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Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 1 |
Maximum: | 3 |
Units: | integer count |
Resolution: | 1 |
Value | Definition |
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Coarse Sand | Sediment of 0-1 phi |
Fine Sand | Sediment of 2-3 phi |
Medium Sand | Sediment of 1-2 phi |
This data set contains polygon shapefile outlining grain size distribution throughout the 1999 - 2003 survey area, offshore of the Grand Strand, SC.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?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.
Although all data have 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.
Data format: | Shapefile contains polygons defining grain size distribution on the inner shelf offshore of the Grand Strand, SC in format SHP (version ArcGIS 9.0) ESRI Polygon Shapefile Size: 0.129 |
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Network links: |
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1346/arcgis/samples/grainsize_poly.zip |
Media you can order: | DVD-ROM (Density 4.75 Gbytes) (format UDF) |
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 data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.