- Title:
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Geological and Geophysical data of field activity L-2-74-SC
in Southern California from 10/30/1974 to 11/27/1974
- Abstract:
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Chief Scientist: Bob Rowland. Geological and Geophysical
data (uniboom, airgunarcer, 12khz, underwatercamera,
sidescansonar, gradiometer, boxcore, dartcore, gravitycore,
chaindredge, VanVeengrab, DelNorte, sparker, dartcore,
pipedredge, chaindredge) of field activity L-2-74-SC in
Southern California from 10/30/1974 to 11/27/1974,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l274sc/html/l-2-74-sc.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
uniboom
airgunarcer single-channel arcer
12khz
underwatercamera
sidescansonar
gradiometer
boxcore
dartcore
gravitycore
chaindredge
VanVeengrab
DelNorte
sparker
dartcore
pipedredge
chaindredge
Publications -
Vedder, J.G., Beyer, L.A., Junger, Arne, Moore, G.W., Roberts, A.E., Taylor, J.C.,
and Wagner, H.C., 1974, Preliminary report on the geology of the continental borderland
of Southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map, MF-0624,
p. 34. <BR>
<HR>
Arnal, R.E., and Vedder, J.G., 1976, Changes in Miocene paleobathymetry of California
continental borderland north of 32 degrees: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Bulletin, v. 60, no. 4, American Association of Petroleum Geologists-Society For Sedimentary
Geology annual meeting, p. 646.<BR>
<HR>
Arnal, R.E., and Vedder, J.G., 1976, Late Miocene paleobathymetry of California
continental borderland north of 32 degrees: American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Bulletin, v. 60, no. 12, American Association of Petroleum Geologists-
Society For Sedimentary Geology-SEG Pacific sections meeting, p. 2174.<BR>
<HR>
Vedder, J.G., and Howell, D.G., 1979, Geologic framework of the southern California borderland: U.S.
Geological Survey Professional Paper 1150, p. 146-147.<BR>
<HR>
Vedder, J.G., Crouch, J.K., Scott, E.W., Greene, H.G., Cranmer, D., Ibrahim, M., Tudor, R.B., and
Vinning, G., 1980, A summary report of the regional geology, petroleum potential, environmental
geology, and operational considerations in the area of proposed lease sale no. 68, offshore southern
California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-198, 64 p.<BR>
<HR>
Vedder, J.G., 1990, Maps of California continental borderland showing compositions and ages
of bottom samples acquired between 1968 and 1979: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous
Field Studies Map MF-2122, 3 sheets.<BR>
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>
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Bank's digital data, analog data, and
metadata is provided through...
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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, Geological and Geophysical data of field activity L-2-74-SC in Southern California from 10/30/1974 to 11/27/1974: 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: -120.85857
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.79628
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.15000
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.16925
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 30-Oct-1974
- Ending_Date: 27-Nov-1974
- 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: Southern California
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 1927.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
- Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Depth_System_Definition:
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- 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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Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>
- Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
- Who also contributed to the data set?
John Bertsch (Chief, Navigator);
Susan Brooks (Watchstander);
Robert Carter (Geologist);
Sam Clarke (Geologist);
Mike Crawford (Geologist);
Jim Crouch (Watchstander);
Becky Cruickshank (Watchstander);
Doug Dolan (Watchstander);
Guy Duggan (Chief Mate);
Joe Edwards (Mechanical Technician);
Robert Egbert (Watchstander);
Stanley Foster (Chief Engineer);
Harry Hill (Electronics Technician);
Martha Hill (Biologist);
Dave Howell (Geologist);
Brad Larsen (Dafe Curator);
Marshal McCoy (Unsp Investigatr);
Graig McHendrie (Geophysicist);
Charles Parker (Navigator);
Gerard Petroni (Ship Captain);
Paula Quinterno (Geologist);
Bob Rowland (Chief Scientist);
Byron Ruppel (Geophysicist);
Andy Stevenson (Watchstander);
Jim Taylor (Geologist);
Steve Wallace (Watchstander);
Ed Welday (Unsp Investigatr);
Steve Wolf (Geologist);
James Zimmerly (Navigator);
Jack Vedder (Geologist)
- 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: 19-Jan-1996 (process 1 of 1)
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Navigation Data
Converted to time format with year at start.
02/11/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.L274SC.N]L274SC.011;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
Edited out points with 0 lat and 0 lon and changed name to l274sc.011
EM 5/16/86
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:
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Vedder, J.G., Beyer, L.A., Junger, Arne, Moore, G.W., Roberts, A.E., Taylor, J.C.,
and Wagner, H.C., 1974, Preliminary report on the geology of the continental borderland
of Southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map, MF-0624,
p. 34.
Arnal, R.E., and Vedder, J.G., 1976, Changes in Miocene paleobathymetry of California
continental borderland north of 32 degrees: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Bulletin, v. 60, no. 4, American Association of Petroleum Geologists-Society For Sedimentary
Geology annual meeting, p. 646.
Arnal, R.E., and Vedder, J.G., 1976, Late Miocene paleobathymetry of California
continental borderland north of 32 degrees: American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Bulletin, v. 60, no. 12, American Association of Petroleum Geologists-
Society For Sedimentary Geology-SEG Pacific sections meeting, p. 2174.
Vedder, J.G., and Howell, D.G., 1979, Geologic framework of the southern California borderland: U.S.
Geological Survey Professional Paper 1150, p. 146-147.
Vedder, J.G., Crouch, J.K., Scott, E.W., Greene, H.G., Cranmer, D., Ibrahim, M., Tudor, R.B., and
Vinning, G., 1980, A summary report of the regional geology, petroleum potential, environmental
geology, and operational considerations in the area of proposed lease sale no. 68, offshore southern
California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-198, 64 p.
Vedder, J.G., 1990, Maps of California continental borderland showing compositions and ages
of bottom samples acquired between 1968 and 1979: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous
Field Studies Map MF-2122, 3 sheets.
- 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 (l-2-74-sc.011 [DRS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197410301946240 197411261210240
197411261547000 197411262344000
197411270111000 197411270248180
197411270450120 197411270709480
197411270837540 197411271408000
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 L-2-74-SC data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l274sc/html/l-2-74-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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