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Identification_Information:

  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) 
      Publication_Date: 20130331
      Title:
        Geophysical data of field activity J-3-99-SF in Grizzly Bay,
        San Francisco Bay from 11/08/1999 to 11/18/1999
      Publication_Information:
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
        Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/j-3-99-sf.fmeta.xml
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/j/j399sf/html/j-3-99-sf.meta.html

  Description:
    Abstract:
      Chief Scientist: John Chin. Geophysical data
      (Kleinsidescan, VanVeengrab, boxcore, 3dot5khz) of field
      activity J-3-99-SF in Grizzly Bay, San Francisco Bay from
      11/08/1999 to 11/18/1999,
      http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/j/j399sf/html/j-3-99-sf.meta.html.

    Purpose:
      These data and information are intended for science
      researchers, students from elementary through
      college, policy makers, and general public.

    Supplemental_Information:

      Equipment Used -

      Kleinsidescan                 Klein 2000 side scan sonar

      VanVeengrab                   small

      boxcore                       3/4 box corer

      3dot5khz                      bathymetry

      Notes -

      San Francisco Bay Seafloor and Sediment.

      Associated activities:

      


        J-2-99-SF

        J-3-99-SF

        J-5-98-SF

      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. URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/


      Hampton, M.A., Snyder, N.P., Chin, J.L., Allison, D.W., Rubin, D.M.,

      2003, Bed-sediment grain-size and morphologic data from Suisun, Grizzly,

      and Honker Bays, CA, 1998-2002: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report

      2003-250. URL: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-250/


      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.).

  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 19991108
        Ending_Date: 19991118

    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.15793
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.91688
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.15802
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.03305

  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: geoscientificinformation
      Theme_Keyword: oceans
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
      Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
      Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry
      Theme_Keyword: Water Depth
      Theme_Keyword: Seafloor Topography

    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
      Place_Keyword: CA
      Place_Keyword: Grizzly Bay, San Francisco Bay
      Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Northern California
      Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay
      Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, CA
      Place_Keyword: USA


  Access_Constraints:
    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.

  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
        Contact_Person: Clint Steele 

      Contact_Position: InfoBank Group Leader 

      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025-3561
        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov 


  Data_Set_Credit:
    John Chin (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Andy Stevenson (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
    Mike Boyle (Electronic Technician , USGS Western Region);
    Robin Dornfest (Watchstander, USGS Western Region);
    Page Stites (Watchstander, USGS Western Region);
    Eilleen Brennan (Watchstander, San Jose State Univ.  );
    Wilson Lee (Watchstander, USGS Western Region);
    Tom Lorenson (Geochemist, USGS Western Region);
    Gordon Smith (Captain, UC Santa Cruz  )

  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Digital, ASCII
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
      Publication_Date: Unknown
      Title: USGS/CMG Information Bank 
      Publication_Information:
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
        Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/
      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. URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/
        Hampton, M.A., Snyder, N.P., Chin, J.L., Allison, D.W., Rubin, D.M.,
        2003, Bed-sediment grain-size and morphologic data from Suisun, Grizzly,
        and Honker Bays, CA, 1998-2002: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
        2003-250. URL: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-250/



Data_Quality_Information:

  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Identified as best available version.

  Logical_Consistency_Report: Unspecified

  Completeness_Report:
    Start and end date/times of data
    >Navigation Data (j-3-99-sf.060 [GPS])
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >199911081558104    199911090007500
    >199911090013200    199911090037102
    >199911091538500    199911100105402
    >199911101527204    199911102238104
    >199911102255302    199911102344003
    >199911121519001    199911122212300
    >199911151537502    199911152351002
    >199911161531103    199911161724104
    >199911161858503    199911162051103
    >199911162218407    199911170008401
    >199911171532501    199911172144203
    >199911181541203    199911181936304
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >Bathymetry Data (j-3-99-sf.302_060)
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >199911081559502    199911081618102
    >199911081625402    199911090007500
    >199911090013200    199911090037102
    >199911091541200    199911100105402
    >199911101527204    199911102238104
    >199911102255302    199911102344003
    >199911121519100    199911122212300
    >199911151540503    199911152206400
    >199911152214100    199911152351002
    >199911161532203    199911161724104
    >199911161858503    199911162051103
    >199911162218407    199911170008401
    >199911171533002    199911172144203
    >199911181541503    199911181541503
    >199911181548003    199911181549003
    >199911181554403    199911181554503
    >199911181600103    199911181846404
    >199911181852304    199911181936304
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST

  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unspecified

    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unspecified

  Lineage:

    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Navigation Data
        >time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps
        >temporal-spatial data
        >data acquisition systems
        >
        >       1         2         3
        >3456789012345678901234567890123456
      Process_Date: 20001101

      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
            Contact_Person: Clint Steele 

          Contact_Position: InfoBank Group Leader 

          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
            City: Menlo Park
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 94025-3561
            Country: USA

          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov 

    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Bathymetry Data
        >05/20/2002 carolyn j-3-99-sf.302_060
        >/infobank/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
        >
        >Input was...
        >05/04/2000 clint j-3-99-sf.302
        >/infobank/bear/programs/bat/nosamebathy/nosamebathy
        >Raw depth (bathymetry) data
        >removed non-changing adjacent values
        >
        >05/04/2000 clint j-3-99-sf.301
        >/infobank/bear/programs/bat/nozerobathy/nozerobathy
        >Raw depth (bathymetry) data
        >removed 0.0 bathy values
        >
        >Input was...
        >time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps
        >temporal-spatial data
        >data acquisition systems
        >
        >       1         2         3
        >3456789012345678901234567890123456
        >time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
      Process_Date: 20020520

      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
            Contact_Person: Clint Steele 

          Contact_Position: InfoBank Group Leader 

          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
            City: Menlo Park
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 94025-3561
            Country: USA

          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov 


Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

  Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Grizzly Bay, San Francisco Bay
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point


Spatial_Reference_Information:

  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 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


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Bathymetry with Time Stamp 

  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Navigation with Time Stamp 


Distribution_Information:

  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
        Contact_Person: Clint Steele 

      Contact_Position: InfoBank Group Leader 

      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025-3561
        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov 

  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data J-3-99-SF data set 

  Distribution_Liability:
    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.

  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ASCII
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
        Transfer_Size: 1.2

      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/j/j399sf/html/j-3-99-sf.nav.html

    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ASCII
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
        Transfer_Size: 1.0

      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/j/j399sf/html/j-3-99-sf.bath.html

    Fees: None


Metadata_Reference_Information:

  Metadata_Date: 20130331

  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
        Contact_Person: Clint Steele 

      Contact_Position: InfoBank Group Leader 

      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025-3561
        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov 

  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata 

  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 

  Metadata_Time_Convention: universal time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: none
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