- Title:
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Geophysical data of field activity N-1-80-EG in Muir Inlet,
Tital Inlet, West Arm, Queen Inlet, Reid Inlet, and Johns
Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay, Eastern Gulf of Alaska from
10/03/1980 to 10/09/1980
- Abstract:
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United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California.
Chief Scientists: Bruce Molnia, Paul Carlson. Geophysical
data (3dot5khz, minisparker, DelNorte, radar) of field
activity N-1-80-EG in Muir Inlet, Tital Inlet, West Arm,
Queen Inlet, Reid Inlet, and Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier
Bay, Eastern Gulf of Alaska from 10/03/1980 to 10/09/1980,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/n/n180eg/html/n-1-80-eg.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
3dot5khz
minisparker
DelNorte
radar
Notes -
Port information in the NGDC record is not correct according
to Paul Carlson.
Publications -
Carlson, Paul R., Powell, Ross D., and Rearic, Douglas M., 1989, Turbidity-
current channels in Queen Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska: Canadian Journal of
Earth Science, v. 26, p. 807-820.
Similar information is available for thousands
of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.
If known, available are Activity-specific
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equipment information; as well as summary
overviews, crew lists, and information
about analog materials.
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This page accomodates a variety of search
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- 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, Geophysical data of field activity N-1-80-EG in Muir Inlet, Tital Inlet, West Arm, Queen Inlet, Reid Inlet, and Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay, Eastern Gulf of Alaska from 10/03/1980 to 10/09/1980: 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: -136.56078
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -136.50385
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.95166
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.84944
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 03-Oct-1980
- Ending_Date: 09-Oct-1980
- 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:
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Muir Inlet, Tital Inlet, West Arm, Queen Inlet, Reid Inlet, and Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay, Eastern Gulf of Alaska
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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Bathymetry with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/bath.html>
- 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?
Bruce Molnia (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Paul Carlson (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Jim Nicholson (Electrical Technician, USGS Western Region);
Bruce Svyhus (Watch Stander, USGS Western Region);
Jim Luthy (Captain, NPS Vessel, M/V Nunatak)
- 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: 05-Dec-1995 (process 1 of 2)
-
Navigation Data
Converted to time format with year at start.
05/08/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[REARIC]N180EG.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
from Doug Rearic
Person who carried out this activity:
- Date: 31-Oct-1998 (process 2 of 2)
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Bathymetry Data
10/31/1998 /tiger/n/n180eg/bath/n-1-80-eg.310_050
/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
05/08/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[REARIC]N180EG.310;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
travel times to SEAFLOOR (depth = travel_time * 750)
from Doug Rearic
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
05/08/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[REARIC]N180EG.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
from Doug Rearic
time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
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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Carlson, Paul R., Powell, Ross D., and Rearic, Douglas M., 1989, Turbidity-
current channels in Queen Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska: Canadian Journal of
Earth Science, v. 26, p. 807-820.
- 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 (n-1-80-eg.050 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
198010061540000 198010061557000
198010061603000 198010061609000
198010061615000 198010061615000
198010061621000 198010061635000
198010061645000 198010061645000
198010061655000 198010061655000
198010061705000 198010061710000
198010061716000 198010061723000
198010061730000 198010061730000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Bathymetry Data (n-1-80-eg.310_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
198010061540000 198010061550580
198010061600250 198010061633170
198010061641420 198010061730000
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:
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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 N-1-80-EG data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/n/n180eg/html/n-1-80-eg.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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