Identification_Information:

  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Publication_Date: 20080701
      Title:
        Geological, geophysical data of field activity P-1-02-SC in
        Southern California, between Point Arguello and Point
        Conception from 03/19/2002 to 03/23/2002
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/p-1-02-sc.fmeta.xml
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/p/p102sc/html/p-1-02-sc.meta.html

  Description:
    Abstract:
      University of Victoria, Canada,University of California,
      Santa Barbara,United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park,
      California,Moss Landing Marine Laboratories,Monterey Bay
      Aquarium Research Institute. Chief Scientists: Tom Lorenson,
      Charlie Paull. Geological, geophysical data (12khz, 3dot5khz,
      CTDmeter, waterbottle) of field activity P-1-02-SC in
      Southern California, between Point Arguello and Point
      Conception from 03/19/2002 to 03/23/2002,
      http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/p/p102sc/html/p-1-02-sc.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: 20020319
        Ending_Date: 20020323

    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.99075
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.25778
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.78822
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.07208

  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
      Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry
      Theme_Keyword: Water Depth
      Theme_Keyword: Seafloor Topography

    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
      Place_Keyword: CA
      Place_Keyword: Central California EEZ
      Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Southern California
      Place_Keyword: Southern California, between Point Arguello and Point Conception
      Place_Keyword: Southern California, between Point Arguello and Point Conception
      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/p/p102sc/html/p-1-02-sc.nav.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Trackline map of P-1-02-SC
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/p/p102sc/html/p-1-02-sc.samp.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Sampling locations map of P-1-02-SC
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

  Data_Set_Credit:
    Tom Lorenson (Co-chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Siddaharta Mitra (Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Jennifer Dougherty (Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Charlie Paull (Co-chief Scientist, MBARI);
    Bill Ussler (Scientist, MBARI);
    Rendy Keaton (Scientist, MBARI);
    Ira Leifer (Scientist, UCSB);
    Kris Broederick (Scientist, UCSB);
    John Harris (Scientist, Univ. Of Victoria, Canada);
    Stewart Lamberdin (Sr. Marine Technician, MLML);
    Doug Conlin (Marine Technician, MLML);
    Steve Bliss (Master, MLML);
    John Klusmire (First Mate, MLML);
    Brad Martin (Second Mate, MLML);
    Steve Wade (Chief Engineer, MLML)

  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:
        Lorenson, T.D., Dougherty, J.A., Ussler, William, III, and Paull, C.K., 2003,
        Cruise summary for P-1-02-SC; acoustic imaging of natural oil and gas seeps
        and measurement of dissolved methane concentration in coastal waters near
        Pt. Conception, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-122.
        geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-122




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
    >200203191702280    200203192200440
    >200203192229200    200203231852320
    >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
        >03/25/2002 clint p-1-02-sc.062
        >clint
        >Global positioning system (GPS) data
        >reformatted to InfoBank standard format
        >
      Process_Date: 20020325

      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: Southern California, between Point Arguello and Point Conception
  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 P-1-02-SC 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: 0.2

      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/p/p102sc/html/p-1-02-sc.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