Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Larry Poppe Publication_Date: 2013 Title: Interpretation of Sedimentary Environments from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H12013 Off the Mouth of the Connecticut River in Eastern Long Island Sound (H12013_SEDENV.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/sedenv/h12013_sedenv.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 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report 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 sedimentary environments 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 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 data used in the interpretation were collected during 2009. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.343180 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.238773 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.295441 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.233067 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:8cf3d880-bb1b-4d4d-9eb0-a474a05d36c3 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: Sedimentary Environments Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Theme_Keyword: NOAA Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2009-059-FA Theme_Keyword: ESRI Shapefile Theme_Keyword: Erosion or Nondeposition Theme_Keyword: Coarse Bedload Transport Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1103 Theme_Keyword: OFR 2012-1103 Theme_Keyword: polygon Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12013 Theme_Keyword: H12013 Theme_Keyword: Sorting and Reworking Theme_Keyword: Info Bank R-59-09-LI Theme_Keyword: Info Bank R-10-10-LI Theme_Keyword: interpretation 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 Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound Place_Keyword: Connecticut River Place_Keyword: Lynde Point Place_Keyword: Griswold Point Place_Keyword: Hatchett Reef Place_Keyword: Hatchett Point Place_Keyword: Old Lyme Place_Keyword: Old Saybrook Place_Keyword: Long Sand Shoal Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: The interpretation was completed at map scales between 1:4,000 and 1:5,000, 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_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 Country: USA 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/sedenv/h12013_sedenv.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the interpreted sedimentary environments within NOAA survey H12013 off the entrance to the Connecticut River in Long Island Sound 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: 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/ 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 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report 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: 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 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report 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: 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 report Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1005 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1005/ 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 report Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1012 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD0ROM 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 report Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1191 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1191/ Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for consistency were performed on these data. Completeness_Report: All collected data with the study area were processed and used to produce this dataset. 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: The source information was incomplete and had to be modified to meet the standard. 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 and sidescan sonar backscatter used in the interpretation were collected during 2009. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_int2m_geo.tif, h12013_seddata.shp, h12013_botphotos.shp, h12013_1msss_geo.tif: inferred from information in the first process step as this was not provided in the original metadata. Source_Contribution: The original acoustic data 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. Process_Step: Process_Description: GeoTIFF images of the multibeam-bathymetry and sidescan-sonar data from survey H12013 and the point data layer from grain-size analyses and textural descriptions of sediments collected from USGS cruises 2009-059-FA and 2010-010-FA in the survey area were imported into the ArcView 3.3 GIS project view. Sedimentary environments were interpreted based on geomorphology and relief in the bathymetry, backscatter intensity of the sidescan sonar, and on the bottom photography and textural data. The individually interpreted environments (Erosion or Nondeposition, Coarse Bedload Transport, and Sorting and Reworking) were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ESRI shapefile using ArcView 3.3. Polygons were traced at a scale of 1:4,000 to 1:5,000; union and subtraction edits were conducted at 1:5,000 to 1:8,500 scales; use of this interpretation data layer 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: 2011 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_sedenv.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 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: 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_sedenv.shp Process_Date: 2011 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_sedenv.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: 02543 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: ArcGIS 9.2 was used to remove overlaps (all polygons with a specific SEDENV attribute value were combined using the Merge command, working from the topmost attribute layer the overlap was removed using the Clip command, and then the merged polygons were exploded to recreate the original individual polygons without overlaps) and extraneous "slivers." Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_sedenv.shp Process_Date: 2012 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_sedenv.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 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. 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: 20160411 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: 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: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 64 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_sedenv 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: SEDENV Attribute_Definition: Interpreted sea floor sedimentary environment Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Erosion or Nondeposition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High-energy environment within which sea-floor sediments are either removed or do not accumulate. Examples of features used to identify this sedimentary environment include: scour depressions, obstacle marks, and rocky outcrops in the multibeam bathymetry; high backscatter targets and areas of high backscatter in the sidescan sonar; gravel, boulders, and bedrock outcrops in the photography; and gravel in the sediment samples. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coarse Bedload Transport Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Environment within which sea-floor sand and pea-gravel sized sediments are transported. Examples of features used to identify this sedimentary environment include: subaqueous dunes (i.e. sand waves and megaripples) in the multibeam bathymetry; moderate backscatter in the sidescan sonar; current rippled sand in the photography; and clean sand and fine gravel in the sediment samples. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sorting and Reworking Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Environment within which sea-floor sediments are being separated into coarser and finer fractions. Examples of features used to identify this sedimentary environment include: relatively flat, featureless seabed in the multibeam bathymetry; areas of lower backscatter in the sidescan sonar; faintly rippled to undulating seabed and scattered shell accumulations in the photography; and fine-grained, slightly muddy sediment samples. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Shapefile containing interpretations of sedimentary environments on the sea floor in Long Island Sound off the mouth of the Connecticut River. Shapefile shows distribution of environments characterized by erosion or nondeposition, coarse bedload transport, and sorting and reworking. 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 Country: USA 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/sedenv/h12013_sedenv.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/sedenv/ 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: 4.7 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 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314 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