Distribution of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Long Island Sound, USGS OFR 00-304
Entry ID: USGS_OFR_00304_LISTOC

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Summary
Abstract: The purpose of this layer is to disseminate a digital version of the
regional total organic carbon distribution in Long Island Sound.

This GIS layer contains a polygon overlay showing the distribution of
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in the sediments of Long Island Sound.

These data, which represent the only regional total organic carbon
study of Long Island Sound, were originally published in USGS
Open-File Report 98-502.
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Description:  image showing the extent of the GIS layer and the
distribution of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in surficial
samples in Long Island Sound

 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 41.42   S: 40.5   E: -71.84   W: -74.13

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Lawrence J. Poppe (ed.)
Dataset Title: Distribution of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Long Island Sound
Dataset Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Dataset Release Date: 20000617
Dataset Release Place: Woods Hole, MA
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Issue Identification: OFR 00-304
Other Citation Details: In Paskevich, V. and L. J. Poppe, eds., 2000, Open-File Report 00-304
Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-304/
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
USGS_OFR_00304

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1992-06-01
Stop Date: 1998-03-31
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 200 m
Longitude Resolution: 200 m
Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the
dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset have been used
by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as
to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
Woods Hole Science Center, Coastal and Marine Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/
Dataset ID: Long Island Sound: listoc.shp

Data Center Personnel
Name: LARRY POPPE
Phone: (508) 548-8700 x2314
Fax: (508) 457-2310
Email: lpoppe at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: CD-ROM
Distribution Size: 1,324Kbytes
Distribution Format: ARCView
Fees: none
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Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (508) 548-8700 x2314
Fax: (508) 457-2310
Email: lpoppe at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
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Publications/References
L. J. Poppe (ed.), H. J. Knebel, Z. J. Mlodzinska, M. E. Hastings,
B. Seekins, The distribution of surficial sediment in Long Island
Sound and adjacent waters: texture and total organic carbon, Journal
of Coastal Research, Coastal Education and Research Foundation: Fort
Lauderdale, FL, in press.

Paskevich, V. and L. J. Poppe, eds., 2000, Georeferenced sea-floor
mapping and bottom photography in Long Island Sound - U.S. Geological
Survey Open-File Report 00-304, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole
Field Center. http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-304/
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-02
Last DIF Revision Date: 2003-01-29

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