Sediment Data Produced by the Bigelow Laboratory (BIGELOW shapefile)

Metadata also available as - [Questions & Answers] - [Parseable text] - [XML]

Metadata:

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: Peter Larsen
Originator: Polly Hastings
Originator: Lawrence Poppe
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:

Sediment Data Produced by the Bigelow Laboratory (BIGELOW shapefile)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 03-001

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/ofr031
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/bigelow/bigelow.zip

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/htmldocs/data.htm
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: V.F. Paskevich
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: M.E. Hastings
Originator: J.T. Kelley
Originator: D.F. Belknap
Originator: L.G. Ward
Originator: D.M. Fitzgerald
Originator: P.F. Larsen
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:

Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 03-001

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 CD-ROM
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/

Description:

Abstract:

The data in this layer are from a number of published and unpublished sets produced by the Bigelow Laboratory. The source projects were conducted primarily to examine contaminant (e.g. trace metals, PAHs) distributions, but also produced sediment textural data. The data were originally converted into digital format for inclusion in the Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data layer is to make available a subset of a data set produced by the Bigelow Laboratory of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. This subset contains information for those samples with sediment grain-size data, and which are located on the inner continental shelf from the northwestern Gulf of Maine.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1983

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.296670
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.673330
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.466670
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.976670

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:db34b7bf-71f7-4fb3-a5da-e2888d771736

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Bigelow Laboratory
Theme_Keyword: Sediment
Theme_Keyword: texture
Theme_Keyword: lithology
Theme_Keyword: gravel
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: silt
Theme_Keyword: clay
Theme_Keyword: fines
Theme_Keyword: statistics
Theme_Keyword: classification
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
Theme_Keyword: surficial classification
Theme_Keyword: point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: points
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: WHSC

Theme:

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

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: None
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: New England
Place_Keyword: Maine
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: continental shelf
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: USA
Place_Keyword: North America

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
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 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/bigelow/bigelow-thumb.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Thumbnail image showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/bigelow/bigelow.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:

Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credits, and Larry Poppe for creating this ArcView shapefile.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: V. Zdanowicz
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Originator: L.F. Doggert
Publication_Date: 1983
Title:

Trace metals in New England marine sediments: Casco Bay Maine, in relation to other sites

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Chemical Ecology
Issue_Identification: v. 1, p. 191-200

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Originator: L.F. Doggert
Publication_Date: 1983
Title:

Environmental benchmark studies in Casco Bay-Portland Harbor, Maine, April 1980

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: NOAA Technical Memorandum
Issue_Identification: Report No. NMFS-F/NEC-19, 173 p.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: D.F. Gadbois
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Originator: L.F. Doggert
Publication_Date: 1983
Title:

Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surficial sediments of Casco Bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bulletin Environmental Contamination Toxicology
Issue_Identification: v. 30, p. 530-535.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Publication_Date: 1983
Title: Sediment quality studies in Casco Bay and Penobscot Bay, Maine
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bigelow Laboratory Technical Report
Issue_Identification: No. 33, 56 p.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: V. Zdanowicz
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Publication_Date: 1983
Title:

Trace metal distributions in surficial sediments of Penobscot bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bulletin Environmental Contamination Toxicology
Issue_Identification: v. 31, p. 566-573.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: A.C. Johnson
Originator: D.F. Gadbois
Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: A.W. Humason
Publication_Date: 1985
Title:

The distribution of PAHs in surficial sediments of Penobscot Bay (Maine, USA) in relation to possible sources and to other sites worldwide

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Environmental Research
Issue_Identification: v. 15, p. 1-16.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: D.F. Gadbois
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Publication_Date: 1986
Title:

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Gulf of Maine sediments: distribution and mode of transport

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Environmental Research
Issue_Identification: v. 18, p.231-244.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Publication_Date: 1985
Title:

A review of five years of sediment quality investigations in the Gulf of Maine

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bigelow Laboratory Technical Report
Issue_Identification: No. 50, 86 p.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: H.E. Gaudette
Publication_Date: 1995
Title:

Spatial and temporal aspects of sedimentary trace metal concentrations in mid-coast Maine

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Issue_Identification: v. 30, p. 437-444.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Publication_Date: 1991
Title:

Results of a seasonal survey of trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Casco Bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Bigelow Laboratory Technical Report
Issue_Identification: No. 87, 29 p.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: V.S. Vdanowicz
Originator: D.F. Gadbois
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Publication_Date: unknown
Title:

Trends in sediment concentrations of trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons following the introduction of sewage treatment in Casco Bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: D.F. Gadbois
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Originator: L.F. Doggert
Publication_Date: 1983
Title: PCB monitoring in the Casco Bay regionof the Gulf of Maine
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Issue_Identification: v. 14, p. 32.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: D.F. Gadbois
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Originator: R.F. Maney
Publication_Date: 1984
Title:

On the appearance of PCBs in the surficial sediments of Casco Bay, Maine

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Issue_Identification: v. 15, p. 452-453.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: D.F. Gadbois
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Publication_Date: 1984
Title:

Sediment PCB distribution in the Penobscot Bay region of the Gulf of Maine

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Issue_Identification: v. 15, p. 34-35.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: D.F. Gadbois
Originator: A.C. Johnson
Publication_Date: 1985
Title:

Observations on the distribution of PCBs in deepwater sediments of the Gulf of Maine

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Issue_Identification: v. 16, p. 439-442.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Geochemical and Environmental Research Group
Publication_Date: 1992
Title: Assessment of sediment contamination in Casco Bay
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: GERG Technical Report
Issue_Identification: No. 92-157

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

All attributes were checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data

Completeness_Report:

Identifiers, navigation, grain-size data, statistics and lithology are provided for 518 stations.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Data from the 1980s was navigated primarily by LORAN C with an accuracy of 100 m; data from the 1990s was navigated primarily by DGPS with an accuracy of 10 m.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Peter Larsen
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Gulf of Maine Sediment Data Produced by the Bigelow Laboratory
Edition: 1.0
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boothbay Harbor, ME
Publisher: Bigelow Laboratory

Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2003

Source_Currentness_Reference:

Information unavailable from original metadata. Since the source is unpublished, the year given for the time period of content is the year for this publication.

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Source_Contribution: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Textural and lithologic data from the northwestern Gulf of Maine were manually entered into Excel and exported to an ASCII file. Stations and sediment data were imported from the ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme and saved as the final shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: bigelow.txt
Process_Date: 20021031
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bigelow.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bigelow.shx
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bigelow.dbf
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
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 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.32 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. In some cases, this meant adding text "Information unavailable" or "Information unavailable from original metadata" for those required fields that were left blank. Other minor edits were probably performed (title, publisher, publication place, etc.). The source information was incomplete and had to be modified to meet the standard. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent.

Process_Date: 20151201
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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@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: 20191118
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: 469

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: bigelow.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

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: SEQ
Attribute_Definition: Sequential number identifying each record
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compilers
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 450
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCAL_ID
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier used to distinguish samples and replicates
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Characters and numerics used to distinguish records

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SOURCEID
Attribute_Definition: Author and year of publication for records
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Abbreviated citations for each project

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Short title of the project during which the data were generated
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Abbreviated project titles

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.97667
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.46667
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.29667
Range_Domain_Maximum: -65.67333
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SOUNDING_M
Attribute_Definition: Water depth in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 603.5
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR_ANAL
Attribute_Definition: Year the samples were analyzed
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1980
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1991
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRAVEL
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of gravel in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAND
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of sand in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.28
Range_Domain_Maximum: 89.5
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SILT
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of silt in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 69.7
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLAY
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of clay in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.51
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FINES
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of fines (silt plus clay)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.9
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY
Attribute_Definition: Verbal description of sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String; Lithologic descriptions

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLASS_SYS
Attribute_Definition: System used to generate statistics
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FOLK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Folk's classification scheme
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEAN_PHI
Attribute_Definition: Mean of the grain size distribution
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.305
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15.7393
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STDDEV
Attribute_Definition: Standard Deviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2036
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.2576
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS
Attribute_Definition: Skewness of the size distribution
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.9525
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.8358
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: none
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS
Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis of the size distribution
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.3818
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.2506
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: none
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
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 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. 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: SHP
Format_Version_Number: 3.2
Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

Five files (bigelow.shp, bigelow.dbf, bigelow.shx, bigelow.sbx, bigelow.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.

File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.012

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/bigelow/bigelow.zip

Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW).

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 computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file.

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20211116
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
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 x2314
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 metadata contact is no longer with the USGS or the email is otherwise invalid.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

This page is <https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/catalog/whcmsc/open_file_report/ofr2003-001/bigelow.shp.html>