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        <origin>Larry Poppe</origin>
        <pubdate>2013</pubdate>
        <title>Surficial Sediment Data Collected During U.S. Geological Survey Cruises 2009-050-FA and 2010-010-FA Off the Entrance to the Connecticut River in Eastern Long Island Sound (H12013_SEDDATA.SHP, Geographic, WGS84)</title>
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          <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
          <issue>2012-1103</issue>
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          <pubplace>Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program</publish>
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        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121103</onlink>
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        <onlink>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/sediment/h12013_seddata.xls</onlink>
        <onlink>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/sediment/h12013_seddata.txt</onlink>
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            <origin>L.J. Poppe</origin>
            <origin>K.Y. McMullen</origin>
            <origin>S.D. Ackerman</origin>
            <origin>M.R. Guberski</origin>
            <origin>D.A. Wood</origin>
            <pubdate>2013</pubdate>
            <title>Sea-floor character and geology off the entrance to the Connecticut River, northeastern Long Island Sound</title>
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            <serinfo>
              <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
              <issue>2012-1103</issue>
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            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <othercit>1 DVD-ROM</othercit>
            <onlink>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/</onlink>
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      <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</abstract>
      <purpose>The purpose of his data set is to release the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and(or) textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at 18 stations on bathymetric data of the sea floor off the mouth of the Connecticut River in eastern Long Island Sound in Geographic, WGS84. These data can be used to provide information on surface geology and sedimentary processes.</purpose>
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      <current>ground condition; there were actually three days of sediment data collection: 20091109, 20091111, and 20100417</current>
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    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>None planned</update>
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        <themekey>U.S. Geological Survey</themekey>
        <themekey>USGS</themekey>
        <themekey>Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center</themekey>
        <themekey>WHCMSC</themekey>
        <themekey>Coastal and Marine Geology Program</themekey>
        <themekey>CMGP</themekey>
        <themekey>RV Rafael</themekey>
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        <themekey>surficial sediment classification</themekey>
        <themekey>sediment data</themekey>
        <themekey>sediments</themekey>
        <themekey>sediment samples</themekey>
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        <themekey>gravel</themekey>
        <themekey>sand</themekey>
        <themekey>stations</themekey>
        <themekey>sea floor</themekey>
        <themekey>Field Activity Number 2009-059-FA</themekey>
        <themekey>Van Veen grab sampler</themekey>
        <themekey>SEABOSS</themekey>
        <themekey>Open-File Report 2012-1103</themekey>
        <themekey>OFR 2012-1103</themekey>
        <themekey>Field Activity Number 2010-010-FA</themekey>
        <themekey>H12013</themekey>
        <themekey>NOAA Survey H12013</themekey>
        <themekey>gravelly sediment</themekey>
        <themekey>Info Bank R-59-09-LI</themekey>
        <themekey>Info Bank R-10-10-LI</themekey>
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        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>environment</themekey>
        <themekey>location</themekey>
        <themekey>oceans</themekey>
        <themekey>geoscientificInformation</themekey>
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        <themekt>USGS Thesaurus</themekt>
        <themekey>grain-size analysis</themekey>
        <themekey>navigational data</themekey>
        <themekey>geospatial datasets</themekey>
        <themekey>sea-floor characteristics</themekey>
        <themekey>marine geology</themekey>
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      <place>
        <placekt>None</placekt>
        <placekey>northeast United States</placekey>
        <placekey>North America</placekey>
        <placekey>United States</placekey>
        <placekey>Atlantic Ocean</placekey>
        <placekey>Long Island Sound</placekey>
        <placekey>Connecticut</placekey>
        <placekey>Lynde Point</placekey>
        <placekey>Connecticut River</placekey>
        <placekey>Griswold Point</placekey>
        <placekey>Hatchett Point</placekey>
        <placekey>Hatchett Reef</placekey>
        <placekey>Old Saybrook</placekey>
        <placekey>Old Lyme</placekey>
        <placekey>Long Sand Shoal</placekey>
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    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>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.</useconst>
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        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Larry Poppe</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
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        <cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
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          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
          <city>Woods Hole</city>
          <state>MA</state>
          <postal>02543-1598</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
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        <cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2314</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
        <cntemail>lpoppe@usgs.gov</cntemail>
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      <browsed>Thumbnail image showing the locations of sediment data collected during USGS cruises 2009-059-FA and 2010-010-FA off the entrance to the Connecticut River in eastern Long Island Sound</browsed>
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      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Poppe, L.J.</origin>
        <origin>Williams, S.J.</origin>
        <origin>Paskevich, V.F.</origin>
        <pubdate>2005</pubdate>
        <title>USGS east-coast sediment analysis: procedures, database, and GIS data</title>
        <edition>1.0</edition>
        <geoform>GIS data release</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
          <issue>2005-1001</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
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    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Poppe, L.J.</origin>
        <origin>DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.</origin>
        <origin>Doran, E.F.</origin>
        <origin>Smith, S.M.</origin>
        <origin>Stewart, H.F.</origin>
        <origin>Forfinski, N.A.</origin>
        <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
        <title>Geologic interpretation and multibeam bathymetry of the sea floor in the vicinity of the Race, eastern Long Island Sound</title>
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        <geoform>GIS data release</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
          <issue>2007-1012</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
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      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Poppe, L.J.</origin>
        <origin>Denny, J.F.</origin>
        <origin>Williams, S.J.</origin>
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        <origin>Forfinski, N.A.</origin>
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        <title>The geology of Six Mile Reef, eastern Long Island Sound</title>
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        <geoform>GIS data release</geoform>
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          <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
          <issue>2007-1191</issue>
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          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
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      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Blackwood, D.S.</origin>
        <origin>Parolski, K.F.</origin>
        <pubdate>2001</pubdate>
        <title>Seabed observation and sampling system</title>
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        <serinfo>
          <sername>Sea Technology</sername>
          <issue>v. 42, no. 2, p.39-43</issue>
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      <citeinfo>
        <origin>McMullen, K.Y.</origin>
        <origin>Poppe, L.J.</origin>
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        <origin>Schaer, J.D.</origin>
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          <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
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          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
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      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Poppe, L.J.</origin>
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        <origin>Mlodzinska, Z.J.</origin>
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          <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
          <issue>98-502, Chapter 3</issue>
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          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
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        <othercit>1 CD-ROM</othercit>
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          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Poppe, L.J.</origin>
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              <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
              <issue>98-502</issue>
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              <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
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            <othercit>CD-ROM.</othercit>
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        <origin>Guberski, M.R.</origin>
        <origin>Wood, D.A.</origin>
        <origin>Doran, E.F.</origin>
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        <title>Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Orient Point, New York</title>
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          <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
          <issue>2010-1100</issue>
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          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
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        <othercit>1 DVD-ROM</othercit>
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        <origin>Irwin, B.J.</origin>
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        <title>Sea-floor Geology and Character Offshore of Rocky Point, New York</title>
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          <issue>2010-1007</issue>
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          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
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        <othercit>Also on DVD-ROM</othercit>
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      <procstep>
        <procdesc>USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20180720</procdate>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
              <cntper>VeeAnn A. Cross</cntper>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntpos>Marine Geologist</cntpos>
            <cntaddr>
              <addrtype>Mailing and Physical</addrtype>
              <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
              <city>Woods Hole</city>
              <state>MA</state>
              <postal>02543-1598</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2251</cntvoice>
            <cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
            <cntemail>vatnipp@usgs.gov</cntemail>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Crossref DOI link was added as the first link in the metadata.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20191118</procdate>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
              <cntper>VeeAnn A. Cross</cntper>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntpos>Marine Geologist</cntpos>
            <cntaddr>
              <addrtype>Mailing and Physical</addrtype>
              <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
              <city>Woods Hole</city>
              <state>MA</state>
              <postal>02543-1598</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2251</cntvoice>
            <cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
            <cntemail>vatnipp@usgs.gov</cntemail>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20200908</procdate>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
              <cntper>VeeAnn A. Cross</cntper>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntpos>Marine Geologist</cntpos>
            <cntaddr>
              <addrtype>Mailing and Physical</addrtype>
              <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
              <city>Woods Hole</city>
              <state>MA</state>
              <postal>02543-1598</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2251</cntvoice>
            <cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
            <cntemail>vatnipp@usgs.gov</cntemail>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spdoinfo>
    <direct>Vector</direct>
    <ptvctinf>
      <sdtsterm>
        <sdtstype>Entity point</sdtstype>
        <ptvctcnt>18</ptvctcnt>
      </sdtsterm>
    </ptvctinf>
  </spdoinfo>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <geograph>
        <latres>0.000001</latres>
        <longres>0.000001</longres>
        <geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit>
      </geograph>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>D_WGS_1984</horizdn>
        <ellips>WGS_1984</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257224</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>h12013_seddata</enttypl>
        <enttypd>Shapefile Attribute Table</enttypd>
        <enttypds>ESRI</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>FID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Feature geometry.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LABNO</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Unique identifier consisting of two characters and three numerics assigned during lab analysis</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Scientist</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Character String of width 5</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>STATIONID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Sample name assigned in the field</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Scientist</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Character String</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PROJECT</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Project name</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Scientist</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>OLD LYME</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CRUISEID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Name or number of cruise during which the samples were collected</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Scientist</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>2009-059-FA or 2010-010-FA</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PRINCIPAL</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Name (initial and last name) of the principal investigator</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Scientist</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>LPOPPE</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>AREA</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Geographic region of the study area</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Scientist</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Long Island Sound</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LATITUDE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Latitude coordinate of the sample location, WGS84</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>41.242367</rdommin>
            <rdommax>41.286583</rdommax>
            <attrunit>Decimal degrees</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.000001</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LONGITUDE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Longitude coordinate of sample location, WGS84</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>-72.3375</rdommin>
            <rdommax>-72.244117</rdommax>
            <attrunit>Decimal degrees</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.000001</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>DEPTH_M</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Water depth or sounding in meters. Handwritten at time station was occupied based on reading from the ship's fathometer corrected for draft, but not tide. A NODATA value of -9999 is used for those locations where depth was not acquired.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>5.4</rdommin>
            <rdommax>37.4</rdommax>
            <attrunit>meters</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.1</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>T_DEPTH</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Top depth of the sample below sediment-water interface. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>0</edomv>
            <edomvd>Depth in sediment in centimeters</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Scientist</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>B_DEPTH</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Bottom depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>2</edomv>
            <edomvd>Depth in sediment in centimeters</edomvd>
            <edomvds>Scientist</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>DEVICE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Device used to collect sample</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>SMALL SEABOSS GRAB</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>MONTH</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Calendar month sample was collected</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>4</rdommin>
            <rdommax>11</rdommax>
            <attrunit>months</attrunit>
            <attrmres>1</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>DAY</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Day of month sample was collected</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>09</rdommin>
            <rdommax>17</rdommax>
            <attrunit>days</attrunit>
            <attrmres>1</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>YEAR</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Year sample was collected</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>2009</rdommin>
            <rdommax>2010</rdommax>
            <attrunit>years</attrunit>
            <attrmres>1</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>WEIGHT</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight of dry sample in grams. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>31.763</rdommin>
            <rdommax>205.72</rdommax>
            <attrunit>grams</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.0001</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>ZGRAVEL</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Gravel content in percent dry weight. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>25.48</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>ZSAND</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Sand content in percent dry weight. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>66.15</rdommin>
            <rdommax>99.56</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>ZSILT</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Silt content in percent dry weight. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.02</rdommin>
            <rdommax>17.87</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>ZCLAY</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Clay content in percent dry weight. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.01</rdommin>
            <rdommax>4.22</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SEDCLASS</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Sediment description based on a rigorous definition</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>SAND</edomv>
            <edomvd>Sediment whose main phase is less than 2 mm, but great greater than or equal to 0.062 mm</edomvd>
            <edomvds>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>GRAVEL</edomv>
            <edomvd>Sediment whose main phase is &gt;2 mm. Where samples were not taken, this sediment class was estimated from the bottom photography.</edomvd>
            <edomvds>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>GRAVELLY SEDIMENT</edomv>
            <edomvd>Sediment whose main phase is &gt;2 mm, but with significant other sediment</edomvd>
            <edomvds>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</edomvds>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>MEDIAN</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Middle point in the grain-size distribution in phi units. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.16</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3.53</rdommax>
            <attrunit>phi</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>MEAN</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Average value in the grain-size distribution in phi units. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>-0.43</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3.91</rdommax>
            <attrunit>phi</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>STDEV</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Standard deviation of the grain-size distribution in phi units. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.55</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3.08</rdommax>
            <attrunit>phi</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SKEWNESS</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Deviation from symmetrical form of the grain-size distribution. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>-0.52</rdommin>
            <rdommax>1.12</rdommax>
            <attrunit>no units</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>KURTOSIS</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Degree of curvature near the mode of the grain-size distribution. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>-0.31</rdommin>
            <rdommax>14.35</rdommax>
            <attrunit>no units</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_11</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 11 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>0.64</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_10</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 10 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>1.37</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_9</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 9 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.01</rdommin>
            <rdommax>2.21</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_8</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 8 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.01</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3.12</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_7</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 7 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.01</rdommin>
            <rdommax>4.33</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_6</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 6 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>5.34</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_5</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 5 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>7.22</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_4</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 4 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>1.02</rdommin>
            <rdommax>64.01</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_3</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 3 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>2.53</rdommin>
            <rdommax>59.15</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_2</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 2 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.41</rdommin>
            <rdommax>62.03</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_1</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 1 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.22</rdommin>
            <rdommax>40.03</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHI_0</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 0 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.16</rdommin>
            <rdommax>20.97</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHIM1</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the -1 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>12.85</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHIM2</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the -2 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>9.25</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHIM3</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the -3 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>10.53</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHIM4</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the -4 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>13.92</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PHIM5</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the -5 phi fraction. A value of -9999 is a NODATA value entered where samples were not physically collected.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>0</rdommax>
            <attrunit>percent</attrunit>
            <attrmres>0.01</attrmres>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
    <overview>
      <eaover>Textural data and visual descriptions produced from that portion of the samples and photography of USGS cruises 2009-059-FA and 2010-010-FA that fall within the study area are presented in this dataset. Visual descriptions of sediment texture were used in areas where samples could not be collected (e.g., boulder fields). These stations can be differentiated by the presence of the nodata value '-9999' in all of the numeric analytical fields. However, the navigation and station identifiers are known.</eaover>
      <eadetcit>U.S. Geological Survey</eadetcit>
    </overview>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Larry Poppe</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
          <city>Woods Hole</city>
          <state>MA</state>
          <postal>02543-1598</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2314</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
        <cntemail>lpoppe@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>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.</distliab>
    <stdorder>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>SHP</formname>
          <formvern>ArcView 3.3</formvern>
          <formspec>ESRI point shapefile</formspec>
          <formcont>A zip file containing the geospatial data, metadata describing the data set, and a browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent. The Excel (2003) and TEXT versions of the data are also available in the WinZip file.</formcont>
          <filedec>zip archive</filedec>
          <transize>0.08</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/sediment/h12013_seddata.zip</networkr>
                <networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/html/catalog.html</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
            <accinstr>Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).</accinstr>
          </onlinopt>
          <offoptn>
            <offmedia>DVD-ROM</offmedia>
            <reccap>
              <recden>4.75</recden>
              <recdenu>Gbytes</recdenu>
            </reccap>
            <recfmt>UDF</recfmt>
          </offoptn>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <fees>None</fees>
    </stdorder>
    <techpreq>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. The user must have software capable of uncompressing archived zip files, such as WinZip or Pkware.  The Excel (2003) and TEXT versions of the data are also available in the WinZip file.</techpreq>
    <availabl>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>2013</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
    </availabl>
  </distinfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Larry Poppe</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
          <city>Woods Hole</city>
          <state>MA</state>
          <postal>02543-1598</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2314</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
        <cntemail>lpoppe@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>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.</distliab>
    <stdorder>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>XLS</formname>
          <formverd>2003</formverd>
          <formspec>Excel spreadsheet</formspec>
          <formcont>An Excel file containing navigation and grain-size analysis data.</formcont>
          <filedec>no compression applied</filedec>
          <transize>0.02</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/sediment/h12013_seddata.xls</networkr>
                <networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/html/catalog.html</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
            <accinstr>Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).</accinstr>
          </onlinopt>
          <offoptn>
            <offmedia>DVD-ROM</offmedia>
            <reccap>
              <recden>4.75</recden>
              <recdenu>Gbytes</recdenu>
            </reccap>
            <recfmt>UDF</recfmt>
          </offoptn>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <fees>None</fees>
    </stdorder>
    <techpreq>These data are available in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format. The user must have software capable of reading or importing the Excel-formatted data file.</techpreq>
    <availabl>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>2013</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
    </availabl>
  </distinfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Larry Poppe</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
          <city>Woods Hole</city>
          <state>MA</state>
          <postal>02543-1598</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2314</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
        <cntemail>lpoppe@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>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.</distliab>
    <stdorder>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>ASCII</formname>
          <formverd>2008</formverd>
          <formspec>text file</formspec>
          <formcont>First record contains field headings. Data fields are comma separated.</formcont>
          <filedec>no compression applied</filedec>
          <transize>0.01</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/sediment/h12013_seddata.txt</networkr>
                <networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/html/catalog.html</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
            <accinstr>Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).</accinstr>
          </onlinopt>
          <offoptn>
            <offmedia>DVD-ROM</offmedia>
            <reccap>
              <recden>4.75</recden>
              <recdenu>Gbytes</recdenu>
            </reccap>
            <recfmt>UDF</recfmt>
          </offoptn>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <fees>None</fees>
    </stdorder>
    <techpreq>These data are available as a generic ASCII formatted data file. The user must have a software program capable of reading the comma-delimited data file.</techpreq>
    <availabl>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>2011</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
    </availabl>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>20211116</metd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
          <cntper>Larry Poppe</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
          <city>Woods Hole</city>
          <state>MA</state>
          <postal>02543-1598</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2314</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
        <cntemail>whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov</cntemail>
        <cntinst>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.</cntinst>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
    <mettc>local time</mettc>
  </metainfo>
</metadata>
