Sediment sample locations and grain size results from samples collected in Barnegat Bay, NJ by the U.S. Geological Survey during 3 surveys in 2012 and 2013 (Esri point shapefile, Geographic, WGS 84)

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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: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:

Sediment sample locations and grain size results from samples collected in Barnegat Bay, NJ by the U.S. Geological Survey during 3 surveys in 2012 and 2013 (Esri point shapefile, Geographic, WGS 84)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: 937

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://doi.org/10.3133/ds937
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0937/downloads/shapefile/BarnBaySedSamples.zip

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0937
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis
Originator: William W. Danforth
Originator: Barry J. Irwin
Originator: Charles R. Worley
Originator: Emile M. Bergeron
Originator: Dann S. Blackwood
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:

Marine geophysical data collected in a shallow back-barrier estuary: Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: 937

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds937

Description:

Abstract:

Water quality in the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor estuary along the New Jersey coast is the focus of a multidisciplinary research project begun in 2011 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. This narrow estuary is the drainage for the Barnegat Watershed and flushed by just three inlets connecting it to the Atlantic Ocean, is experiencing degraded water quality, algal blooms, loss of seagrass, and increases in oxygen -depletion events, seaweed, stinging nettles, and brown tide. The scale of the estuary and the scope of the problems within it necessitate a multidisciplinary approach that includes characterizing its physical characteristics (for example, depth, magnitude and direction of tidal currents, distribution of seafloor and subseafloor sediment) and modeling how the physical characteristics interact to affect the estuary's water quality. Scientists from USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program offices in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and St. Petersburg, Florida, began mapping the seafloor of the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor estuary in November 2011 and completed in September 2013. With funding from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and logistical support from the USGS New Jersey Water Science Center, they collected data with a suite of geophysical tools, including swath bathymetric sonar for measuring seafloor depth, a sidescan sonar for collecting acoustic-backscatter data (which provides information about seafloor texture and sediment type), subbottom profiler for imaging sediment layers beneath the floor of the estuary, and sediment samples with bottom photographs for ground validation of the acoustic data. 2011-041-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-041-FA 2012-003-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2012-003-FA 2013-014-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2013-014-FA 2013-030-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2013-030-FA

Purpose:

These physical samples were collected and analyzed to validate the acoustic remote sensing data (bathymetry, backscatter, seismic profile) collected during USGS Field Activities 2011-041-FA, 2012-003-FA, 2013-014-FA, and 2013-030-FA. Sediment Samples were collected using a modified Van Veen grab sampler mounted on the SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20120410
Ending_Date: 20130918

Currentness_Reference:

ground condition of SEABOSS sampling dates at the end of three surveys, 20120410-20120412, 20130328-20130329, 20130918-20130918. No sediment samples were collected during 2011-041-FA.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.305417
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.049976
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.059478
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.510484

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:0b0848e3-2939-4a37-baa4-b82eb35f9c98

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: RV Rafael
Theme_Keyword: Sediment Samples
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS sampler
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: ground-truth
Theme_Keyword: groundtruth
Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
Theme_Keyword: sediment analysis
Theme_Keyword: grain-size analysis
Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 2012-003-FA
Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 2013-014-FA
Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 2013-030-FA

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: location

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: grain-size analysis
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: marine geology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: State of New Jersey
Place_Keyword: Barnegat Bay
Place_Keyword: Metedeconk River
Place_Keyword: Mantoloking
Place_Keyword: Toms River
Place_Keyword: Forked River
Place_Keyword: Barnegat Inlet
Place_Keyword: Tuckerton
Place_Keyword: Little Egg Harbor
Place_Keyword: Little Egg Inlet

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Stratum_Keyword: sea floor
Stratum_Keyword: seafloor

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: 2012
Temporal_Keyword: 2013

Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: BarnBaySedSamples.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Thumbnail image of sediment sample locations collected within Barnegat Bay, NJ. The file is located in the compressed zip file.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:

Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

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:

USGS 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: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of2005-1001/

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

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.

Completeness_Report:

This dataset includes all the samples collected by the USGS in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey during surveys 2011-041-FA, 2012-003-FA, 2013-014-FA, and 2013-030-FA.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The location of each sample was recorded using Differential Global Positioning System (GPS). The recorded position of each sediment sample is actually the position of the GPS antenna on the cabin house of the R/V Rafael; not the MINI-SEABOSS sampler. The MINI-SEABOSS was deployed from a davit on the starboard side of the R/V Rafael. The davit is approximately 2 meters astern, and 1 meter to starboard of the GPS antenna. No layback or offset was applied to the recorded position. In addition to the +/-3 meter offset the MINI-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 5 meters.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The depths recorded for each sample were recorded using the vessel's depth sounder at the time the sample was acquired. This depth values is not corrected for tides or based on any vertical datum.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: raw navigation files.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data

Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20120410
Ending_Date: 20130918

Source_Currentness_Reference:

Ground condition of SEABOSS sampling dates at the end of three surveys, 20120410-20120412, 20130328-20130329, 20130918-20130918

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Navigation file in text format
Source_Contribution: Navigation files in HYPACK ( v. 11.16)

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Step 1: Data Collection Sediment samples were collected using the Mini-SEABOSS deployed from the R/V Rafael during USGS Surveys; 2012-003-FA, 2013-014-FA, and 2013-030-FA. The Mini-SEABOSS is equipped with a Van Veen grab sampler, a digital camera, and a video camera. A total of 186 sediment samples were collected during the three surveys. Target stations were located on existing data tracklines so that samples would fall within the data boundaries. The vessel would arrive at each target station and then deploy the mini-SEABOSS sampler when within 5 meters of target location. The vessel and sampler would then drift with wind and current for several minutes recording video and photographs in most cases. The sampler was then "landed" on the seafloor and the sample was acquired, usually at the end of the drift line. Sediment samples were collected during three surveys in 2012 and 2013.

Process_Date: 201309
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Step 2: Data Analysis 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. Samples were analyzed after each of the three surveys in 201208, 201307,and 201310.

Process_Date: 201310
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ba3.xlsx
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ba4.xlsx
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ba5.xlsx
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 Rd
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:

Step 3: Data compilation. Appended the three Excel spreadsheets into one spreadsheet BarnBaySedSamplesMerge.xls. Then saved the spreadsheet as a comma delimited file BarnBaySedSamples.csv. Finally added the csv file to ArcGIS (v. 9.3.1) as an event theme ( using the latitude and longitude fields) and then converted it to a shapefile "BarnBaySedSamples.shp.

Process_Date: 20140527
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description: USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section.
Process_Date: 20180720
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

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Crossref DOI link was added as the first link in the metadata.
Process_Date: 20191115
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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.

Process_Date: 20200908
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: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 186

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: BarnBaySedSamples
Entity_Type_Definition: sediment samples collected in Barnegat Bay New Jersey
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

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: GROUP
Attribute_Definition: Number assigned to data based on source.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

3 = Samples analyzed by the USGS Woods Hole Science Center Sediment Laboratory

Codeset_Source: USGS

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

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

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.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string

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 YYYY-XXX where YYYY 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

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: -74.305417
Range_Domain_Maximum: -74.049976
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001

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: 39.510484
Range_Domain_Maximum: 40.059478
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CONTACT
Attribute_Definition:

Name of Principal Investigator or Chief Scientist responsible for data collection (usually first initial and last name)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string

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

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M
Attribute_Definition:

Measured depth, in meters, of water overlying sediment at sample time. Depth value is not corrected for tides.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.04
Range_Domain_Maximum: 13.93
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition:

Top depth of sample, in centimeters, below the sediment-water interface.

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_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: B_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition:

Bottom depth of sample, in centimeters, below the sediment-water interface.

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_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

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:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character string- data were collected with the Van Veen grab sampler on the Mini-SEABOSS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MONTH_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Calendar month sample collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Months
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DAY_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Calendar day sample collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 10
Range_Domain_Maximum: 29
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Days
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Calendar year sample collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2012
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2013
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Year
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

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: 4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Month
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

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: 7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 29
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Day
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

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: 2012
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2013
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Year
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

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: 5.14
Range_Domain_Maximum: 219.47
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.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 71.97
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAND_PCT
Attribute_Definition:

Sand content in percent dry weight of sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 2 mm but greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm; 0 phi through 4 phi).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.86
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.65
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).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.13
Range_Domain_Maximum: 86.9
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; less than 8 phi).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.07
Range_Domain_Maximum: 29.96
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLASSIFICA
Attribute_Definition:

Sediment description based on a rigorous definition (usually Shepard,1954). as modified by Schlee (1973) and Poppe and others (2014).

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:

silt less than 75 percent and equal to or greater than 50 percent, clay greater than sand, and sand less than 20 percent

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 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: SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand equal to or greater than 75 percent
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: clay, sand, and silt greater than 20 percent each
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: 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 greater than clay, and clay less than 20 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 greater than clay, and clay less than 20 percent

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEDIAN
Attribute_Definition: Middle point in the grain size distribution in phi units
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.48
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.07
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
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.29
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.05
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

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.29
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.05
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

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.39
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.33
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
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.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.23
Range_Domain_Maximum: 118.18
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unit less
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm5
Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the -5 phi fraction and coarser (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 32mm); very coarse pebbles to cobbles

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.00
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 (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 16mm, but less than 32mm); coarse pebbles.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 36.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm3
Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the -3 phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 8mm, but less than 16mm); medium pebbles

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 26.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm2
Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the -2 phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 4mm, but less than 8mm); fine pebbles

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.82
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm1
Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the -1 phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to2mm, but less than 4mm); very fine pebbles (granules).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.1
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_0
Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the 0 phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 1mm, but less than 2mm); very coarse sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 26.48
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_1
Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the 1 phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.5mm, but less than 1mm); coarse sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.08
Range_Domain_Maximum: 47.74
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_2
Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the 2 phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.25mm, but less than 0.5mm); medium sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.16
Range_Domain_Maximum: 87.1
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 (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.125mm, but less than 0.25mm); fine sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.12
Range_Domain_Maximum: 85.8
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 (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.0625mm, but less than 0.125mm); very fine sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.22
Range_Domain_Maximum: 75.74
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 (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.031mm, but less than 0.0625mm); coarse silt

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03
Range_Domain_Maximum: 27.76
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 (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.016mm, but less than 0.031mm); medium silt.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03
Range_Domain_Maximum: 34.7
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_7
Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the7 phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.008mm, but less than 0.016mm); fine silt.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03
Range_Domain_Maximum: 26.57
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 (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.004mm, but less than 0.008mm); very fine silt.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.04
Range_Domain_Maximum: 21.57
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 (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.002mm, but less than 0.004mm); coarse clay.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15.74
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 (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.001mm, but less than 0.002mm); medium clay.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.02
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.35
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_11
Attribute_Definition:

Weight percent of the sample in the 11 phi fraction and finer (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.5(m); fine clay

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.02
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.87
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:

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

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

BarnBaySedSamples.zip: contains BarnBaySedSamples.shp, BarnBaySedSamples.jpg browse graphic, and the associated FGDC metadata.

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 9.3.1
Format_Specification: Esri point shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

WinZip (v. 14.0) file contains sediment sample locations and laboratory results from samples collected in Barnegat Bay, NJ and associated metadata.

File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 0.005

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0937/downloads/shapefile/BarnBaySedSamples.zip

Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded using the World Wide Web (WWW)

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: CSV
Format_Version_Number: 2010
Format_Specification: Microsoft Excel comma delimited format (csv)
Format_Information_Content:

The csv file containing locations and grain-size analysis is located within the BarnBaySedSamples.zip

File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip (v. 14.0)

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0937/downloads/shapefile/BarnBaySedSamples.zip

Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded using the World Wide Web (WWW)

Fees: none

Technical_Prerequisites:

This zip file contains data available in shapefile, and csv format. The user must have software capable of uncompressing the WinZip file and displaying the shapefile or the csv file.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240318
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:

The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240318)

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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