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<citation>
<citeinfo>
<origin>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) &lt;http://www.usgs.gov/&gt;, Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) &lt;http://marine.usgs.gov/&gt;</origin>
<pubdate>20130609</pubdate>
<title>
Geological and Geophysical data of field activity C-2-83-NC
in Offshore Crescent City, Northern California from
09/27/1983 to 10/01/1983
</title>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Menlo Park, CA</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) &lt;http://www.usgs.gov&gt;, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/c-2-83-nc.fmeta.xml</onlink>
<onlink>http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c283nc/html/c-2-83-nc.meta.html</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>
Chief Scientist: Mike Field. Geological and Geophysical
data (sidescansonar, uniboom, 12khz, rangerange, LoranC,
transitsatellite, vibratingcore) of field activity C-2-83-NC
in Offshore Crescent City, Northern California from
09/27/1983 to 10/01/1983,
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c283nc/html/c-2-83-nc.meta.html.
</abstract>
<purpose>
These data and information are intended for science
researchers, students from elementary through
college, policy makers, and general public.
</purpose>
<supplinf>

Equipment Used -

sidescansonar

uniboom

12khz                         12 khz bathymetry

rangerange

LoranC

transitsatellite

vibratingcore

Publications -

Field, Michael E., and Kvenvolden, Keith A., 1985, Gas hydrates beneath continental

slope off Northern California, in American Association of Petroleum Geologists annual

convention with divisions Society For Sedimentary Geology/EMD/DPA: American Association

of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 69, no. 2, p. 255.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Warnke, Detlef A., Field, Michael E., and Kvenvolden, Keith A., 1986, Gas hydrates

on the Northern California continental margin; discussion and reply [modified]: Boulder,

CO, Geology, v. 14, no. 6, p. 536-538.&lt;BR&gt;

Similar information is available for thousands
of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.

If known, available are Activity-specific
navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry,
seismic, and sampling data; track maps; and
equipment information; as well as summary
overviews, crew lists, and information
about analog materials.

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

Primary access to the USGS/CMG Information
Bank's digital data, analog data, and
metadata is provided through...
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/

This page accomodates a variety of search
approaches (e.g., by platform, by region,
by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).
</supplinf>
</descript>
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<timeinfo>
<rngdates>
<begdate>19830927</begdate>
<enddate>19831001</enddate>
</rngdates>
</timeinfo>
<current>ground condition</current>
</timeperd>
<status>
<progress>Complete</progress>
<update>As needed</update>
</status>
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<westbc>-124.32324</westbc>
<eastbc>-124.13747</eastbc>
<northbc>41.70014</northbc>
<southbc>41.38467</southbc>
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<theme>
<themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
<themekey>geoscientificinformation</themekey>
<themekey>oceans</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)</themekt>
<themekey>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; OCEANS</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>USGS CMG InfoBank</themekt>
<themekey>Marine Geology</themekey>
<themekey>Marine Geophysics</themekey>
<themekey>Bathymetry</themekey>
<themekey>Water Depth</themekey>
<themekey>Seafloor Topography</themekey>
<themekey>Marine Seismic</themekey>
</theme>
<place>
<placekt>USGS CMG InfoBank</placekt>
<placekey>CA</placekey>
<placekey>California State Waters Blocks 1-11</placekey>
<placekey>Humbolt Bay, CA</placekey>
<placekey>North Pacific Ocean</placekey>
<placekey>Northern California</placekey>
<placekey>Northern Pacific Ocean</placekey>
<placekey>Offshore Crescent City, Northern California</placekey>
<placekey>USA</placekey>
</place>
</keywords>
<accconst>
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
</accconst>
<useconst>
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.
</useconst>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) &lt;http://www.usgs.gov&gt;, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</cntorg>
<cntper>Clint Steele &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>InfoBank Group Leader &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road</address>
<city>Menlo Park</city>
<state>CA</state>
<postal>94025-3561</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>(650) 329-5055</cntvoice>
<cntfax>(650) 329-5190</cntfax>
<cntemail>infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov &lt;mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<datacred>
Barb Blubaugh (Navigator, USGS);
Bill Kahle (Chief Engineer);
Bill Lambie (Ship Captain);
Carol Hirozawa (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
Charlaine Daniel (Navigator);
Gary Mann (Watchstander, USGS Western Region);
Hal Williams (Mechanical Technician, USGS Western Region);
Jim Nicholson (Electronics Technician, USGS Western Region);
Keith Kvenvolden (Geochemist, USGS Western Region);
Kevin O'Toole (Mechanical Technician, USGS Western Region);
Kris Johnson (Watchstander, USGS Western Region);
Marge Golan-Bac (Geochemist);
Mike Field (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Mike Torresan (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
Monty Hampton (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
Paul Haley (Chief Mate);
Peter Roy (Geologist);
Rob Kayen (Watchstander, USGS Western Region)
</datacred>
<native>Digital, ASCII</native>
<crossref>
<citeinfo>
<origin>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) &lt;http://www.usgs.gov&gt;, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</origin>
<pubdate>Unknown</pubdate>
<title>USGS/CMG Information Bank &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/&gt;</title>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Menlo Park, CA</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) &lt;http://www.usgs.gov&gt; Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</publish>
</pubinfo>
<othercit>
Field, Michael E., and Kvenvolden, Keith A., 1985, Gas hydrates beneath continental
slope off Northern California, in American Association of Petroleum Geologists annual
convention with divisions Society For Sedimentary Geology/EMD/DPA: American Association
of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 69, no. 2, p. 255.
Warnke, Detlef A., Field, Michael E., and Kvenvolden, Keith A., 1986, Gas hydrates
on the Northern California continental margin; discussion and reply [modified]: Boulder,
CO, Geology, v. 14, no. 6, p. 536-538.
</othercit>
<onlink>http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</crossref>
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<attracc>
<attraccr>Identified as best available version.</attraccr>
</attracc>
<logic>Unspecified</logic>
<complete>
Start and end date/times of data
&gt;Navigation Data (c-2-83-nc.653)
&gt;YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
&gt;198309271452200    198309271512200
&gt;198309271530000    198309271805000
&gt;198309291207000    198309291732300
&gt;198309291743300    198309291944000
&gt;198309291950000    198309292251000
&gt;198309292335200    198309300501500
&gt;198309300508000    198309300747000
&gt;198309300753000    198309300811000
&gt;198309300831200    198309300849000
&gt;198309300904000    198309301125000
&gt;198309301131000    198309301235000
&gt;198309301245000    198309301500000
&gt;198309301510000    198309301510000
&gt;198309301520000    198309301520000
&gt;198309301530000    198309301530000
&gt;198309301540000    198309301609000
&gt;198309301618000    198309301618000
&gt;198309301635000    198309301715000
&gt;198309301721000    198309301830000
&gt;198309302015000    198309302156000
&gt;198309302205300    198309302223500
&gt;198309302232100    198309302249000
&gt;198309302255000    198310010416300
&gt;198310010422000    198310010655000
&gt;198310010703000    198310010735000
&gt;198310010745000    198310010800000
&gt;198310010810000    198310010825000
&gt;198310010835000    198310010850000
&gt;198310010912000    198310010930000
&gt;198310010956000    198310011135000
&gt;198310011142000    198310011225000
&gt;198310011235000    198310011500000
&gt;198310011540000    198310011800000
&gt;198310011810000    198310011935000
&gt;YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
&gt;Seismic Shots Data (c-2-83-nc.410_051)
&gt;YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
&gt;198309291230000    198309291732300
&gt;198309291743300    198309291944000
&gt;198309291950000    198309292251000
&gt;198309292335200    198309300501500
&gt;198309300508000    198309300747000
&gt;198309300753000    198309300811000
&gt;198309300831200    198309300849000
&gt;198309300904000    198309300940000
&gt;YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
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<horizpa>
<horizpar>Unspecified</horizpar>
</horizpa>
<vertacc>
<vertaccr>Unspecified</vertaccr>
</vertacc>
</posacc>
<lineage>
<procstep>
<procdesc>
Navigation Data
&gt;Converted to time format with year at start.
&gt;
&gt;10/09/85 BARB DRS$DATA:[C283NC.O]C283NC.653;
&gt;DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;4
&gt;
</procdesc>
<procdate>19960119</procdate>
<proccont>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) &lt;http://www.usgs.gov&gt;, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</cntorg>
<cntper>Clint Steele &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>InfoBank Group Leader &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road</address>
<city>Menlo Park</city>
<state>CA</state>
<postal>94025-3561</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>(650) 329-5055</cntvoice>
<cntfax>(650) 329-5190</cntfax>
<cntemail>infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov &lt;mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</proccont>
</procstep>
</lineage>
</dataqual>
<spdoinfo>
<indspref>Offshore Crescent City, Northern California</indspref>
<direct>Point</direct>
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<sdtstype>Point</sdtstype>
</sdtsterm>
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<horizsys>
<geograph>
<latres>0.00001</latres>
<longres>0.00001</longres>
<geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit>
</geograph>
<geodetic>
<horizdn>North American Datum of 1927</horizdn>
<ellips>Clarke 1866</ellips>
<semiaxis>6378206.4</semiaxis>
<denflat>294.98</denflat>
</geodetic>
</horizsys>
<vertdef>
<depthsys>
<depthdn>Local surface</depthdn>
<depthres>0.1</depthres>
<depthdu>meters</depthdu>
<depthem>Attribute values</depthem>
</depthsys>
</vertdef>
</spref>
<eainfo>
<overview>
<eaover>Navigation with Time Stamp &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html&gt;</eaover>
</overview>
<overview>
<eaover>Samples with Time Stamp &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/samp.html&gt;</eaover>
<eadetcit>
"time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps, without tabs"
&gt;Mnemonic:       "(Year, DayOfYear, UTCHour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Lat, Long, ActivityID, EquipmentType, Depth, DepthUnits, Line, Station, Roll, Comments)  [DAPS]"
&gt;FORTRAN format: "(Year, DayOfYear, UTCHour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Hundredths, Lat, Long, ActivityID, EquipmentType, Depth, DepthUnits, Line, Station, Roll, Comments) [DAPX]"
&gt;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]"
&gt;Naming:         .onoff.GRAV_EQUIPMENT_TYPE
</eadetcit>
</overview>
<overview>
<eaover>Seismic Shots with Time Stamp &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/seis.html&gt;</eaover>
</overview>
</eainfo>
<distinfo>
<distrib>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) &lt;http://www.usgs.gov&gt;, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</cntorg>
<cntper>Clint Steele &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>InfoBank Group Leader &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road</address>
<city>Menlo Park</city>
<state>CA</state>
<postal>94025-3561</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>(650) 329-5055</cntvoice>
<cntfax>(650) 329-5190</cntfax>
<cntemail>infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov &lt;mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</distrib>
<resdesc>Downloadable Data C-2-83-NC data set &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c283nc/html/c-2-83-nc.meta.html&gt;</resdesc>
<distliab>
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.
</distliab>
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<computer>
<networka>
<networkr>http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c283nc/html/c-2-83-nc.nav.html</networkr>
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<onlinopt>
<computer>
<networka>
<networkr>http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c283nc/html/c-2-83-nc.seis.html</networkr>
</networka>
</computer>
</onlinopt>
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<metainfo>
<metd>20130609</metd>
<metc>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) &lt;http://www.usgs.gov&gt;, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</cntorg>
<cntper>Clint Steele &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>InfoBank Group Leader &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road</address>
<city>Menlo Park</city>
<state>CA</state>
<postal>94025-3561</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>(650) 329-5055</cntvoice>
<cntfax>(650) 329-5190</cntfax>
<cntemail>infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov &lt;mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov&gt;</cntemail>
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<metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata &lt;http://www.fgdc.gov/&gt;</metstdn>
<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998 &lt;http://www.its.nbs.gov/nbs/meta/meta.html&gt;</metstdv>
<mettc>universal time</mettc>
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<metuc>none</metuc>
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