- Title:
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Bathymetric data of field activity Z-1-91-BG in Bering
Glacier, Alaska from 06/23/1991 to 06/28/1991
- Abstract:
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Chief Scientists: Bruce Molnia, Dick Tagg, Paul Carlson.
Bathymetric data (subbottomprofiler) of field activity
Z-1-91-BG in Bering Glacier, Alaska from 06/23/1991 to
06/28/1991,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/z/z191bg/html/z-1-91-bg.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
subbottomprofiler lowrance
Notes -
Bathy profiling aboard a Zodiac in Bering Glacier
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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, Bathymetric data of field activity Z-1-91-BG in Bering Glacier, Alaska from 06/23/1991 to 06/28/1991: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.
Online Links:
- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -143.64255
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -143.23100
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.19897
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.04827
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 23-Jun-1991
- Ending_Date: 28-Jun-1991
- 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: Bering Glacier, 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 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:
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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?
Dick Tagg (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Bruce Molnia (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Austin Post (Geologist, USGS Tacoma);
Roy ? (Unspecified Investigator, Volunteer)
- To whom should users address questions about the data?
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- From what previous works were the data drawn?
- How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
- Date: 31-Oct-2000 (process 1 of 1)
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Navigation Data
Converted to time format with year at start.
03/06/92 CAROLYN DUA13:[REQUESTS.TAGG]Z191BG.052;1
DUA13:[REQUESTS.TAGG]REFMTTAGG.EXE;
Integrated navigation (SINS) data
deleted Karluk section
Input was...
02/12/92 CAROLYN DUA13:[REQUESTS.TAGG]Z191BG.051;1
DUA13:[REQUESTS.TAGG]REFMTTAGG.EXE;
Integrated navigation (SINS) data
Zodiac corrected thru page 12 - 6-29-91
VITUS 91 corr. to 2-10-92 on NEC System disk #1 (from Dick Tagg)
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:
- 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 (z-1-91-bg.052 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
199106230730000 199106230730000
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199106240951000 199106241011000
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199106241215000 199106241301000
199106241331000 199106241331000
199106241344000 199106241430000
199106241439000 199106241512120
199106241522000 199106241522000
199106251135000 199106251201000
199106251212000 199106251212000
199106261203000 199106261232000
199106261425000 199106261425000
199106261613000 199106261625000
199106261641000 199106261719000
199106261745000 199106261746000
199106270958000 199106271053000
199106271059000 199106271106000
199106271144000 199106271205000
199106271219000 199106271238000
199106271248000 199106271309000
199106271317000 199106271317000
199106271326300 199106271340000
199106281425000 199106281520000
199106281640000 199106281718000
199106281912000 199106281912000
199106281918000 199106281927000
199106281937000 199106282010000
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.
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- Use_Constraints:
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Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
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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 Z-1-91-BG data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/z/z191bg/html/z-1-91-bg.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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