- Title:
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Sampling data of field activity A-2-98-SC in Santa Monica Bay
from 08/23/1998 to 08/31/1998
- Abstract:
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United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California.
Chief Scientists: Homa Lee, Brian Edwards. Sampling data
(GPS, echosounder, gravitycore, pistoncore, boxcore,
clamshellgrab) of field activity A-2-98-SC in Santa Monica
Bay from 08/23/1998 to 08/31/1998,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a298sc/html/a-2-98-sc.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
GPS
echosounder ODEC
gravitycore
pistoncore
boxcore
clamshellgrab
Publications -
Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M., Jenkins, C.J., Zimmermann, M., Williams, S.J., and Field, M.E., 2006,
usSEABED: Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington) offshore
surficial-sediment data release, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 182, version 1.0. Online at:
<A HREF="<http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/>">
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/><BR>
<HR>
Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., 2003, Integrated assessment of an
urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental Research,
v. 56, no. 1-2, 342 p.<BR>
<HR>
Dojiri, M., Yamaguchi, M., Weisberg, S.B., and Lee, Homa J., 2003,
Changing anthropogenic influence on the Santa Monica Bay watershed,
in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 1-14.<BR>
<HR>
Gardner, James V., Dartnell, Peter, Mayer, Larry A., and Hughes Clarke,
John E., 2003, Geomorphology, acoustic backscatter, and processes in Santa
Monica Bay from multibeam mapping, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,
Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:
Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 15-4.<BR>
<HR>
Edwards, Brian D., Dartnell, Peter, and Chezar, Henry, 2003, Characterizing
benthic substrates of Santa Monica Bay with seafloor photography and multibeam
sonar imagery, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated
assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine
Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 47-66.<BR>
<HR>
Leecaster, Molly, 2003, Spatial analysis of grain size in Santa Monica Bay,
in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 67-78<BR>
<HR>
Hein, James R., Dowling, Jennifer S., Schuetze, Anthony, and Lee, Homa J.,
2003, Clay-mineral suites, sources, and inferred dispersal routes; Southern
California continental shelf, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,
Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:
Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 79-102<BR>
<HR>
Noble, Marlene A., and Xu, J.P., 2003, Observations of large-amplitude
cross-shore internal bores near the shelf break, Santa Monica Bay, CA,
in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 127-149.<BR>
<HR>
Sommerfield, Christopher K., and Lee, Homa J., 2003, Magnitude and variability
of Holocene sediment accumulation in Santa Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa
J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment of an urban water body;
Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2,
p. 151-176.<BR>
<HR>
Alexander, Clark R., and Venherm, Claudia, 2003, Modern sedimentary processes in
the Santa Monica, California continental margin; sediment accumulation, mixing
and budget, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 177-204.<BR>
<HR>
Bay, Steven M., Zeng, Eddy Y., Lorenson, Thomas D., Tran, Kim, and Alexander,
Clark R., 2003, Temporal and spatial distributions of contaminants in sediments
of Santa Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,
Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:
Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 255-276.<BR>
<HR>
Greenstein, Darrin, Bay, Steven M., Jirik, Andrew, Brown, Jeffrey, and
Alexander, Clark R., 2003, Toxicity assessment of sediment cores from Santa
Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated
assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine
Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 277-297.<BR>
Similar information is available for thousands
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If known, available are Activity-specific
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equipment information; as well as summary
overviews, crew lists, and information
about analog materials.
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This page accomodates a variety of search
approaches (e.g., by platform, by region,
by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).
- How should this data set be cited?
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov/>, Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) <http://marine.usgs.gov/>, 20130331, Sampling data of field activity A-2-98-SC in Santa Monica Bay from 08/23/1998 to 08/31/1998: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.
Online Links:
- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.05979
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.44517
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.02126
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.73932
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 23-Aug-1998
- Ending_Date: 31-Aug-1998
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- What is the general form of this data set?
- How does the data set represent geographic features?
- How are geographic features stored in the data set?
- Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Santa Monica Bay
This is a Point data set.
It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
- What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude.
Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001.
Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001.
Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257.
- Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
-
- Depth_System_Definition:
-
- Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
- Depth_Resolution: 0.1
- Depth_Distance_Units: meters
- Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
- How does the data set describe geographic features?
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Bathymetry with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/bath.html>
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Samples with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/samp.html>
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
-
"time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps, without tabs"
Mnemonic: "(Year, DayOfYear, UTCHour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Lat, Long, ActivityID, EquipmentType, Depth, DepthUnits, Line, Station, Roll, Comments) [DAPS]"
FORTRAN format: "(Year, DayOfYear, UTCHour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Hundredths, Lat, Long, ActivityID, EquipmentType, Depth, DepthUnits, Line, Station, Roll, Comments) [DAPX]"
C format: "(i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f9.5, t26, f10.5, t37, a, t45, a24, t70, f6.1, t78, a1, t80, a9, t90, a9, t100, a9, t110, a) [DAPS]"
Naming: .onoff.GRAV_EQUIPMENT_TYPE
- Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
- Who also contributed to the data set?
Homa Lee (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Brian Edwards (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Hank Chezar (Photographer, USGS Western Region);
Jingping Xu (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
Kevin Evans (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
Randy Keaten (Micropaleontologist);
Tim Elfers (Geologist/lead 210, Skidway Inst Of Ocean.);
Alyson Craig (Geologist/lead 210, Skidway Inst Of Ocean.);
Meg McQuarrie (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
Jamie Stocking (Navigator/facs, USGS Western Region);
Bill Robinson (Electronic Tech, USGS Western Region);
Walt Olson (Mechanical Tech, USGS Western Region);
Kevin O'Toole (Mechanical Tech, USGS Western Region);
Richard Corrigan (Ship Captain);
Marcus Ballweber (Chief Mate);
Russ Brisindine (Chief Engineer);
Paul Giron (Deck Hand);
Ricky Labrador (Chief Cook)
- To whom should users address questions about the data?
These data and information are intended for science
researchers, students from elementary through
college, policy makers, and general public.
- From what previous works were the data drawn?
- How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
- Date: 09-Mar-2001 (process 1 of 2)
-
Navigation Data
Unknown
Person who carried out this activity:
- Date: 20-May-2002 (process 2 of 2)
-
Bathymetry Data
05/20/2002 carolyn a-2-98-sc.300_061
/infobank/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Input was...
time/data style, multi-record, in caps
temporal data
data acquisition systems
first input file for /bear/programs/bat/batred
1 2
345678901234567890123
time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
Person who carried out this activity:
- What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Unknown, USGS/CMG Information Bank <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov> Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.
Online Links:
- Other_Citation_Details:
-
Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M., Jenkins, C.J., Zimmermann, M., Williams, S.J., and Field, M.E., 2006,
usSEABED: Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington) offshore
surficial-sediment data release, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 182, version 1.0. Online at:
<A HREF="<http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/>">
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/>
Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., 2003, Integrated assessment of an
urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental Research,
v. 56, no. 1-2, 342 p.
Dojiri, M., Yamaguchi, M., Weisberg, S.B., and Lee, Homa J., 2003,
Changing anthropogenic influence on the Santa Monica Bay watershed,
in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 1-14.
Gardner, James V., Dartnell, Peter, Mayer, Larry A., and Hughes Clarke,
John E., 2003, Geomorphology, acoustic backscatter, and processes in Santa
Monica Bay from multibeam mapping, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,
Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:
Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 15-4.
Edwards, Brian D., Dartnell, Peter, and Chezar, Henry, 2003, Characterizing
benthic substrates of Santa Monica Bay with seafloor photography and multibeam
sonar imagery, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated
assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine
Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 47-66.
Leecaster, Molly, 2003, Spatial analysis of grain size in Santa Monica Bay,
in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 67-78
Hein, James R., Dowling, Jennifer S., Schuetze, Anthony, and Lee, Homa J.,
2003, Clay-mineral suites, sources, and inferred dispersal routes; Southern
California continental shelf, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,
Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:
Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 79-102
Noble, Marlene A., and Xu, J.P., 2003, Observations of large-amplitude
cross-shore internal bores near the shelf break, Santa Monica Bay, CA,
in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 127-149.
Sommerfield, Christopher K., and Lee, Homa J., 2003, Magnitude and variability
of Holocene sediment accumulation in Santa Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa
J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment of an urban water body;
Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2,
p. 151-176.
Alexander, Clark R., and Venherm, Claudia, 2003, Modern sedimentary processes in
the Santa Monica, California continental margin; sediment accumulation, mixing
and budget, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 177-204.
Bay, Steven M., Zeng, Eddy Y., Lorenson, Thomas D., Tran, Kim, and Alexander,
Clark R., 2003, Temporal and spatial distributions of contaminants in sediments
of Santa Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,
Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:
Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 255-276.
Greenstein, Darrin, Bay, Steven M., Jirik, Andrew, Brown, Jeffrey, and
Alexander, Clark R., 2003, Toxicity assessment of sediment cores from Santa
Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated
assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine
Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 277-297.
- How well have the observations been checked?
Identified as best available version.
- How accurate are the geographic locations?
Unspecified
- How accurate are the heights or depths?
Unspecified
- Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
Start and end date/times of data
Navigation Data (a-2-98-sc.061 [GPS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
199808232301104 199808250005403
199808250013002 199808312023001
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Bathymetry Data (a-2-98-sc.300_061)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
199808232301104 199808250005403
199808250013002 199808262359502
199808272241403 199808272244004
199808280000000 199808312023001
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
- How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
Unspecified
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints:
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Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
If available, access to physical samples is described
in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html>
- Use_Constraints:
-
Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
the source of this information.
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
Some USGS information accessed through this means
may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS. This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.
This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
- Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
- What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
Downloadable Data A-2-98-SC data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a298sc/html/a-2-98-sc.meta.html>
- What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
the source of this information.
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
Some USGS information accessed through this means
may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS. This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.
This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
- How can I download or order the data?
- Availability in digital form:
- Cost to order the data: None
- Dates:
- Last modified: 31-Mar-2013
- Metadata author:
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- Metadata standard:
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata <http://www.fgdc.gov/> (FGDC-STD-001-1998 <http://www.its.nbs.gov/nbs/meta/meta.html>)
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