• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. 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 data of field activity 91058 (V-2-91-CP) in Hilo, Hawaii and Johnston Is. from 05/06/1991 to 05/31/1991: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.

   Online Links:

   • <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/v-2-91-cp.fmeta.xml>
   • <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v291cp/html/v-2-91-cp.meta.html>
   • <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1991/91058/index.html>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.50380

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.26350

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.14420

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 16.62630

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 06-May-1991

   Ending_Date: 31-May-1991

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Hilo, Hawaii and Johnston Is.

      This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Point

   2. 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 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257.
      

      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

      
      
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov/>, Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) <http://marine.usgs.gov/>

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Jim Hein (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region); Alexnader Bychkov (Chief Scientist, POI); Lev Gramm-Osipov (Deputy Chief Scientist geochemistry, POI); Anatoly Kalyagin (Deputy Chief Scientist geology, POI); Viktor Abramov (POI); Andrey Andreev (POI); Larisa Avdevnina (FEGI); Ziniat Badredtinov (FEGI); Alexander Belowglazov (FEGI); Tatyana Butenko (IC); Denis Chervonetsky (IC); Hank Chezar (Photographer, USGS Western Region); Ruslan Chichkin (POI); Moisey Eyberman (POI); Anna Gerasimova (POI); Viktoria Gladkaya (POI); Vladimir Golozubov (EGI); Sergey Gorarenko (POI); Vladimir Gusev (POI); Oleg Ibadullaev (POI); Elena Kaplun (IC); Galina Dirillova (ITG); Galina Pavlova (POI); Valentina Kondratenko (POI); Gennady Krainikov (POI); Nelly Krasnova (POI); Lyudmila Kurilenko (IC); Anatoly Levin (IC); Yury Martynov (FEGI); Hugh McLean (UBC); Evgeny Mikhailik (FEGI); Maya Mitnik (POI); Sergey Mokrov (SPSU); Anatoly Mozherovsky (POI); Victor Nechaev (FEGI); Helen Nicolidakis (UBC); Rostislav Oktyabr'sky (FEGI); Kristin Orians (UBC); Galina Pavlova (POI); Nina Pankova (POI); Segey Pletnev (POI); Ransom Rideout (USGS); Irina Rodzik (IC); Anatoly Salyuk (POI); Marjorie Schulz (USGS); Alexander Sergeev (POI); Inna Shapotina (POI); Yury Shulga (POI); Virginia Smith (USGS); Vladimir Soyfer (POI); Anna Sorochinskaya (POI); Nadezhda Sudakova (POI); Alexander Svarichevsky (POI); Alexander Svininnikov (POI); Valery Tapinov (POI); Pavel Tishchenko (POI); Irina Tsoy (POI); Rick Viall (USGS); Juliet Wong (USGS)
   

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
   Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
   InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
   USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
   Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
   USA
   

   (650) 329-5055 (voice)
   (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
   infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>
   

Why was the data set created?

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

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 17-Apr-2008 (process 1 of 1)

   Navigation Data

    Times are bogus
   
   

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
   Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
   InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
   USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
   Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
   USA
   

   (650) 329-5055 (voice)
   (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
   infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>
   

3. 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:

   • <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>
   • <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1991/91058/index.html>

   Other_Citation_Details:

   Hein, James R., Koschinsky, Andrea, Halbach, Peter E., Manheim, Frank T., Bau, Michael, Kang, Jung-Keuk, and Lubick, Naomi, 1997, Iron and manganese oxide mineralization in the Pacific, in Nicholson, Keith, Hein, James R., Buehn, Bernhard, and Dasgupta, Somnath, eds., Manganese mineralization; geochemistry and mineralogy of terrestrial and marine deposits: Geological Society Special Publications, v. 119, p. 123-138. Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., 1994, Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 91-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, 292 p. Hein, James R., Gramm-Osipov, Lev M., Gibbs, Ann E., Kalyagin, Anatoly N., d'Angelo, William M., Nachaev, Victor P. (Nachayev, Victor P.), Briggs, Paul H., Bychkov, Alexander S., Davis, Alice S., Gusev, Vladimir V., Chezar, Henry, Gorbarenko, Sergey A. (Gorbarenko, Sergei A.), Bullock, John H., Kraynikov, Gennady A., Siems, David F., Mikhailik, Evgeny V. (Mikhailik, Yevgeny V.), Smith, Hezekiah, Eyberman, Moisey F., Schutt, Marjorie J., Beloglazov, Alexander I., Mozherovskiy, Anatoly V., and Chichkin, Ruslan V., 1994, Leg 2; description and composition of Fe-Mn crusts, rocks, and sediments collected on Karin Ridge, R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruise 91-AV-19/2, in Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., eds., Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 91-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, p. 39-86. Pletnev, Sergey P., Ryaben'kaya, Irina O., and Quinterno, Paula J., 1994, Biostratigraphic results of cruise 91-AV-19/2, Karin Ridge, Central Pacific Ocean, in Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., eds., Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 1-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, p. 87-91. Stashchuk, M.F., Chervonetsky, D.V. (Chervonetskiy, D.V.), Kaplun, E.V., Chichkin, Ruslan V., Avramenko, V.A., Tishchenko, P. Ya., and Gramm-Osipov, L.M., 1994, Adsorption properties of ferromanganese crusts and nodules, in Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., eds., Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 1-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, p. 93-98. Gramm-Osipov, Lev M., Hein, James R., and Chichkin, Ruslan V., 1994, Manganese geochemistry in the Karin Ridge region; preliminary physiochemical description, in Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., eds., Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 1-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, p. 99-102. Svininnikov, Alexander I., 1994, Physical properties of rocks and sediments from Karin Ridge (Central Equatorial Pacific) and the Bering Sea, in Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., eds., Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 1-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, p. 103-118. Nechaev, Victor P. (Nechayev, Victor P.), Gorbarenko, Sergei A., Sorochinskaya, Anna V., Mikhailik, Eugene V. (Mikhailik, Yevgeny V.), Golozubov, Vladimir V., and Isphording, Wayne C., 1994, Clastic components in sediments and sedimentary rocks of Hawaii and Karin Ridge, in Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., eds., Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 1-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, p. 119-132. Martynov, Yury A., Badredtinov, Ziniat G., and Oktyabr'sky, Rostislav A., 1994, Petrography, mineral composition, and major and trace element geochemistry of igneous rocks from Karin Ridge, in Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., eds., Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 1-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, p. 133-148. Noble, Marlene A., and Kinoshita, Kaye L., 1994, Current patterns over Karin Ridge, a seamount in the Central Pacific, in Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., eds., Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 1-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, p. 149-168. Gibbs, Ann E., Sergeev, Alexander F. (Sergeyev, Alexander F.), Salyuk, Anatoly N., Hein, James R., Tapinov, Valery P., and Bychkov, Alexander S., 1994, Hydrological parameters and water structure over Karin Ridge, Central Pacific, in Hein, James R., Bychkov, Alexander S., and Gibbs, Ann E., eds., Data and results from R.V. Aleksandr Vinogradov cruises 1-AV-10 /1, North Pacific hydrochemistry transect; 91-AV-19/2, North Equatorial Pacific Karin Ridge Fe-Mn crust studies; and 91-AV-19 /4, Northwest Pacific and Bering Sea sediment geochemistry and paleoceanographic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0230, p. 169-186. Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1158 Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1159-A Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1159-B Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1159-C Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1159-D Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1159-E Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1160-A Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1160-B Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1160-C Chezar, Henry, and Newman, Ivy, 2004, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 2004-1161
   
   
   

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   Identified as best available version.

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   Unspecified

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

   Unspecified

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   Start and end date/times of data

   Navigation Data (v-2-91-cp.061 [GPS])
   YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
   199101010000001    199101010000002
   YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
   

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   Unspecified

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

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.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
   Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
   InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
   USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
   Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
   USA
   

   (650) 329-5055 (voice)
   (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
   infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data 91058 (V-2-91-CP) data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v291cp/html/v-2-91-cp.meta.html>

3. 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.
   

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 31-Mar-2013

Metadata author:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
USA

(650) 329-5055 (voice)
(650) 329-5190 (FAX)
infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

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>)