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Identification_Information:

  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Publication_Date: 20090107
      Title:
        Geophysical data of field activity G-1-78-EG in Eastern Gulf
        of Alaska, Glacier Bay from 09/12/1978 to 09/23/1978
      Publication_Information:
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/g-1-78-eg.fmeta.xml
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/g/g178eg/html/g-1-78-eg.meta.html

  Description:
    Abstract:
      Chief Scientists: Paul Carlson, Bruce Molnia. Geophysical
      data (minisparker, bathymetry, gravity, magnetics) of field
      activity G-1-78-EG in Eastern Gulf of Alaska, Glacier Bay
      from 09/12/1978 to 09/23/1978,
      http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/g/g178eg/html/g-1-78-eg.meta.html.

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

    Supplemental_Information:

      Equipment Used -

      minisparker

      bathymetry

      gravity

      magnetics                     magnetometer

      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.



      Seramur, Keith C., Powell, Ross D., and Carlson, Paul R., 1997, Evaluation

      of conditions along the grounding line of temperate marine glaciers: an

      exmaple from Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska: Marine Geology, v. 140,

      p. 307-327.



      Carlson, Paul R., Powell, Ross D., and Phillips, Andrew C., 1992, Submarine

      sedimentary features on a fjord delta front, Queen Inlet, Glacier Bay,

      Alaska: Canadian Journal of Earth Science, v. 29, p. 565-573.


      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: 19780912
        Ending_Date: 19780923

    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -136.59869
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -135.79955
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 59.05107
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.72551

  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: AK
      Place_Keyword: Eastern Gulf of Alaska
      Place_Keyword: Eastern Gulf of Alaska, Glacier Bay
      Place_Keyword: Glacier Bay, AK
      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/g/g178eg/html/g-1-78-eg.nav.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Trackline map of G-1-78-EG
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/g/g178eg/html/g-1-78-eg.bath.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Bathymetry data trackline map of G-1-78-EG
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

  Data_Set_Credit:
    Paul Carlson (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Bruce Molnia (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Bob Novak (Electrical Technician, USGS Western Region)

  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
      Publication_Information:
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Other_Citation_Details: Updated daily
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/
      Other_Citation_Details:
        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.

        Seramur, Keith C., Powell, Ross D., and Carlson, Paul R., 1997, Evaluation
        of conditions along the grounding line of temperate marine glaciers: an
        exmaple from Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska: Marine Geology, v. 140,
        p. 307-327.

        Carlson, Paul R., Powell, Ross D., and Phillips, Andrew C., 1992, Submarine
        sedimentary features on a fjord delta front, Queen Inlet, Glacier Bay,
        Alaska: Canadian Journal of Earth Science, v. 29, p. 565-573.



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 (g-1-78-eg.051 [SINS])
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >197809121522000    197809121745000
    >197809121800000    197809121800000
    >197809131031000    197809131200000
    >197809161539002    197809161800002
    >197809170835002    197809170852002
    >197809171007002    197809171116002
    >197809171127002    197809171154002
    >197809171205002    197809171215002
    >197809181548002    197809181735002
    >197809191035002    197809191250002
    >197809191423002    197809191634002
    >197809211245002    197809211445002
    >197809211637002    197809211807002
    >197809220920002    197809220929002
    >197809220940002    197809221000002
    >197809221130002    197809221218002
    >197809221555002    197809221647002
    >197809221905002    197809222001002
    >197809230930002    197809230945002
    >197809231050003    197809231120003
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >Bathymetry Data (g-1-78-eg.310_051)
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >197809121522000    197809121659160
    >197809121706020    197809121706030
    >197809121712160    197809121722010
    >197809121730050    197809121800000
    >197809131031000    197809131200000
    >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
        >Converted to time format with year at start.
        >
        >05/08/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[REARIC]G178EG.051;
        >DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
        >255/1522-256/1200 from Doug Rearic
        >259/1539-266/1120 was G178EG.050 on DRS210 reformatted by Kaye
        >
      Process_Date: 19951206

      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

    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Bathymetry Data
        >10/31/1998  /tiger/g/g178eg/bath/g-1-78-eg.310_051
        >/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
        >
        >Input was...
        >Converted to time format with year at start.
        >
        >05/08/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[REARIC]G178EG.310;
        >DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
        >travel times to SEAFLOOR  (depth = travel_time * 750)
        >from Doug Rearic
        >
        >Input was...
        >Converted to time format with year at start.
        >
        >05/08/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[REARIC]G178EG.051;
        >DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
        >255/1522-256/1200 from Doug Rearic
        >259/1539-266/1120 was G178EG.050 on DRS210 reformatted by Kaye
        >
        >time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
      Process_Date: 19981031

      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: Eastern Gulf of Alaska, Glacier Bay
  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 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

  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: Bathymetry with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Raw bathymetry travel-time (Digitrack) data
      >Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, 2WayTravelTime)
      >FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f7.4)
      >C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %7.4f\\n)
      >Naming:         .310

  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Navigation with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Integrated navigation (SINS) 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:         .050


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 G-1-78-EG 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: 0.1

      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/g/g178eg/html/g-1-78-eg.nav.html

    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ASCII
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
        Transfer_Size: 0.0

      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/g/g178eg/html/g-1-78-eg.bath.html

    Fees: None


Metadata_Reference_Information:

  Metadata_Date: 20090107

  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



    

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