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Identification_Information:

Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Publication_Date: 20081216
Title:
Geological and Geophysical data of field activity L-3-75-NC in Monterey Bay to San Luis Bay, Northern California from 11/05/1975 to 11/25/1975
Publication_Information:
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Online_Linkage: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/l-3-75-nc.fmeta.xml>
Online_Linkage:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l375nc/html/l-3-75-nc.meta.html>

Description:
Abstract:
Chief Scientist: Dave McCulloch. Geological and Geophysical data (Gus4000, linescanrecorder, transitsatellite, airgun, sparker, uniboom, sidescansonar, dopplersonar, miniranger, Burgairgun, 3dot5khz, dartcore, chaindredge, 24channel) of field activity L-3-75-NC in Monterey Bay to San Luis Bay, Northern California from 11/05/1975 to 11/25/1975, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l375nc/html/l-3-75-nc.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 -
Gus4000
linescanrecorder
transitsatellite
airgun
sparker 80-120kj
uniboom
sidescansonar
dopplersonar
miniranger
Burgairgun
3dot5khz
dartcore
chaindredge
24channel
Notes -
Leg 1 jd 309-316, leg 2 321-329

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: 19751105
Ending_Date: 19751125

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.41083
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.89867
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.88100
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.08983

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: Marine Geophysics
Theme_Keyword: Marine Seismic

Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
Place_Keyword: CA
Place_Keyword: Central California EEZ
Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay to San Luis Bay, Northern California
Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: Northern California
Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean
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/l/l375nc/html/l-3-75-nc.nav.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Trackline map of L-3-75-NC
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:
Dave McCulloch (Chief Scientist); Mark Holmes (Geologist); Harry Hill (Electronic Tech); Terry Kelley (Electronic Tech); Gordon Tanner (Electronic Tech); Rich Garlow (Navigator); Steve Davenport (Watchstander); John Simpson (Chief Engineer); Byron Ruppel (Navigator); Carrie Carpenter (Navigator); Dick Tagg (Navigator); Terry Whitney (Watchstander); Gordy Hess (Geologist); Tracy Vallier (Geologist); Monty Hampton (Geologist); Steve Eittriem (Geologist); S. Kittleson (Watchstander); P. Malle (Watchstander); I. Jimenez (Watchstander); D. Kerr (Watchstander); E. Pampeyan (Watchstander); P. Shryock (Watchstander); Mel Rappeport (Watchstander); Gary Boucher (Watchstander); Eli Silver (Watchstander); Karen Bachmann (Watchstander); Andy Montez (Gus Technician); Ron Montgomery (Gus Technician); Brad Larson (Watchstander); Steve Wolf (Mech Tech); Steve Wallace (Mech Tech); Jon Erickson (Mech Tech); Dennis Mann (Watchstander); Al Long (Seismic Geophysicist); Don Tompkins (Seismic Chief); John Simpson (Chief Engineer); Gerard Petroni (Captain)
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/>




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 (l-3-75-nc.070)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197511052126020    197511100418100
197511100458210    197511100830200
197511100912120    197511101126310
197511101232160    197511110018000
197511110114240    197511111210160
197511111302250    197511111414300
197511111457090    197511112330140
197511120026320    197511120732160
197511121044450    197511121908240
197511171749000    197511172152000
197511172238000    197511180150000
197511180240000    197511181415000
197511210800000    197511210928000
197511211022000    197511211022000
197511211144000    197511211216000
197511211406000    197511211406000
197511211630000    197511211630000
197511211730000    197511211934000
197511212018000    197511212050000
197511212136000    197511212214000
197511212312000    197511220130000
197511220330000    197511220650050
197511220818000    197511220944170
197511221112000    197511221954000
197511222052090    197511222300020
197511222346000    197511230002000
197511230052000    197511230052000
197511230240000    197511240500000
197511240603000    197511240603000
197511240650000    197511241922000
197511242002060    197511242234000
197511242316000    197511250038000
197511250138000    197511250138000
197511250234000    197511250624000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Seismic Shots Data (l-3-75-nc.421_070)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197511211031280    197511220058180
197511220112350    197511221209000
197511221231080    197511221635410
197511221717590    197511230201218
197511230245470    197511230525421
197511230614000    197511230922170
197511230941000    197511231641180
197511231653550    197511240205119
197511240231129    197511240458520
197511240530000    197511240530000
197511240738030    197511240955527
197511241005575    197511241100420
197511241106170    197511241713070
197511241743040    197511242344590
197511250023447    197511250621000
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.

10/02/87 CLINT DRS$DATA:[L375NC]L375NC.070;
DUA0:[DRS.NAV]EOTCSSP.EXE;1

Input was...
09/17/87 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[L175NC]L175NC.050;
DUA0:[DATA.][L175NC]TEMP.EXE;
data from navigation log sheets

Process_Date: 20030324

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: Monterey Bay to San Luis Bay, Northern California
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: Navigation with Time Stamp
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Eotvos/course/speed/distance data
Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Lat, Long, Eotvos, Course, Speed, Distance)
FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f9.5, t26, f10.5, t37, f8.2, t46, f6.2, t53, f6.2, t60, f7.2)
C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %9.5f %10.5f %8.2f %6.2f %6.2f %7.2f\\n)
Naming:         .070
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Seismic Shots with Time Stamp
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Edited seismic shot point data
Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Line, Shot)
FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, a5, t22, i5)
C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %5s %5i\\n)
Naming:         .420

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 L-3-75-NC 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/l/l375nc/html/l-3-75-nc.nav.html>

Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ASCII
File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
Transfer_Size: 0.8

Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l375nc/html/l-3-75-nc.seis.html>

Fees: None



Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20081216

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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