Bottom sample analysis and locations in the vicinity of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (ESRI POINT SHAPEFILE, SAMPLES)

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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: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:

Bottom sample analysis and locations in the vicinity of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (ESRI POINT SHAPEFILE, SAMPLES)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1288

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/ofr20081288
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/html/gis.html
Online_Linkage:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/GIS_catalog/Samples/samples.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Denny, J.F.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Sherwood, C.R.
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:

Geophysical Data Collected off the South Shore of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1288

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/

Description:

Abstract:

The USGS Woods Hole Science Center conducted a nearshore geophysical survey offshore of the southern coast of Martha's Vineyard, in the vicinity of the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) in August 2007. This mapping program was part of a larger research effort supporting the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Ripples Directed-Research Initiative (DRI) studies at MVCO by providing data collection and modeling. The geophysical data will be used to provide initial conditions for wave and circulation models for the study area. Ultimately, geophysical mapping, oceanographic measurements and modeling will help to improve our understanding of coastal sediment-transport processes.
The geophysical mapping utilized a suite of high-resolution instrumentation to map the surficial sediment distribution, depth and sub-surface geology: dual-frequency 100/500 KHz sidescan-sonar system, 234-KHz interferometric sonar, and 500 Hz -12 KHz chirp sub-bottom profiler. The survey was conducted aboard the M/V Megan Miller August 9-13, 2007. The study area covers 35 square kilometers from about 0.2 km to 5-km offshore of the south shore of Martha's Vineyard, and ranges in depth from ~ 5 to 20 meters.

Purpose:

This sample data set is used to support the Office of Naval Research (ONR) OASIS (optical and acoustic sediments in situ) and Ripples Directed Research Initiative (DRI) projects near the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO). Specifically, sample data were collected to mark the boundary between coarse and fine sediment prior to deployment of instrumented tripods, after retrieval of tripods, and to document physical characteristics of the beach. (See Sherwood and others, 2009)

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20050909

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20050916

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20070827

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20070828

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20070829

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20070830

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20071001

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20071002

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20071029

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20071030

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.573700
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.532600
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.349700
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.326000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:b31e77ac-501d-4e4f-8ca4-9f772fc36d52

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: Sediment Samples
Theme_Keyword: Beach Samples
Theme_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory
Theme_Keyword: MVCO
Theme_Keyword: ESRI Point Shapefile
Theme_Keyword: USGS Field Activity 07028
Theme_Keyword: R/V Connecticut

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
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: North America
Place_Keyword: Southeastern Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Northeast United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

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 as the originator of the dataset.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Chris Sherwood
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: 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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2269
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csherwood@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/GIS_catalog/Samples/samples_sm.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Thumbnail image of seafloor and beach sample data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperators at the MVCO in 2005 and 2007

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Paskevich, V.F.
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:

USGS East-Coast Sediment Analysis Procedures, Database, and GIS Data

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1001

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Schlee, J.
Publication_Date: 1973
Title:

Atlantic continental shelf and slope of the United States -- sediment texture of the northeastern part

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: 529-L

Publication_Information:

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

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Shepard, F.P.
Publication_Date: 1954
Title:

Nomenclature based on sand-silt-clay ratios: Journal Sedimentary Petrology

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Issue_Identification: v. 24, p. 151-158

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Publisher: Society for Sedimentary Geology

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Sherwood, C.R.
Originator: Butman, B.
Originator: Rubin, D.M.
Originator: Signell, R.P.
Originator: Warner, J.C.
Publication_Date: 2009
Title: National Community Sediment-Transport Modeling Project
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/sediment-transport/

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Onshore beach samples were collected within approximately 0.5 kilometers of the MVCO Meteorological Mast in September 2005. Seafloor samples were collected in the vicinity of the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) 12-meter node and ASIT in August and October 2007. Beach samples were collected by hand, seafloor samples were collected by SCUBA divers using short (30-cm) push cores or by Van Veen grab sampler. All samples were processed by the U.S. Geological Survey sediment laboratory.

Completeness_Report:

All sample data collected in September 2005, August and October, 2007 are included in this ESRI shapefile.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigation was provided by the R/V Connecticuts GPS system for samples collected in August and October 2007, (http://www.marinesciences.uconn.edu/MSTC/Vesselops/rv_specs.html). GPS (no Selective Availability) is considered to provide roughly 10 meters positional accuracy (http://www.navcen.uscg.gov).
The location of beach samples was estimated from Google Earth images (2005).

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Water depth of sample locations were recorded from the ship's echosounder to provide a general depth for each sample. Nominal depth (meters, relative to MLLW, probably accurate to +/- 1 m).

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Information unavailable from original metadata - assumed USGS
Publication_Date: unknown
Title: Information unavailable from original metadata

Type_of_Source_Media: Information unavailable from original metadata
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2009

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Information unavailable from original metadata
Source_Contribution:

In August, 2007 USGS deployed instrumented tripods at two locations within the geophysical survey area. Prior to tripod deployment, seafloor sediment samples were collected at the tripod locations, to define the boundary between coarse and fine sediment. The sample locations were dictated by the investigative needs of the OASIS (optical and acoustic sediments in situ) and DRI projects, and were not collected to ground-truth the 2007 geophysical survey area. In October, 2007 the tripods were recovered and additional sample locations were collected. Beach samples collected in 2005 are also included.
All samples were processed for grain size in the WHSC sediment lab using sieve and coulter counter techniques (Poppe, and others, 2005). Beach samples (top 2 cm) were hand-sampled with a Teflon-coated scoop. Most other samples were obtained by SCUBA divers with short (~15 to 30-cm long x 4.5-cm diameter) push cores, but a few were collected with a modified Van Veen grab sampler and subsampled to obtain representative material from the top 2 cm. Samples were collected in September, 2005 and August and October, 2007. Only samples collected in August, 2007 are associated with a USGS, Woods Hole Science Center, Field Activity Number (07028).
Sediment sizes are reported in phi units, which are defined as: size [phi] = -log2( size [mm] ).
Beach samples were obtained by R. Horwitz. USGS diver samples were obtained by D. Blackwood and C. Worley. Samples were also provided by A. Hay (Dalhousie University) and P. Traykovski (WHOI). Sample analyses were performed by K. McMullen.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

A Microsoft Excel 2004 spreadsheet containing sediment analysis and additional acquisition information was exported as a comma-delimited text file (*.csv). The comma-delimited text file was then imported to ArcGIS 9.2 using Tools - Add XY Data, creating an event theme referenced to the Geographic Coordinate System WGS84. The event theme was then exported as a point shapefile.

Process_Date: 2009
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jane F. Denny
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
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x 2311
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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.). Reordered the links in the identification section so a landing page link is first. Attempted to modify http to https where appropriate. The source information was incomplete and had to be modified to meet the standard. The distribution format name was modified in an attempt to be more consistent with other metadata files of the same data format. 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: 20171019
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: 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: 73

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: samples
Entity_Type_Definition: ESRI Point Shapefile
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: FRAME
Attribute_Definition:

Indicates the instrument frame associated with the sample, or beach location.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Indicates the instrument frame associated with the sample, or beach location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIELD_NO
Attribute_Definition: Original sample information recorded in the field.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Original sample information recorded in the field.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Location of sample, WGS84
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.326
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.3497
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Location of sample station, WGS84
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.5737
Range_Domain_Maximum: 70.5326
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M
Attribute_Definition: Depth at sample location read from the ship's fathometer
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 16
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEVICE
Attribute_Definition: Sampling device (if reported)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sampling Device used. A 'Not Reported' is listed if the sampling device was not reported.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition:

Sample depth in sediment (cm) used for analyses. If not specifically noted, the samples are from the sediment surface, nominally including the top 2 cm. -9999 to represent 'No Data' if sampling device was not reported.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 21
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: B_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition:

Sample depth in sediment (cm) used for analyses. If not specifically noted, the samples are from the sediment surface, nominally including the top 2 cm. -9999 value used to represent 'No Data' if sampling device was not reported.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MONTH_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Month sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Month of the year
Codeset_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DAY_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Day sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Day of the year
Codeset_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Year sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Calendar Year
Codeset_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WEIGHT
Attribute_Definition: Dry mass (gm) of sample used in analysis
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 4.7116
Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.2817
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRAVEL_PCT
Attribute_Definition: Percent Gravel in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 12.36
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAND_PCT
Attribute_Definition: Percent Sand in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 85.12
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.99
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SILT_PCT
Attribute_Definition: Percent silt in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.86
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLAY_PCT
Attribute_Definition: Percent clay in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.74
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLASSIFICA
Attribute_Definition:

Descriptive size classification according Shepard (1954) ternary classification system, as modified by Schlee, 1973).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment grain size < 2 mm and > 0.062 mm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Gravelly Sediment
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grain Size > 2mm and < 64 mm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEDIAN
Attribute_Definition: median size of sample (phi)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.22
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEAN
Attribute_Definition: mean size of sample (phi)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.1
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STDEV
Attribute_Definition: Standard Deviation of sample (phi)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.13
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.64
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS
Attribute_Definition: Skewness of sample (unitless)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -14.78
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.53
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unit less

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS
Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis of sample (unitless)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 275.88
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unit less

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm5
Attribute_Definition:

Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 5 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm4
Attribute_Definition:

Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 4 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm3
Attribute_Definition:

Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 3 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.13
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm2
Attribute_Definition:

Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 2 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.2
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm1
Attribute_Definition:

Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 1 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.22
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_0
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 0 phi size class.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.05
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_1
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 1 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06
Range_Domain_Maximum: 82.44
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_2
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 2 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.49
Range_Domain_Maximum: 89.55
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_3
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 3 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 77.08
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_4
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 4 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 63.34
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_5
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 5 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.87
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_6
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 6 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.65
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_7
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 7 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.69
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_8
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 8 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.86
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_9
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 9 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.89
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_10
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 10 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_11
Attribute_Definition: Fraction of analyzed sample in 11 phi size class
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.25
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ANALYST
Attribute_Definition: USGS Sediment Analyst
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: USGS Sediment Analyst's Comments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ANAL_COMM
Attribute_Definition: Analyst's Comments
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: USGS Sediment Analyst's Comments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY
Attribute_Definition: physical character of the sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: USGS Comments on physical character of sample

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMMENTS
Attribute_Definition: Additional USGS Comments
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Additional USGS Comments

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Column A FRAME This indicates which instrument frame the sample is associated with, except for beach samples, indicated with a B. The key for the other samples is:
First letter C or F indicates coarse or fine sediment patch, D indicates dividing line between coarse and fine at the USGS 11-m site. Two-digit number 08, 11, 12, 16 indicates nominal water depth (meters, relative to MLW).
Next letter C or T (if present) indicates location of sample on crest or trough of a ripple.
Final letter T or B (if present) indicates top or bottom of diver push core.
Column B FIELD_NO
This column contains the original sample information recorded in the field. In some cases, it includes a date and a sample number; in others, it provides more information on sample location. In the case of the beach samples, KB indicates Katama Beach. Sediment samples were collected on south-facing Katama Beach in Edgartown, MA on September 16, 2005. Samples were collected in three parallel transects, roughly 5m apart. Each transect started at the base of the dune and ran to the low-tide water level (12:50pm EDT), totaling 7 samples at 5m intervals, zero to 30 meters from the dune base. Samples at 0m are labeled dune then +5, +10, +15, etc. The second number identifies the transect, with transect 1 farthest west.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Definitions of the fields within the sediment sample shapefile were provided by Chris R. Sherwood, USGS.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jane Denny
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: 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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2311
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
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 9.2
Format_Information_Content:

WinZip (version 9.0) file containing ESRI point shapefile and metadata describing sample location and analysis

File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 1

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/GIS_catalog/Samples/samples.zip

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

Fees: none

Technical_Prerequisites:

This zip file contains data available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) point 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.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240318
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jane Denny
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: 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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2311
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310
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
Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
Metadata_Use_Constraints: none

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