Interpretation of depositional units on the SeaMARC 1A image of the Mississippi Fan, USGS Gulf of Mexico Cruise 90001 (INTERP.SHP)

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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: David Twichell
Publication_Date: 20000510
Title:

Interpretation of depositional units on the SeaMARC 1A image of the Mississippi Fan, USGS Gulf of Mexico Cruise 90001 (INTERP.SHP)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1071

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/ofr20051071
Online_Linkage:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/sidescan/interpretation/seamarc/interp.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Twichell D.C.
Originator: Cross V.A.
Originator: Paskevich, V.F.
Originator: Hutchinson, D.R.
Originator: Winters, W.J.
Originator: Hart, P.E.
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:

GIS of selected geophysical and core data in the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope collected by the U.S. Geological Survey

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1071

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/

Description:

Abstract:

Since 1982 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has collected a large amount of surficial and shallow subsurface geologic information in the deep parts of the Gulf of Mexico. These data include digital sidescan sonar imagery, digital seismic-reflection data, and descriptions and analyses of piston and gravity cores. The data were collected during several different projects that addressed surficial and shallow subsurface geologic processes. Some of these data sets have already been published, but the growing interest in the occurrence and distribution of gas hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico warrants integrating these existing data and associated interpretations into a GIS to provide regional background information for ongoing and future gas hydrate research.

Purpose:

This GIS data layer contains an interpretation of the depositional units identified on SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar image collected on the Mississippi Fan. Dep_01 is the oldest unit while Dep_10 is the youngest.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19900325
Ending_Date: 19900408

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.544099
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.023094
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.817466
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.150872

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:792faf0c-84ae-4b1d-95ca-ef119baf37fb

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico GIS database
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
Theme_Keyword: EEZ
Theme_Keyword: interpretation
Theme_Keyword: depositional lobe
Theme_Keyword: Information Archives Field Activity 90001

Theme:

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

Theme:

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

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Mississippi Fan

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: 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

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/sidescan/interpretation/seamarc/interp-thumb.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Thumbnail image showing the extent and content of the data layer.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/sidescan/interpretation/seamarc/interp.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Overview image showing the extent and content of the data layer.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Paskevich, V.
Originator: Twichell, D.
Originator: Schwab, W.
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:

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

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 00-352

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-352/

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set. There are no duplicate features present.

Completeness_Report: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Paskevich, V.
Originator: Twichell, D.
Originator: Schwab, W.
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:

Deposits - shapefile containing interpretation of depositional units on the Mississippi Fan

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 00-352

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://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-352/htmldocs/shape.htm#interp
Online_Linkage:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-352/htmldocs/images.htm#EnhancedImages

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Paskevich, V.
Originator: Twichell, D.
Originator: Schwab, W.
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:

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

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 00-352

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-352/

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
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:

Deposits shapefile and enhanced 25-m SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic

Source_Contribution:

The sidescan sonar mosaic was used as the source from which to identify the depositional units.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic was registered and displayed in ArcView. The interpretation of the 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.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.shx
Process_Contact:

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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The data layer, interp.shp, was edited 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_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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The projection of the shapefile was originally Geographic-NAD27, and it was changed to Geographic-WGS84 using the Project utility in ArcToolbox.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.shp
Process_Date: 2005
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp_project.shp
Process_Contact:

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

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied and renamed.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: interp_project.shp
Process_Date: 2005
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: interp.shp
Process_Contact:

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

Process_Step:

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Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.36 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.). Attempted to modify http to https where appropriate. The link to the larger work citation had to be fixed. 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: 20170307
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
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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:

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Process_Date: 20180720
Process_Contact:

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Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
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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

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 33

Spatial_Reference_Information:

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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: interp
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: ID
Attribute_Definition:

an internal control parameter automatically created during processing

Attribute_Definition_Source: Software Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INTERPRETA
Attribute_Definition:

interpretation of depositional units identified on the SeaMARC 1A image.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: debris flow
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: debris flow
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_01
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

depositional unit 1 - oldest depositional unit interpreted from the SeaMARC 1A image

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_02
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_03
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_04
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_05
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_06
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_07
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_08
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_09
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: depositional unit 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

depositional unit 10 - youngest depositional unit interpreted from the SeaMARC 1A imagery.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: levee-lineated
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

portion of the levee that shows on the sidescan image as having subparallel lineations

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: levee-low-backscatter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: low backscatter portion of the levees
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: levee-mottled
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

alternating high and low backscatter areas on the levee that give a mottled appearance.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: hemipelagic
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

low-backscatter areas on the sidescan mosaic that are interpreted to be hemipelagic deposits.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dep_undiff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

areas of the fan surface within the SeaMARC 1A study area that remain undifferentiated.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dave Twichell

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: Downloadable Data.
Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (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.
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:

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Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBase format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The AVL file contains the legend information (optional). The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file contains the metadata describing the data set <data set name>.shp.xml. An ASCII version of the metadata file. A browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent (optional).

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Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/sidescan/interpretation/seamarc/interp.zip

Access_Instructions: Data may be retrieved via any WWW browser.

Offline_Option:

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Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes

Recording_Format: UDF

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

The 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 data. A free data viewer, arcexplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20211116
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

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

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 x 2281
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

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