Locations and analysis of sediment samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound in September 2010 on the RV Connecticut (BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Locations and analysis of sediment samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound in September 2010 on the RV Connecticut (BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1221
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141221
Online_Linkage:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/shapefile/BBVS_SedimentSamples.zip
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Adrienne L. Pappal
Originator: Emily C. Huntley
Originator: Dann S. Blackwood
Originator: William C. Schwab
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Geological Sampling Data and Benthic Biota Classification: Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1221
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Ackerman, S.D., Pappal, A.L., Huntley, E.C., Blackwood, D.S., and Schwab, W.C., 2015, Geological sampling data and benthic biota classification—Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014–1221, 30 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141221.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141221
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/
Description:
Abstract:
These data were collected under a cooperative agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program. The primary objective of this program, initiated in 2003, is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of sea-floor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human effects. The project is focused on the inshore waters (5-30 meters deep) of Massachusetts. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html). This spatial dataset is from the study area located in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound Massachusetts, and consists of ground-validation data which include the spatial extent of sea-floor sediment sample analyses, the location of sea-floor bottom photographs, and the tracklines along which sea-floor video was collected. These ground-validation (or ground-truth) data accompany a suite of high-resolution geophysical data, including swath bathymetry, sidescan-sonar backscatter intensity, and seismic-reflection data that were released in USGS Open File Reports 2012-1002 and 2012-1006. The sea-floor sampling data were collected during USGS survey 2010-005-FA in 2010 and cover more than 750 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf where the geophysical data were collected in 2009 and 2010.
Purpose:
This data set includes the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and/or textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at 301 stations. The sediments were collected with a modified Van Veen grab on the large SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS, SEABOSS Mark II configuration) during USGS survey 2010-005-FA, conducted September 9-14, 2010 aboard the R/V Connecticut offshore Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. This data set was collected to ground-truth (verify) the acoustic data sets that were acquired during NOAA hydrographic survey H11319 (2004) and USGS geophysical surveys 09002 (2009) and 10004 (2010). Bottom photographs and videos were also taken at each station occupied by the SEABOSS (see shapefiles BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp and BBVS_SeabossTrackline.shp) Samples were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20100909
Ending_Date: 20100914
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.096530
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.457302
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.649430
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.267740
Keywords:
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: USGS:6de93099-f5f5-4c07-89a3-5340105614e7
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: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: R/V Connecticut
Theme_Keyword: Esri point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: ground-truth
Theme_Keyword: surficial sediment classification
Theme_Keyword: sediment data
Theme_Keyword: sediments
Theme_Keyword: sediment samples
Theme_Keyword: ground-truth
Theme_Keyword: gravel
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: silt
Theme_Keyword: clay
Theme_Keyword: stations
Theme_Keyword: seafloor
Theme_Keyword: sea floor
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: sediments
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC field activity serial number 2010-005-FA
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC field activity serial number 10005
Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler
Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS sampler
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2014-1221
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2014-1221
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: field monitoring stations
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: grain-size analysis
Theme_Keyword: grab sampling
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay
Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound
Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard
Place_Keyword: New Bedford
Place_Keyword: Woods Hole
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: Falmouth
Place_Keyword: West Falmouth
Place_Keyword: Cleveland Ledge
Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor
Stratum_Keyword: Sea floor
Stratum_Keyword: Seabed
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2010
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the source of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/browse_jpg/big/BBVS_SedimentSamples.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image of sediment sample locations
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
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: D. Blackwood
Originator: K. Parolski
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Seabed observation and sampling system
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Sea Technology
Issue_Identification: v. 42, no. 2, p. 39-43
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: V.F. Paskevich
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
USGS East-Coast Sediment Analysis: Procedures, Database, and GIS Data
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1001
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: F.P. Shepard
Publication_Date: 1954
Title: Nomenclature based on sand-silt-clay ratios
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Journal Sedimentary Petrology
Issue_Identification: 24 (3)
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Tulsa, OK
Publisher: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
Online_Linkage: http://jsedres.sepmonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/24/3/151
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: William C. Schwab
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf - Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1002
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: William C. Schwab
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
High-Resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf at Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1006
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1006/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Larry J. Poppe
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Dann S. Blackwood
Originator: Bradford Butman
Originator: Marc S. Moser
Originator: Helen F. Stewart
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1357
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: U.S. Coastal Relief Model, Volume 1
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
Publisher: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center
Online_Linkage: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal/crm.html
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked in a consistent manner
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data. Gaps in sequential sample numbers may exist, as physical samples are sometimes not collected at all stations.
Completeness_Report:
This dataset includes data for all stations that were occupied with the SEABOSS during USGS survey 2010-005-FA aboard the R/V Connecticut. Three-hundred and one stations were occupied with the SEABOSS in the Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound survey area; however sediment samples were only collected at 246 stations where collecting a sample would not damage the sampling equipment (e.g. no samples were collected in areas with cobble, boulder or rocky seabed, as identified in real-time by video and photos). At nine sites (Stations 41, 47, 173, 195, 206, 208, 242, 244, and 247) samples were attempted one or more times in what appeared in the real-time video as sand or mud, but no sample was successfully collected; these sites have no sediment lab analyses but are classified as sand or mud and it is noted in the comments field of the table that this classification is based on the visual observation of the seafloor by USGS geologists. At two sites (Stations 154 and 166) the sampler was held open by a cobble-size sediment and therefore only the single rock was recovered; the cobbles were classified by the sediment lab as gravel, with a phi sizes of -4 and -6, respectively, although it is important to note that this was an incomplete sample and therefore there was no real sediment lab analyses performed for these sites. Two other sites (Stations 174 and 175) were located outside the study area and were collected to fill a data gap for another project at the WHCMSC). Stations 216, 217, 218, and 219 also fell slightly outside the area covered by swath bathymetry but supplement the USGS-CZM Massachusetts Seafloor Mapping Project. At site 218, a deeper scoop (2 -5cm) from within same Van Veen grab was taken and analyzed by the sediment lab just because we were curious; this analysis (called sample 218-2) is not included with this shapefile.
Note that the term 'sediment samples' used herein may be used to describe samples as well as SEABOSS stations where the bottom type was determined by visual observation and no physical sediment sample was collected.
This shapefile represents a simplified version of the full sediment lab analyses. The CSV file contains the complete sediment lab analyses.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation for survey 2010-005-FA used Differential Global Positioning System (GPS). The recorded position of each sediment sample is actually the position of the GPS antenna on the survey vessel, not the SEABOSS sampler. The SEABOSS was deployed approximately 5 meters astern of the GPS antenna off the ship's A-frame on the stern of the ship. No layback or offset was applied to the recorded position. In addition to the +/-5 meter offset the SEABOSS may additionally drift away from the survey vessel when deployed to the seafloor. Based on the various sources for horizontal offsets, a conservative estimate of the horizontal accuracy of the sediment sample is 20-30 meters.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The depths recorded for each sample were derived from the final bathymetry grids from the Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound survey areas (depths for stations 174, 175, 216, 217, 218, and 219, which were located outside the bathymetry coverage from Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, were determined from other sources including the Quicks Hole bathymetry dataset and the NOAA Coastal Relief Model). See the original datasets of those bathymetry data (links in the cross-references section) to determine the vertical accuracy of these depth values.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Three hundred and one target stations were occupied aboard the R/V Connecticut (USGS survey 2010-005-FA) with the large SEABOSS (Blackwood and Parolski, 2001) that was equipped with a Van Veen grab sampler, a digital still camera, and a video camera. Physical sediment samples were collected at 246 stations, and an additional 55 stations were "sampled" with the photographs and video where sediment samples could not be collected. Those stations can be identified by the note in the comment field of the shapefile attribute table stating that the sediment classification is based on a visual observation. The location for these visual observation stations is typically the location of the last photograph or the end of the seafloor video drift.
Process_Date: 201009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bagged sediment samples or notes for visual observations
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologists
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Samples were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. Coarse fraction determined by sieve; fine fraction determined by Coulter Counter. See Poppe, Williams, and Paskevich (2005) for analytical specifics. MS Excel file (XLS) saved as Comma Separated Value file (CSV).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: bagged sediment samples
Process_Date: 201012
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bs12.xls
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bs12.csv
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
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:
The location and depth data were checked and modified as necessary, and stations where no physical sample was collected were added to the data analyses. A final dataset of sediment samples was re-submitted to the sediment lab for their database.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: wb1.csv
Process_Date: 201308
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 10005_tokate_5-2-13_SDA_edits_FINAL_v1_ECH.csv
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.csv
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In ArcCatalog (version 9.3), the ASCII comma-delimited file (BBVS_SedimentSamples.csv) was converted to a point feature class by right-clicking on the comma separated value text file -- Create Feature Class -- from XY table using the defined geographic coordinate system (Decimal_Degrees_WGS84.prj). [output file: BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp]
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.csv
Process_Date: 201308
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.prj
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In ArcMap (version 10.1), several fields containing null values (MODE1CLASS, MODE1FREQ, MODE2CLASS, MODE2FREQ, MODE3CLASS, MODE3FREQ and NMODES) and the field GROUP were deleted from the shapefile. These fields remain in the CSV file that contain the full table of sediment analyses as provided by the sediment lab.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp
Process_Date: 201402
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The following edits were performed on this file: Modified the title to move filename to end of title; added the DOI link as the first link in the metadata file; added the suggested citation to the other citation details; added the DOI link as the first link in the larger work citation; fixed the publication date for both the datasets and larger work citation; removed Esri tags; rename “General” to “None” thesaurus name; added USGS Thesaurus terms; removed invalid ISO 19115 Topic Category terms; changed the NOAA Coastal Relief pub date from 2001-2003 to 2003; fixed all errors; replaced the distribution liability with an approved FSP statement; added a generic email with contact instructions for the metadata contact; added the metadata unique identifier (PID) in the thesaurus section; updated the metadata date. (20250725)
Process_Date: 20250725
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: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 302
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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name: mean lower low water
Depth_Resolution: 0.1
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: BBVS_SedimentSamples
Entity_Type_Definition:
point location of sediment samples or visual seafloor observations
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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: DB_ID
Attribute_Definition:
Unique identification number generated in the sedimentation laboratory of the USGS's Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. For samples analyzed after 1980 this identifier consists of 2 characters and 3 numerics (e.g. AS114). For samples analyzed prior to 1980, this identifier consists of 4 numerics possibly followed by as many as 2 characters.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIELD_NO
Attribute_Definition:
Sample name or number as assigned in the field by the Chief Scientist
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PROJECT
Attribute_Definition:
Name of project or project number under which samples were taken or data generated; sometimes project name indicates a more specific area (COASTAL MASS = Coastal Massachusetts)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CRUISE_ID
Attribute_Definition:
Name or number of cruise on which sample collected. Historically cruise identifiers were a combination of ship name, year of cruise and cruise leg. In more recent years, cruise identifier is a sequential serial number assigned to field activities within a specific year (in the format YYXXX where YY is the year and XXX is the cruise number within that year)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CONTACT
Attribute_Definition:
Name of Principal Investigator or Chief Scientist responsible for data collection (usually first initial and last name) when available.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition:
General geographic area of data collection. Name is general enough to easily locate area on a state map.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
Latitude coordinate, in decimal-degrees, of sample location. South latitude recorded as negative values.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.267740
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.649430
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
Longitude coordinate, in decimal degrees, of sample location. West longitude is recorded as negative values.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -71.096530
Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.457302
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M
Attribute_Definition:
Depth in meters extracted from the recent USGS bathymetry data released on USGS Open File Reports 2012-1002 (Ackerman and others, 2013) and 2012-1006 (Andrews and others, 2013); Hydrographic data from Quicks Hole NOAA NOS survey H11076 (for sample sites 216, 217, 218 and 219); and the NOAA NGDC's 3 arc-second U.S. Coastal Relief Model data (for sample sites 174 and 175).
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 7.5
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.7
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition:
Top depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface, in centimeters. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: B_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition:
Bottom depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface, in centimeters. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEVICE
Attribute_Definition: Device used to collect the sample.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BIG SEABOSS GRAB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sample collected with Van Veen grab sampler on the BIG SEABOSS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MONTH_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Calendar month sample collected based on time in UTC.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 9
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAY_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Calendar day sample collected based on time in UTC.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 9
Range_Domain_Maximum: 13
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Calendar year sample collected based on time in UTC.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2010
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2010
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MONTH_ANAL
Attribute_Definition: Calendar month sample analyzed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 12
Range_Domain_Maximum: 12
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAY_ANAL
Attribute_Definition: Calendar day sample analyzed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 15
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR_ANAL
Attribute_Definition: Calendar year sample analyzed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2010
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2010
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WEIGHT
Attribute_Definition: Weight of dry sample in grams.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 16.1516
Range_Domain_Maximum: 461.7900
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GRAVEL_PCT
Attribute_Definition:
Gravel content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters greater than 2 mm; -1 Phi and larger). No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.75
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SAND_PCT
Attribute_Definition:
Sand content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm; 0 Phi through 4 Phi). No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.55
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.88
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SILT_PCT
Attribute_Definition:
Silt content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.0625 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.004 mm; 5 Phi through 8 Phi, inclusive). No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03
Range_Domain_Maximum: 73.12
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CLAY_PCT
Attribute_Definition:
Clay content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.004 mm; 9 Phi and smaller). No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 33.36
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CLASSIFICA
Attribute_Definition:
Sediment Classification - Sediment description based on a rigorous definition, usually Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee (1973) and Poppe and others (2005).
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SILT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt, but with significant clay.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sediment whose main phase (equal to or greater than 50 percent) is greater than 2 mm.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVELLY SEDIMENT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sediment whose phase is equal to or greater than 10 percent, but less than 50 percent gravel, but with significant other sediment.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MUD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sediment whose main phase is less than 0.062 mm based on visual observation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sediment whose main phase is less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.062 mm.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND SILT CLAY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sediment with significant (over 20 percent) sand, silt, and clay.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY SILT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt, but with significant sand.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is clay, but with significant silt.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEDIAN
Attribute_Definition:
Middle point in the grain size distribution in phi units. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -5.32
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.36
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEAN
Attribute_Definition:
Average value in the grain size distribution in phi units. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.91
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.19
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STDEV_
Attribute_Definition:
Standard deviation (root mean square of the deviations) of the grain size distribution in phi units (sorting). No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.38
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.45
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS
Attribute_Definition:
Skewness (deviation from symmetrical form) of the grain size distribution in phi units. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.57
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.81
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS
Attribute_Definition:
Kurtosis (degree of curvature near the mode) of the grain size distribution in phi units. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.81
Range_Domain_Maximum: 47.04
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHIm5
Attribute_Definition:
-5 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -5 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 32 mm); very coarse pebbles, cobbles, and boulders. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 73.13
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHIm4
Attribute_Definition:
-4 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -4 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 16 mm, but less than 32 mm); coarse pebbles. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 24.07
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHIm3
Attribute_Definition:
-3 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -3 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 8 mm, but less than 16 mm); medium pebbles. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 12.33
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHIm2
Attribute_Definition:
-2 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -2 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 4 mm, but less than 8 mm); fine pebbles. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 12.66
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHIm1
Attribute_Definition:
-1 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -1 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 2 mm, but less than 4 mm); very fine pebbles (granules). No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 24.35
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_0
Attribute_Definition:
0 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 0 Phi fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to 1 mm, but less than 2 mm); very coarse sand. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.03
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_1
Attribute_Definition:
1 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 1 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, but less than 1 mm); coarse sand. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06
Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.70
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_2
Attribute_Definition:
2 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 2 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.25 mm, but less than 0.5 mm); medium sand. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.14
Range_Domain_Maximum: 88.16
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_3
Attribute_Definition:
3 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 3 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.125 mm, but less than 0.25 mm); fine sand. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06
Range_Domain_Maximum: 79.16
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_4
Attribute_Definition:
4 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 4 Phi fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to .0625 mm, but less than 0.125 mm); very fine sand. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 74.45
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_5
Attribute_Definition:
5 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 5 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.031 mm, but less than 0.0625 mm); coarse silt. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15.75
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_6
Attribute_Definition:
6 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 6 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.016 mm, but less than 0.031 mm); medium silt. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23.51
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_7
Attribute_Definition:
7 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 7 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.008 mm, but less than 0.016 mm); fine silt. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 28.5
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_8
Attribute_Definition:
8 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 8 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.004 mm, but less than 0.008 mm); very fine silt. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 25.79
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_9
Attribute_Definition:
9 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 9 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.002 mm, but less than 0.004 mm); coarse clay. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.23
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_10
Attribute_Definition:
10 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 10 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.001 mm, but less than 0.002 mm); medium clay. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.97
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHI_11
Attribute_Definition:
11 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 11 Phi fraction and smaller (nominal diameter of particles less than 0.001 mm); fine clay. No data value -9999.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.16
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ANALYST
Attribute_Definition:
Name (usually first initial and last name) of person who performed the grain size or physical properties analysis
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ANAL_COMM
Attribute_Definition:
Comments on analyses - Any further information about sediment analysis for all or specific parameters in this table
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY
Attribute_Definition: General lithologic description of sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COMMENTS
Attribute_Definition: Comments on sample collection or lithology
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The Attribute Definition Source for most of these attributes is the USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary which can be found in USGS Open File Report 2005-1001 (https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/) - see the updated shapefile: ECSTDB2011.SHP: U.S. Geological Survey East Coast Sediment Texture Database (2011)
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
USGS Open File Report 2005-1001 (https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/)
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Standard_Order_Process:
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Format_Specification: Zip file of Esri point shapefile
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A zip file containing the geospatial data in shapefile format and as a comma-delimited text file, and metadata describing the data set of sediment sample locations collected with the SEABOSS.
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Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/shapefile/BBVS_SedimentSamples.zip
Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Offline_Option:
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Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) shapefile format. To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of viewing Esri shapefiles. The shapefile is also distributed in compressed format as one zip file. To utilize these data, the user must be able to uncompress the zip file.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: CSV
Format_Version_Number: CSV file
Format_Specification: Comma-delimited file
Format_Information_Content:
A comma-delimited text file containing navigation and grain-size analysis data. The first record contains field headings.
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Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/shapefile/BBVS_SedimentSamples.csv
Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.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:
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.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20250725
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
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 person is no longer with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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