivity, and Heat Flow Data from T-3 Ice Island, 1963-73

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Carolyn D. Ruppel
Originator: Deborah R. Hutchinson
Originator: Arthur H. Lachenbruch
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
USGS T-3 Original Thermal Gradient, Thermal Conductivity, and Heat Flow Data from T-3 Ice Island, 1963-73
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P97EPU2F
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P97EPU2F
Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Carolyn D. Ruppel
Originator: Deborah R. Hutchinson
Originator: Arthur H. Lachenbruch
Originator: John K. Hall
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
Thermal Data and Navigation for T-3 (Fletcher's) Ice Island Arctic Ocean Heat Flow Studies, 1963-73
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P97EPU2F
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Ruppel, C.D., Hutchinson, D.R., Lachenbruch, A.H., and Hall, J.K., 2019, Thermal data and navigation for T-3 (Fletcher's) ice island Arctic Ocean heat flow studies, 1963-73: USGS data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97EPU2F.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P97EPU2F
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
The T-3 (Fletcher's) Ice Island in the Arctic Ocean was the site of a scientific research station re-established by the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory starting in 1962. Starting in 1963, the USGS acquired marine heat flow data and coincident sediment cores at sites in Canada Basin, Nautilus Basin, Mendeleev Ridge, and Alpha Ridge as the ice island drifted in the Amerasian Basin. At least 584 heat flow penetrations were attempted, and data were reported at 356 of these. This dataset is the digital version of the original data table from Lachenbruch and others (2019; see cross-reference), retaining the original non-SI units for thermal conductivity and heat flow.
Purpose:
To provide a digital version of the original data table recording the T-3 thermal gradients, thermal conductivity values, and heat flow for the 356 successful stations.
Supplemental_Information:
This dataset is Table 2 in: Lachenbruch, A.H., Marshall, B.V., and Ruppel, C.D., 2019, Post-expedition report for USGS T-3 Ice Island heat flow measurements in the High Arctic Ocean, 1963-1973: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P91XQ3IS. (See cross-reference.)
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1963
Ending_Date: 1973
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.70250
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.75000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 86.05683
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 75.37100
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5d10eb5be4b0941bde550217
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: field monitoring stations
Theme_Keyword: heat flow (Earth)
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Lamont Geological Observatory
Theme_Keyword: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Theme_Keyword: marine heat flow
Theme_Keyword: T-3 Ice Island
Theme_Keyword: Fletcher's Ice Island
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Alpha Ridge
Place_Keyword: Mendeleev Ridge
Place_Keyword: Nautilus Basin
Place_Keyword: Canada Basin
Place_Keyword: Chukchi Plateau
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Amerasian Basin
Place_Keyword: Fletcher's Ice Island
Place_Keyword: T-3 Ice Island
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Common geographic areas
Place_Keyword: Arctic
Access_Constraints: None. Please see 'Distribution Info' for details.
Use_Constraints:
Not to be used for navigation. Users are advised to read the dataset's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carolyn Ruppel
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Position: Research Geophysicist
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 x2339
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cruppel@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Locations of heat flow data stations in this dataset are shown as white circles. The background bathymetry is from: Jakobsson, M. and others (2012), The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L12609, doi:10.1029/2012GL052219.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
Dataset originally compiled by Lachenbruch and others (2019)--see cross-reference. Digital dataset formulated through manual rekeying, optical character recognition, and quality control at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in 2016.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise edition; Microsoft Excel 2013
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arthur H. Lachenbruch
Originator: B. Vaughn Marshall
Originator: C.D. Ruppel
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
Post-expedition report for USGS T-3 Ice Island heat flow measurements in the High Arctic Ocean, 1963-1973
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: PDF
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P91XQ3IS
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Other_Citation_Details:
This dataset is Table 2 in: Lachenbruch, A.H., Marshall, B.V., and Ruppel, C.D., 2019, Post-expedition report for USGS T-3 Ice Island heat flow measurements in the High Arctic Ocean, 1963-1973: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P91XQ3IS.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P91XQ3IS
Online_Linkage:
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ruppel, Carolyn D.
Originator: Lachenbruch, Arthur H.
Originator: Hutchinson, Deborah R.
Originator: Munroe, Robert
Originator: Mosher, David C.
Publication_Date: 2019
Title: Heat Flow in the Western Arctic Ocean (Amerasian Basin)
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Journal of Geophysical Research
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.1029/2019JB017587
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Other_Citation_Details:
Ruppel, C.D., Lachenbruch, A.H., Hutchinson, D.R., Munroe, R., and Mosher, D.C., 2019, Heat flow in the Western Arctic Ocean (Amerasian Basin), J. Geophysical Research.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB017587
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: University Of Wisconsin-Madison Department Of Geoscience
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
Archive of information about the Ice Island T3 piston core collection
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: n/a
Publisher: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7289/v51834g7
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arthur H. Lachenbruch
Originator: B. Vaughn Marshall
Publication_Date: 1966
Title:
Heat flow through the Arctic Ocean floor: The Canada Basin-Alpha Rise Boundary
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Journal of Geophysical Research
Issue_Identification: vol. 71, issue 4
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Other_Citation_Details: pp. 1223– 1248
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ071i004p01223
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arthur H. Lachenbruch
Originator: B. Vaughn Marshall
Publication_Date: 1969
Title: Heat Flow in the Arctic
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Arctic Institute of North America
Other_Citation_Details: pp. 300–311
Online_Linkage: www.jstor.org/stable/40507641
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Marcus G. Langseth
Originator: Arthur H. Lachenbruch
Originator: B. Vaughn Marshall
Publication_Date: 1990
Title: Geothermal observations in the Arctic region
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Other_Citation_Details:
In: The Arctic Ocean Region, edited by A. Grantz, L. Johnson and J. F. Sweeney, Decade of North American Geology, Vol. L, Geological Society of America, pp. 133-152.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1130/DNAG-GNA-L.133
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
This is a legacy dataset collected between 1963 and 1973. To determine accuracy of the original data: Carolyn Ruppel attempted to locate original records at the USGS Menlo Park office and among Arthur Lachenbruch's scientific papers, which are in the possession of Barbara Lachenbruch of Corvalis, Oregon. Lacking the original records (logs, records of heat flow equilibration curves, records of benchtop thermal conductivity measurements), it is impossible to determine whether the derived information reported in this dataset is accurate. The dataset is assumed to be accurate based on material in Lachenbruch and others (2019)--(see cross-reference), which discusses calibrations, internal checks, and other measures taken to ensure that the collected data (geothermal gradients and thermal conductivity values) were of high quality and accuracy. The dataset includes percentage uncertainties on reported heat flow measurements for most of the heat flow stations. It is assumed that these uncertainties are propagated errors from the thermal gradients and thermal conductivities combined. Another accuracy issue concerns the quality of the transfer from the hardcopy table to the digital version. The data were first manually keyed by Carolyn Ruppel in 2016. Subsequently, the data were optically scanned to PDF format and a subset of the data were subjected to optical character recognition by B. Clark and M. Arsenault. The manually keyed and optically-character-recognized data were then quality controlled by Deborah Hutchinson, who made notes about parts of the table that were not legible in the scans and best determinations about the appropriate values. Hutchinson also identified locations that did not confirm to the known T-3 navigation track. The dataset contains JPEG graphics showing the initially digitized table beside the scanned PDF portion of the table, with identified problems marked.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Positions of measurements were checked to confirm that they lie on the known navigational track for T-1 as provided in this data release as part of the dataset "T-3 Ice Island One Hour Navigation: May 14, 1962 to September 15, 1974." Station FL-532 was correctly digitized but does not lie on the T-1 navigational track. The point was retained. Thermal gradients, thermal conductivity, and heat flow values are all positive and physically plausible.
Completeness_Report:
complete. When data were illegible in the original photocopy, a best guess was used as the entry. No stations or individual values of data recorded at the stations were excluded.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Background on navigation is summarized in: Hunkins, K., and W. Tiemann (1977), Geophysical data summary for Fletcher's Ice Island (T-3), 1962-1974, Technical Report, Lamont-Doherty Survey of the World Ocean Rep. CU-1-77, 219 pp, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and in the cross-referenced Journal of Geophysical Research paper (Ruppel and others, 2019) associated with this release. See also "T-3 Ice Island One Hour Navigation: May 14, 1962 to September 15, 1974" within this data release. Before 1967, navigation relied on theodolite fixes of the sun (summer) and stars (winter) coupled with a chronometer that was frequently checked for accuracy via radio. Hunkins and Tiemann [1977] estimate a positional error of up to 1 km during the summer and 0.5 km in the winter for this period. Starting in 1967, satellite data from the Navy Navigation Satellite System provided positional fixes, and Hunkins and Tiemann [1977] estimate that positions were known within 250 m. Based on the years of the island's occupation, the horizontal datum is assumed to be NAD27.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The water depths reported in the data table accompanying the Lachenbruch and others (2019) report (see cross-reference) are apparently line-out depths for the heat flow apparatus. No additional information with regards to depth measurements is indicated, and no vertical coordinate system is specified. Note that Hunkins and Tiemann (1977) also collected depth measurements using seismic and subbottom profiling systems and these are reported in "T-3 Ice Island One Hour Navigation: May 14, 1962 to September 15, 1974" as part of this data release. It is not known whether these depth measurements were adopted for the heat flow and radiogenic heat datasets.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This process step gives an overview of the acquisition of the original data. Details about the operations to acquire the data are given in Lachenbruch and others (2019)--see cross-reference. Summary information about procedures is also provided in the other cross-referenced publications, , particularly the Journal of Geophysical Research paper by Ruppel and others (2019). The heat flow measurements were made once a day or once every several days (occasionally two per day) during USGS occupation of the T-3 ice island. The measurements were made through a permanent hole in the ice (moonpool) maintained under the protection of a hut near the Colby Bay portion of the T-3 ice island. The apparatus consisted of a corer with attached thermistors (four thermistors during the first few years of the operation and then five thermistors on a slightly longer core barrel during subsequent years). The thermistor closest to the bottom of the core barrel was designated as #1. Thermistor accuracy was 0.001 degrees Celsius based on Lachenbruch and others(2019).
The corer with attached thermistors was lowered to the seafloor on a winch system. The probe remained in the bottom sediments long enough for the frictional heat pulse associated with sediment penetration to decay to the conductive part of the curve so that an equilibrium temperature could be determined for each thermistor during post-analysis. Thermal conductivity was not measured in situ in the seafloor. The probe was recovered with sediments in the corer. Far more sediment cores were recovered than heat flow measurements taken (for example, refer to the information in the University of Wisconsin NCEI dataset at https://doi.org/10.7289/v51834g7 for selected information about USGS T-3 sediment cores). It is unknown whether heat flow measurements were not attempted on every coring run or whether the heat flow probe or recording instrumentation suffered frequent problems. The consistent recovery of sediment cores indicates that the probe penetrated the sediments at many locations, meaning that a heat flow measurement was in theory possible at those locations as well.
After completion of a measurement, data would have been analyzed to determine an equilibrium temperature for each thermistor. These equilibrium temperature data have been lost, as have the bottom water temperature data recorded during the surveys and information about the penetration depth of the probe. For Ruppel and others (2019)--see cross-reference, attempts were made to use the lengths of recovered cores as an indicator of the probe's penetration depth to assist in determination of equilibrium thermal gradients, but this analysis was unsuccessful. The reported data from the heat flow measurements are thermal gradients between adjacent thermistors. For a 4-thermistor penetration with all 4 thermistors operational, the dataset provides thermal gradient values between thermistors 1 and 2, 2 and 3, and 3 and 4. If one thermistor were not functioning (for example, thermistor #2), the reported gradients would be between thermistors 1 and 3 and 3 and 4.
Thermal conductivity values were measured on the laboratory benchtop on recovered sediment cores using needle probes. The reported values correspond to core sections between each of the working thermistors. For example, if a gradient is reported for the interval between thermistors 2 and 3, then the dataset gives a corresponding thermal conductivity determination in that interval from the corresponding core. The original thermal conductivity data have been lost, but it is suspected that far more thermal conductivity measurements were completed than are compiled or averaged to generate the values in the dataset. Ruppel and others (2019)--see cross-reference-- analyzes some of the thermal conductivity data in this dataset. Heat flow was calculated by multiplying average thermal gradient and average thermal conductivity. Uncertainties are reported on a subset of the values as a percentage of the heat flow. A maximum heat flow uncertainty is also provided by for heat flow values to which a percentage deviation was assigned. Process date likely spanned the duration of the experiment and is reported below as the last day of 1974, which is the approximate date of the USGS report provided in Lachenbruch and others (2019)--see cross-reference
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Lachenbruch and others (2019)--see cross-reference
Process_Date: 19741231
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This process step details how the original table was digitized and quality checked. The original table was available only as a PDF scan of Table 2 from Lachenbruch and others (2019). In 2016, Carolyn Ruppel manually keyed most of this table. Subsequently, technical staff (B. Clark and M. Arsenault) at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center conducted optical character recognition on parts of the scanned file. The two inputs were combined, and then Deborah Hutchinson conducted quality control on the resulting table. This process identified entries that were partially illegible in the original PDF scan of the report, positions that had been improperly keyed, and one position (station FL-532) that did not plot on the T-3 navigation track obtained through independent means and released with this dataset as "T-3 Ice Island One Hour Navigation: May 14, 1962 to September 15, 1974." Values were corrected in the table based on this analysis. It is expected that some errors likely remain in the transfer of the original PDF scan to the digital data file. It is not believed that any of the possible errors affect the subsequent outcome or analysis in any significant way. The initial digital files and the accompanying scanned portions of the original data table are provided in the following images included in this dataset: Table2_2to66.jpg, Table2_71to146.jpg, Table2_147to231.jpg, Table2_233to287.jpg, Table2_288to340.jpg, Table2_341to386.jpg, Table2_387to441.jpg, Table2_442to552.jpg, Table2_556to584.jpgj. The range of numbers in the title of each plot refer to heat flow stations. Also provided is a file to explain error checking: digitizationoftable.txt
Process_Date: 2019
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Carolyn Ruppel
Contact_Position: Research Geophysicist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2263
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cruppel@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Excel 2013 XLSX file was written in CSV format using "save as".
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: T3heatflow_originaltable.xlsx
Process_Date: 20190621
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Carolyn Ruppel
Contact_Position: Research Geophysicist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2263
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cruppel@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
Process_Date: 20200806
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698214
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name: Not known, but likely was water's surface below the ice.
Depth_Resolution: 0.1
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: attribute values
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: T3heatflow_originaltable.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition: Excel 2013 Worksheet
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Station
Attribute_Definition:
Heat flow station (ordinal number), usually referred to in T-3 literature as "FL-" then station number. Station numbers are non-sequential where heat flow penetration failed (no data obtained).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 584
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude (degree)
Attribute_Definition: Degrees of north latitude for heat flow penetration
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 75
Range_Domain_Maximum: 86
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degree
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude (minute)
Attribute_Definition: Minutes of latitude for position of heat flow penetration
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06
Range_Domain_Maximum: 59.78
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: minutes
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude (degree)
Attribute_Definition: Degrees of longitude (west) of heat flow penetration
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -176
Range_Domain_Maximum: -78
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degree
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude (minute)
Attribute_Definition: Minutes of longitude for location of heat flow penetration
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.21
Range_Domain_Maximum: 59.81
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: minutes
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Water depth (m)
Attribute_Definition:
water depth in meters at location of heat flow penetration, believed to be measured based on wire-out
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1066
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3818
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 1-2 Gradient (milliC/m)
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal gradient in milliCelsius per meter between thermistors 1 and 2, with 1 being the deepest penetrating thermistor. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 24.1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 74.5
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milliCelsius per meter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 1-3 Gradient (milliC/m)
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal gradient in milliCelsius per meter between thermistors 1 and 3, with 1 being the deepest penetrating thermistor. This gradient is used when thermistor 2 is malfunctioning. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 26.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 75.5
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milliCelsius per meter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 2-3 Gradient (milliC/m)
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal gradient in milliCelsius per meter between thermistors 2 and 3, with 1 being the deepest penetrating thermistor. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.9
Range_Domain_Maximum: 109.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milliCelsius per meter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 2-4 Gradient (milliC/m)
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal gradient in milliCelsius per meter between thermistors 2 and 4, with 1 being the deepest penetrating thermistor. This gradient is used when thermistor 3 is malfunctioning. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 30.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 62.7
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milliCelsius per meter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 3-4 Gradient (milliC/m)
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal gradient in milliCelsius per meter between thermistors 3 and 4, with 1 being the deepest penetrating thermistor. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 26.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 104.4
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milliCelsius per meter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 3-5 Gradient (milliC/m)
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal gradient in milliCelsius per meter between thermistors 3 and 5, with 1 being the deepest penetrating thermistor. This gradient is used when thermistor 4 is malfunctioning. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 34.9
Range_Domain_Maximum: 62.9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milliCelcius per meter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 4-5 Gradient (milliC/m)
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal gradient in milliCelsius per meter between thermistors 4 and 5, with 1 being the deepest penetrating thermistor. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 47.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 82.9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milliCelsius per meter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 1-2 Conductivity (mcal/(cm-s-C))
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal conductivity in millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius) measured on the benchtop (not in the seafloor) in the sediment core section recovered between thermistors 1 and 2. Thermistor 1 is the deepest penetrating thermistor. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.94
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.60
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius)
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 1-3 Conductivity (mcal/(cm-s-C))
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal conductivity in millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius) measured on the benchtop (not in the seafloor) in the sediment core section recovered between thermistors 1 and 3. Thermistor 1 is the deepest penetrating thermistor. Only used when Thermistor 2 was malfunctioning.(empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.37
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.07
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius)
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 2-3 Conductivity (mcal/(cm-s-C))
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal conductivity in millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius) measured on the benchtop (not in the seafloor) in the sediment core section recovered between thermistors 2 and 3. Thermistor 1 is the deepest penetrating thermistor. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.58
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.49
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius)
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 2-4 Conductivity (mcal/(cm-s-C))
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal conductivity in millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius) measured on the benchtop (not in the seafloor) in the sediment core section recovered between thermistors 2 and 4. Thermistor 1 is the deepest penetrating thermistor. Column only used when Thermistor 3 was malfunctioning. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.14
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius)
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 3-4 Conductivity (mcal/(cm-s-C))
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal conductivity in millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius) measured on the benchtop (not in the seafloor) in the sediment core section recovered between thermistors 3 and 4. Thermistor 1 is the deepest penetrating thermistor. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.13
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.41
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius)
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 3-5 Conductivity (mcal/(cm-s-C))
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal conductivity in millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius) measured on the benchtop (not in the seafloor) in the sediment core section recovered between thermistors 3 and 5. Thermistor 1 is the deepest penetrating thermistor. Column only used when Thermistor 4 was malfunctioning. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.79
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.22
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius)
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 4-5 Conductivity (mcal/(cm-s-C))
Attribute_Definition:
Thermal conductivity in millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius) measured on the benchtop (not in the seafloor) in the sediment core section recovered between thermistors 4 and 5. Thermistor 1 is the deepest penetrating thermistor. (empty cell) for no value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.76
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.56
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millicalorie per (centimeter-second-degree Celsius)
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Heat flow (HFU)
Attribute_Definition:
Heat flow in heat flow units (HFU) calculated by taking the product of the average thermal gradient and average thermal conductivity; 1 HFU = 41.8 milliWatt/m^2.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.71
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.86
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Heat Flow Units
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Average % Deviation
Attribute_Definition:
Percentage uncertainty in heat flow measurement (empty cell means no value reported)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.15
Range_Domain_Maximum: 39.35
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percentage
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Max. Heat Flow Deviation (HFU)
Attribute_Definition:
Maximum uncertainty in heat flow value in heat flow units (HFU). 1 HFU = 41.8 milliWatts/m^2.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: empty cell
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
No average percentage deviation given for heat flow measurement and therefore no absolute value of heat flow deviation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.8
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: HFU
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
The dataset contains the data in both Excel XLSX format and CSV format (T3heatflow_originaltable.xlsx, T3heatflow_originaltablerelease.csv), browse graphic of data locations (T3heatflowgraphic.jpg), images of the comparison of the original tables and the Excel spreadsheet(Table2_2to66.jpg, Table2_71to146.jpg, Table2_147to231.jpg, Table2_233to287.jpg, Table2_288to340.jpg, Table2_341to386.jpg, Table2_387to441.jpg, Table2_442to552.jpg, Table2_556to584.jpg), the explanation of the table images (digitizationoftable.txt), and CSDGM metadata in XML, TXT, and HTML formats.
Distribution_Liability:
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: XLXS
Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Excel version 2013
Format_Information_Content:
The dataset contains the XLSX and CSV format of the data, browse graphics and associated FGDC CSDGM metadata.
Transfer_Size: 33
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
The first link downloads all the data on the landing page and provides them in a zip file, the second link goes to the dataset landing page where files can be downloaded individually, and the third link goes to the data release main landing page.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: CSV
Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Excel version 2013
Format_Specification: Comma-Separated Values exported from Excel
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Transfer_Size: 33
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
The first link downloads all the data on the landing page and provides them in a zip file, the second link goes to the dataset landing page where files can be downloaded individually, and the third link goes to the data release main landing page.
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20200806
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carolyn Ruppel
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region
Contact_Position: Research Geophysicist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2339
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cruppel@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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