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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>20130512</pubdate>
<title>
Geological and Geophysical data of field activity S-5-77-BS
in Bering Sea, Alaska from 07/13/1977 to 08/02/1977
</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/s-5-77-bs.fmeta.xml</onlink>
<onlink>http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s577bs/html/s-5-77-bs.meta.html</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>
Chief Scientist: Hans Nelson. Geological and Geophysical
data (miniranger, transitsatellite, radar, LoranC, 12khz,
3dot5khz, magnetics, gravity, tempsalinometer, Hydroproducts,
penetrometer, boxcore, gravitycore, vibratingcore,
Soutargrab, VanDornbottle, waterbucket, minisparker,
sidescansonar, uniboom, airgun, 200khz, Digitrack,
underwatercamera, underwatertelevision, CTDmeter,
expendablebatthermograph) of field activity S-5-77-BS in
Bering Sea, Alaska from 07/13/1977 to 08/02/1977,
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s577bs/html/s-5-77-bs.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 -

miniranger

transitsatellite

radar

LoranC

12khz                         12 khz bathymetry

3dot5khz                      3.5 khz bathymetry

magnetics                     shipboard magnetometer

gravity                       shipboard gravity

tempsalinometer               temperature/salinity/conductance gauges

Hydroproducts                 Hydroproducts current meter

penetrometer

boxcore

gravitycore

vibratingcore

Soutargrab

VanDornbottle

waterbucket                   Handy Dandy Drakes scoop

minisparker

sidescansonar

uniboom

airgun                        single-channel airgun

200khz

Digitrack

underwatercamera

underwatertelevision

CTDmeter

expendablebatthermograph

Publications -

Kvenvolden, K.A., Rapp, J.B., and Nelson, H., 1978, Hydrocarbons of low molecular weight in

sediments from Norton Sound, Alaska: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin,

v. 62, no. 3, p. 534.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Nelson, C.H., and Kvenvolden, K.A., 1978, Thermogenic gas seep on the sea floor of Norton Sound:

U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1100, p. 155-156.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Nelson, H., Kvenvolden, K.A., and Clukey, E.C., 1978, Thermogenic gases in near-surface

sediments of Norton Sound, Alaska: Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings, no. 10, v. 4,

p. 2623-2633.&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>
<timeperd>
<timeinfo>
<rngdates>
<begdate>19770713</begdate>
<enddate>19770802</enddate>
</rngdates>
</timeinfo>
<current>ground condition</current>
</timeperd>
<status>
<progress>Complete</progress>
<update>As needed</update>
</status>
<spdom>
<bounding>
<westbc>-171.30000</westbc>
<eastbc>-163.23750</eastbc>
<northbc>65.65355</northbc>
<southbc>54.26667</southbc>
</bounding>
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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>Marine Gravity Field</themekey>
<themekey>Bathymetry</themekey>
<themekey>Water Depth</themekey>
<themekey>Seafloor Topography</themekey>
<themekey>Marine Seismic</themekey>
<themekey>Marine Metering</themekey>
<themekey>Current Meters</themekey>
<themekey>Hydrologic Current Meter</themekey>
<themekey>Engineering Properties</themekey>
<themekey>Penetrometer</themekey>
<themekey>Instrument Packages</themekey>
<themekey>CTD Meter</themekey>
<themekey>Conductivity / Temperature / Depth (CDT) Meter</themekey>
<themekey>Temperature / Salinity / Conductance Gauges</themekey>
<themekey>Temperature / Salinometer</themekey>
<themekey>Experimental Bathymetry Thermograph</themekey>
</theme>
<place>
<placekt>USGS CMG InfoBank</placekt>
<placekey>AK</placekey>
<placekey>Alaska</placekey>
<placekey>Bering Sea</placekey>
<placekey>Bering Sea, Alaska</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>
Al McClenaghan (Ship Captain);
Bill Richmond (Watchstander);
Bob Wilson (Mechanical Technician, USGS Western Region);
Carol Hirozawa (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
Chuck Masters (Geologist, Reston);
Chuck Totman (Watchstander);
Dave Cacchione (Oceanographer, USGS Western Region);
Dave Drake (Oceanographer, USGS Western Region);
Devin Thor (Geologist);
Ed Clukey (Unsp Investigatr, USGS Western Region);
Hans Nelson (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Helen Gibbons (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
Howard Sheppard (Chief Engineer);
Jan Johnson (Geophysicist, Univ. of WA);
Jeff Patry (Watchstander);
Jim Howard (Geologist, U. Georgia);
Jim Nicholson (Electronics Technician, USGS Western Region);
John Rapp (Geochemist);
John Saladin (Electronics Technician);
John Whitney (Geophysicist);
Keith Kvenvolden (Geochemist, USGS Western Region);
Ken Holden (Geophysicist);
Mark Sandstrom (Geochemist, UCLA);
Matt Larsen (Dafe Curator, USGS Western Region);
Mike Field (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
Ornulf Johannessen (Chief Mate);
Pat Wiberg (Dafe Curator);
Rich Garlow (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
Rick Brokaw (Watchstander, U. Georgia);
Roland Brady (Mechanical Technician);
Ron Williams (Watchstander)
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<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>
Kvenvolden, K.A., Rapp, J.B., and Nelson, H., 1978, Hydrocarbons of low molecular weight in
sediments from Norton Sound, Alaska: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin,
v. 62, no. 3, p. 534.
Nelson, C.H., and Kvenvolden, K.A., 1978, Thermogenic gas seep on the sea floor of Norton Sound:
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1100, p. 155-156.
Nelson, H., Kvenvolden, K.A., and Clukey, E.C., 1978, Thermogenic gases in near-surface
sediments of Norton Sound, Alaska: Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings, no. 10, v. 4,
p. 2623-2633.
</othercit>
<onlink>http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</crossref>
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Start and end date/times of data
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&gt;197708011442000    197708011700000
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&gt;YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
&gt;Bathymetry Data (s-5-77-bs.301_050)
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</horizpa>
<vertacc>
<vertaccr>Unspecified</vertaccr>
</vertacc>
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<procstep>
<procdesc>
Navigation Data
&gt;Converted to time format with year at start.
&gt;
&gt;01/27/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.S577BS.N]S577BS.050;
&gt;DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
&gt;
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<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>
<procstep>
<procdesc>
Bathymetry Data
&gt;10/31/1998  /tiger/s/s577bs/bath/s-5-77-bs.301_050
&gt;/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
&gt;
&gt;Input was...
&gt;Converted to time format with year at start.
&gt;
&gt;02/04/86 BECKIE DISK$USERDISK:[BECKIE.TEMP]S577BS.301;
&gt;DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
&gt;This is edited digitrack bathy desampled to 2 minutes.
&gt;
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&gt;DRB0:[DRS.DSMPL]DESAMTIME.EXE;1
&gt;
&gt;Input was...
&gt;Converted to time format with year at start.
&gt;
&gt;01/27/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.S577BS.N]S577BS.050;
&gt;DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
&gt;
&gt;time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
</procdesc>
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<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>
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<indspref>Bering Sea, Alaska</indspref>
<direct>Point</direct>
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<depthsys>
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<depthdu>meters</depthdu>
<depthem>Attribute values</depthem>
</depthsys>
</vertdef>
</spref>
<eainfo>
<overview>
<eaover>Bathymetry with Time Stamp &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/bath.html&gt;</eaover>
</overview>
<overview>
<eaover>Navigation with Time Stamp &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.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 S-5-77-BS data set &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s577bs/html/s-5-77-bs.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.
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<metd>20130512</metd>
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<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>
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