Metadata: 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