Interpretation of depositional units of the Mississippi Fan

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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: D. Twichell
Publication_Date: 20000510
Title: Interpretation of depositional units of the Mississippi Fan
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2000-352

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00352
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-352/htmldocs/shape.htm
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Valerie F. Paskevich
Originator: David C. Twichell
Originator: William C. Schwab
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:

Seamarc 1A sidescan sonar mosaic, cores and depositional interpretation of the Mississippi Fan: ArcView GIS data release

Edition: 1
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2000-352

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested citation: Paskevich, V.F., Twichell, D.C., and Schwab, W.C., 2000, Seamarc 1A sidescan sonar mosaic, cores and depositional interpretation of the Mississippi Fan—ArcView GIS data release: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2000-352, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00352.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00352

Description:

Abstract:

This GIS layer contains an interpretive layer of depositional units at the edge of the Mississippi Fan.

Purpose:

This GIS overlay is a component of the U. S Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center's, Gulf of Mexico ArcView GIS database. The Gulf of Mexico GIS database is intended to organize and display USGS held data and provide on-line (WWW) access to the data and/or metadata.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20000228

Currentness_Reference: interpretation date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.5468
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.0118
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.8299
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.1373

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:4b5fe8b0-c8be-44bf-9ab2-4cc20fed60c7

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico database
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: arcview
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone
Theme_Keyword: EEZ
Theme_Keyword: interpretation
Theme_Keyword: deposits
Theme_Keyword: depositional units

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: scientific interpretation
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Mississippi Fan

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Although this derived data set and it's lineage dataset have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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. The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: David C. Twichell

Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2266
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-352/data/interp/browse/deposits.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: GIF
Browse_Graphic_File_Type:

interpretive map of depositional units at the edge of the Missisippi Fan.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format - data\interp\interp.shp

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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

Completeness_Report: none
Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Dave Twichell(comp.)
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19900325
Ending_Date: 19900408

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seamarc.tif
Source_Contribution:

The SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic was registered and viewed in ArcView. The interpretation of depositional units was then interactively drawn over the mosaic to create the ArcView GIS layer.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic was registered and viewed in ArcView. The interpretation of depositional units was then interactively drawn over the mosaic to create the ArcView GIS layer.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: seamarc.tif
Process_Date: 20000228
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.shx
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Dave Twichell

Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:

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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2266
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The data layer, interp.shp, was editted in ArcView to add two additional depositional layers: hemipelagic and dep_undiff.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.dbf
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.shx
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: seamarc.tif
Process_Date: 20000510
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.shx
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Dave Twichell

Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2266
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Edited the metadata to remove errors flagged by MP. Filled out the citation information including adding the edition, suggested citation, adding the DOI link and a link to the data page. Added USGS Thesaurus and ISO 19115 Topic Category theme keywords. Added the link to the browse graphic. Removed unrequired elements with a value of "unknown". Indicated in some required elements that information was unavailable from the original metadata. Added links to the source citations. Additional small edits to the metadata were made to be consistent with current standards. Updated the distribution liability to an approved FSP disclaimer statement. Updated the distribution format and provided links to the data removing a redundant digital transfer method. The metadata date was updated, but not the metadata contact. The metadata contact email was updated to a valid link with an explanation in the contact instructions (20230822). The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata available from the publication. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent.

Process_Date: 20230822
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
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

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: 20240806
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: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 33

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: .0005
Longitude_Resolution: .0005
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: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: interp.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute file
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: none

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition:

ID is an ArcView shapefile internal control parameter and has no applicable relevance to the use of the data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: software computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Intrepreta
Attribute_Definition:

Researcher's interpretation of depositional units of the Mississippi Fan.

Attribute_Definition_Source: interpretive
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: debris flow
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: debris flow
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_01
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

depositional unit 1 - oldest depositional unit at the edge of the fan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_02
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_03
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_04
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_05
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_06
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_07
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_08
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_09
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 10 - youngest deposited unit
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: levee-lineated
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: lineated portion of the levee
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: levee-low-backscatter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: low backscatter portion of levee
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: levee-mottled
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mottled portion of levee
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: hemipelagic
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: hemipelagic sediments deposited beyond the edge of the fan
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_undiff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fan depositional units that are undifferentiated
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: interpretation

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David Twichell
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: oceanographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2266
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Mississippi Fan: interp.shp
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 for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

The three ArcView shapefiles (interp.dbf, interp.shp, interp.shx) comprising the interpretation of depositional units of the Mississippi Fan and the ArcView legend file (interp.avl). Available as individual file downloads or in a zip file.

File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 1

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-352/data/interp/interp.zip
Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-352/htmldocs/shape.htm
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00352

Access_Instructions:

The first link is to download the zip file of the data. The second link is to the landing page of the data where individual files can be downloaded. The third link is to the DOI link of the publication.

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes

Recording_Format: ISO 9600
Compatibility_Information:

The user must have a system with a CD-ROM capable of reading an ISO-9660 standard CD-ROM disk. To browse the information contained on this disk, the user must also have a current version of WWW browser available. The user must also have the software installed on their computer system capable to unzip the archived file.

Fees: none

Technical_Prerequisites:

The deposital unit interpretive overlay is available in an ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ESRI's ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of Arcview, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240806
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: computer specialist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
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.

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

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