Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H12013 Off the Entrance to the Connecticut River in Eastern Long Island Sound (H12013_INTERP.SHP, Geographic, WGS84)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Larry Poppe
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:

Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H12013 Off the Entrance to the Connecticut River in Eastern Long Island Sound (H12013_INTERP.SHP, Geographic, WGS84)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1103

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/ofr20121103
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/interpret/h12013_interp.zip

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/html/catalog.html
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: M.R. Guberski
Originator: D.A. Wood
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:

Sea-floor character and geology off the entrance to the Connecticut River, northeastern Long Island Sound

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1103

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/

Description:

Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetry and sidescan-sonar imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a fundamental framework for research and management activities in Long Island Sound, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During April-May 2009 NOAA completed hydrographic survey H12013 offshore of the entrance to the Connecticut River, and during November 2009 and April 2010 bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of two ground-truth reconnaissance surveys of this area. Two interpretive data layers were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder and the ground-truth data used to verify them. For more information on the ground-truth surveys see: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2009-059-FA and http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-010-FA

Purpose:

To release an interpretation of bottom features based on bathymetry data collected during NOAA survey H12013 and sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS surveys 2009-059-FA and 2010-010-FA off the entrance to the Connecticut River in eastern Long Island Sound, in a geographic, WGS84 coordinate system. These data can be used to provide information on surface geology and sedimentary processes.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20091109
Ending_Date: 20100417

Currentness_Reference:

Ground condition, however, calendar dates are for the bottom samples and photography. Multibeam bathymetry used in the interpretation were collected during 20090418 to 20090517.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.343214
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.239305
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.294022
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.233067

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:eab2143d-8308-413b-9d54-210ead580bea

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Interpretations
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12013
Theme_Keyword: H12013
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2009-059-FA
Theme_Keyword: ESRI shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Rocky
Theme_Keyword: Sand waves
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1103
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2012-1103
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Theme_Keyword: CT DEEP
Theme_Keyword: Megaripples
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2010-010-FA
Theme_Keyword: Info Bank R-59-09-LI
Theme_Keyword: Info Bank R-10-10-LI

Theme:

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

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: Connecticut River
Place_Keyword: Connecticut
Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Lynde Point
Place_Keyword: Griswold Point
Place_Keyword: Hatchett Point
Place_Keyword: Hatchett Reef
Place_Keyword: Long Sand Shoal
Place_Keyword: Old Lyme
Place_Keyword: Old Saybrook

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

The interpretation was completed at map scales between 1:3,500 and 1:5,500, but is not intended for use at map scales smaller than 1:24,000. 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_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe

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

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/2012/1103/data/interpret/h12013_interp.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Thumbnail image showing the interpreted bottom features within NOAA survey H12013

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Originator: Smith, S.M.
Originator: Stewart, H.F.
Originator: Forfinski, N.A.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:

Geologic interpretation and multibeam bathymetry of the sea floor in the vicinity of the Race, eastern Long Island Sound

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1012

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1012/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Denny, J.F.
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Moser, M.S.
Originator: Forfinski, N.A.
Originator: Stewart, H.F.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: The geology of Six Mile Reef, eastern Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1191

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1191/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Schaer, J.D.
Originator: Ostapenko, A.J.
Originator: Glomb, K.A.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:

Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Plum Island, New York

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1005

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1005/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Hastings, M.E.
Originator: DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.
Originator: Manheim, F.T.
Originator: Mlodzinska, Z.J.
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Surficial sediment database
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Spreadsheet database
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 98-502, Chapter 3

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-502/chapt3/chpt3.htm
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Polloni, C.
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Long Island Sound environmental studies
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Thematic report
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 98-502

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 CD-ROM
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-502/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Ackerman, D.S.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Irwin, B.J.
Originator: Schaer, J.D.
Originator: Lewit, P.G.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:

Sea-floor Geology and Character Offshore of Rocky Point, New York

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1007

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Schaer, J.D.
Originator: Guberski, M.R.
Originator: Wood, D.A.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:

Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Orient Point, New York

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1100

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1100/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Schaer, J.D.
Originator: Glomb, K.A.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:

Sea-floor geology of Long Island Sound North of Duck Pond Point, New York

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1149

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: J.D. Schaer
Originator: M.R. Forrest
Originator: A.J. Ostapenko
Originator: E.F. Doran
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:

Sea-Floor Geology and Topography Offshore in Eastern Long Island Sound

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1150

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1150/

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.

Completeness_Report:

All collected data within the study area were processed and used to produce this dataset. Blank areas within the study area are primarily sand and gravelly sand without larger (>10 cm) bedforms.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigation of the underlying data on which the interpretation is based was by differential GPS. Interpretation good to 1:24,000.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

The source information specified in the metadata appears to actually cover two datasets. One from NOAA and one from USGS.

Publication_Date: unknown
Title:

Information unavailable from original metadata. Based on other information in the metadata, one source title appears to be Surficial sediment database.

Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20091109
Ending_Date: 20100417

Source_Currentness_Reference:

Ground condition, however, calendar date is for the bottom samples and photography. Multibeam bathymetry used in the interpretation were collected during 20090418 to 20090517.

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

h12013_int2m_geo.tif, h12013_seddata.shp, h12013_botphotos.shp, andh12013_1msss_geo.tif. This information was not in the original metadata, but derived from the information in the first process step.

Source_Contribution:

The original acoustic data (multibeam bathymetry and sidescan sonar) acquired during NOAA survey H12013 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson and the portion of the sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS surveys 2009-059-FA and 2010-010-FA that fall within the study area. Historical grain-size data used in the interpretation are from Poppe and others (1998).

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

GeoTIFF images of the multibeam bathymetry and sidescan data from survey H12013 and the point data layer from grain-size analyses of sediments collected from this survey area were imported into the ArcView 3.3 GIS project view. Bottom features were interpreted based on geomorphology and relief in the bathymetry, backscatter in the sidescan sonar data, and on the bottom photography and textural analyses. The individually interpreted features (rocky, sand waves, and megaripples) were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ESRI shapefile using ArcView 3.3. Polygons were were traced and union and subtraction edits were conducted at scales of 1:3,500 to 1:5,500. Use of this interpretation datalayer is not recommended at scales of less than 1:24,000.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_int2m_geo.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_seddata.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_botphotos.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_1msss_geo.tif
Process_Date: 2012
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_interp.shp
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Larry 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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

ArcGIS 9.2 was used to define the projection of the ESRI shapefile as geographic WGS84 and to create the .prj file using the ArcToolbox Define Projection tool.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_interp.shp
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_interp.prj
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Larry 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: 02536
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. Minor fixes to the attribute format for some attributes was needed. 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: 20160408
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:

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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: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 136

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: h12013_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: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEATURES
Attribute_Definition: Identifiable components of the sea floor
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Megaripples
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sea floor characterized by bedforms predominantly >10 cm, but <1m in relief. Examples of attributes used to identify these features include: low, linear, dune-like ridges in the multibeam bathymetry; a fine tiger-stripe pattern in the sidescan sonar backscatter; large, broad ripples in the bottom photography; and sand in the sediment samples.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sand waves
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sea floor characterized by bedforms predominantly >1 m in relief. Examples of attributes used to identify these features include: high, linear, dune-like ridges in the multibeam bathymetry; a tiger-stripe pattern in the sidescan sonar backscatter; large, steep alternating slopes in the bottom photography; and sand in the sediment samples

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rocky
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sea floor characterized by boulders or exposed bedrock. Examples of attributes used to identify these features include: rough, elevated areas and areas with numerous, small (<10 m), isolated bathymtric highs in the multibeam bathymetry; high backscatter targets in the sidescan sonar data; and boulders and bedrock outcrops, sometimes covered with sessile fauna and flora, in the bottom photography.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Shapefile containing interpretations of the sea floor off the entrance to the Connecticut River in eastern Long Island Sound. Shapefile shows distributions of sea-floor features characterized as rocky, sand waves, and megaripples. Blank areas within the study area are primarily sand and gravelly sand without larger bedforms.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Larry 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

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:

Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), nor the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) 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, NOAA, or the CT DEEP 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: ArcView 3.3
Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

A zip file containing the geospatial data, metadata, and browse graphic.

File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive
Transfer_Size: 0.15

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/interpret/h12013_interp.zip

Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/interpret/
Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/html/catalog.html

Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes

Recording_Format: UDF

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

The user must be capable of uncompressing WinZip files. Also, 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.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2013

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20211116
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe

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

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

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