Archive of Sparker Subbottom Data Collected During USGS Cruise ALPH 98013, New York, 10-22 September, 1997

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Jenna Hill; William Schwab; David Foster

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Archive of Sparker Subbottom Data Collected During USGS Cruise ALPH 98013, New York, 10-22 September, 1997

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report

Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

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Description:

Abstract:

This project will generate reconnaissance maps of the sea floor offshore of the New York - New Jersey metropolitan area -- the most heavily populated, and one of the most impacted coastal regions of the United States. The surveys will provide an overall synthesis of the sea floor environment, including seabed texture and bed forms, Quaternary strata geometry, and anthropogenic impact (e.g., ocean dumping, trawling, channel dredging). The goal of this project is to survey the offshore area, the harbor, and the southern shore of Long Island, providing a regional synthesis to support a wide range of management decisions and a basis for further process-oriented investigations. The project is conducted cooperatively with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE). This CD-ROM contains digital high resolution seismic reflection data collected during the USGS ALPH 98013 cruise. The seismic-reflection data are stored as SEG-Y standard format that can be read and manipulated by most seismic-processing software. Much of the information specific to the data are contained in the headers of the SEG-Y format files. The file system format is ISO 9660 which can be read with DOS, Unix, and MAC operating systems with the appropriate CD-ROM driver software installed. [Summary provided by the USGS.]

Purpose:

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19980910

Ending_Date: 19980922

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.25

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.58

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.16

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > ABYSSAL HILLS/PLAINS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > OCEAN PLATEAUS/RIDGES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY

Theme_Keyword: Seismic Reflection

Theme_Keyword: Seg-y

Theme_Keyword: Boomer

Theme_Keyword: Sparker

Theme_Keyword: Geopulse

Theme_Keyword: ELEVATION

Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW YORK

Access_Constraints: The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of this data set in any future products or research derived from these data.

Use_Constraints:

None

Data_Quality_Information:

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Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

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Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 5 m

Longitude_Resolution: 5 m

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: Not Available

Altitude_Resolution: 1 m

Altitude_Distance_Units: Not Available

Altitude_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: Not Available

Depth_Resolution: 1 m

Depth_Distance_Units: Not Available

Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOI/USGS/PUBS/PW > Publications Warehouse, Publications, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Contact_Person: NANCY SODERBERG

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: U.S. Geological Survey

Address: Data Library

Address: Quissett Campus

Address: Woods Hole Field Center

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsoderberg@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: USGS_OFR_99_436

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

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Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Not Available

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://infotrek.er.usgs.gov/pubs/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

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Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080228

Metadata_Review_Date: 20080229

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: DAVE FOSTER

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: U.S. Geological Survey

Address: Woods Hole Field Center

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

Address: Quissett Campus

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 457-2271

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time