Identification_Information:

  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Publication_Date: 20080701
      Title:
        Geophysical data of field activity J-6-96-MB in Monterey Bay,
        California from 09/30/1996 to 10/16/1996
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/j-6-96-mb.fmeta.xml
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/j/j696mb/html/j-6-96-mb.meta.html

  Description:
    Abstract:
      Chief Scientist: Roberto Anima. Geophysical data
      (sidescansonar, GPS, underwatertelevision, VanVeengrab) of
      field activity J-6-96-MB in Monterey Bay, California from
      09/30/1996 to 10/16/1996,
      http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/j/j696mb/html/j-6-96-mb.meta.html.

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

    Supplemental_Information:
      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: 19960930
        Ending_Date: 19961016

    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.49352
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.95979
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.52212
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.92948

  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: geoscientificinformation
      Theme_Keyword: oceans
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
      Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology

    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
      Place_Keyword: CA
      Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay
      Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA
      Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay, CA
      Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay, California
      Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Northern California
      Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean
      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: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) 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: csteele@usgs.gov


  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/j/j696mb/html/j-6-96-mb.nav.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Trackline map of J-6-96-MB
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

  Data_Set_Credit:
    Roberto Anima (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Jim Tait (Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Pete Galanis (Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Marjorie Medrano (Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Betsy Cooper (Intern student, USGS Western Region);
    Curt Storlazzi (Graduate student, UCSC);
    Deirdre Scholar (Graduate student, UCSC);
    Yvonne Rodriquez (Student, UCSC);
    Mike Boyle (Support, USGS Western Region);
    Gordon Smith (Ship Captain, USGS Western Region)

  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
      Other_Citation_Details: Updated daily
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Eittreim, Stephen L., and Noble, Marlene, editors, 2002, Seafloor geology and
        natural environment of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Marine Geology, v
        . 181
        http://www.sciencedirect.com/
        
        Journals > m > Marine Geology > Volumes 181 - 190 > Volume 181, Issues 1-3

      Other_Citation_Details:
        Wong, F.L., and Eittreim, S.L., 2001, Continental Shelf GIS for the Monterey
        Bay National Marine Sanctuary: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 01-179,
        1 CDROM,
        http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/
        open-file/of01-179/



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
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >199609301558360    199609301604510
    >199609302033520    199609302040150
    >199609302047410    199609302050110
    >199610011305260    199610011307130
    >199610011457070    199610011501150
    >199610011507480    199610011509160
    >199610032051203    199610032057553
    >199610071512537    199610072043086
    >199610081841163    199610082152282
    >199610091435429    199610091516249
    >199610091528169    199610091539459
    >199610091548229    199610091746001
    >199610091756210    199610092322468
    >199610101438455    199610102213155
    >199610102251025    199610102302455
    >199610111414421    199610112136091
    >199610151517443    199610151626385
    >199610161420021    199610161450401
    >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: 20000711

      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: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) 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: csteele@usgs.gov


Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

  Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Monterey Bay, California
  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: Navigation with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Global positioning system (GPS) data
      >Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Latitude, Longitude)
      >FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f9.5, t26, f10.5)
      >C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %9.5f %10.5f\\n)
      >Naming:         .060


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: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) 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: csteele@usgs.gov

  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data J-6-96-MB 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: 0.7

      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/j/j696mb/html/j-6-96-mb.nav.html

    Fees: None


Metadata_Reference_Information:

  Metadata_Date: 20080701

  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: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) 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: csteele@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