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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Data of field activity V-1-65-BS in Bering Sea from 08/26/1965 to 09/12/1965
Abstract:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Chief Scientist: Unspecified. Data (magnetics, sonobuoy) of field activity V-1-65-BS in Bering Sea from 08/26/1965 to 09/12/1965, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v165bs/html/v-1-65-bs.meta.html>.
Supplemental_Information:

Equipment Used -
magnetics
sonobuoy

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.
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This page accomodates a variety of search approaches (e.g., by platform, by region, by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG), 20081216, Data of field activity V-1-65-BS in Bering Sea from 08/26/1965 to 09/12/1965: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG).

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 165.19200
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.07899
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 59.93400
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 52.09000

  3. What does it look like?

    <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v165bs/html/v-1-65-bs.nav.gif> (GIF)
    Trackline map of V-1-65-BS
    <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v165bs/html/v-1-65-bs.mag.gif> (GIF)
    Magnetics data trackline map of V-1-65-BS

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

    Beginning_Date: 26-Aug-1965
    Ending_Date: 12-Sep-1965
    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: Bering Sea
      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 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.

      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


  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Magnetics with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Raw magnetics data
    Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, MstObs)
    FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f7.1)
    C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %7.1f\\n)
    Naming:         .200
    
    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
    


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), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    Unspecified (Chief Scientist, Lamont-Doherty)

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
    c/o Clint Steele
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    csteele@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: 15-Dec-1995 (process 1 of 2)
    Navigation Data
    Converted to time format with year at start.
    
    02/13/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[V165BS.N]V165BS.050;
    DUA0:[DATA.][VEMA65.M]TEMP.EXE;
    was VEMA2165BS.MAG from Clint
    
    Input was...
     REDUCED MAGNETICS  BERING SEA  VEMA21-65-BS             LINES B1 - B13
     DATA: ID,JD,IH,AM,OBS,REG,RES,LAT,LONG,YR
     FORMAT(I2,3X,I3,I2,I2,T15,I5,T25,F6.0,T33,F6.0,T39,F7.3,T49,F8.3,T79,I2)
    
    

    Person who carried out this activity:

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
    c/o Clint Steele
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    csteele@usgs.gov

    Date: 31-Oct-1998 (process 2 of 2)
    Magnetics Data
    10/31/1998  /tiger/v/v165bs/mag/v-1-65-bs.200_050
    /bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
    
    Input was...
    Converted to time format with year at start.
    
    02/13/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[V165BS.M]V165BS.200;
    DUA0:[DATA.][VEMA65.M]TEMP.EXE;
    was VEMA2165BS.MAG from Clint
    
     REDUCED MAGNETICS  BERING SEA  VEMA21-65-BS             LINES B1 - B13
     DATA: ID,JD,IH,AM,OBS,REG,RES,LAT,LONG,YR
     FORMAT(I2,3X,I3,I2,I2,T15,I5,T25,F6.0,T33,F6.0,T39,F7.3,T49,F8.3,T79,I2)
    
    Input was...
    Converted to time format with year at start.
    
    02/13/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[V165BS.N]V165BS.050;
    DUA0:[DATA.][VEMA65.M]TEMP.EXE;
    was VEMA2165BS.MAG from Clint
    
     REDUCED MAGNETICS  BERING SEA  VEMA21-65-BS             LINES B1 - B13
     DATA: ID,JD,IH,AM,OBS,REG,RES,LAT,LONG,YR
     FORMAT(I2,3X,I3,I2,I2,T15,I5,T25,F6.0,T33,F6.0,T39,F7.3,T49,F8.3,T79,I2)
    
    time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
    

    Person who carried out this activity:

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
    c/o Clint Steele
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    csteele@usgs.gov

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG), Unknown, USGS/CMG Information Bank: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG).

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: Updated daily


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-1-65-bs.050 [SINS])
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    196508291345000    196508302245000
    196508310300000    196508310330000
    196508310415000    196508311115000
    196508311345000    196509011315000
    196509011600000    196509011857000
    196509012130000    196509020215000
    196509020245000    196509021045000
    196509021106000    196509021245000
    196509021400000    196509021845000
    196509022000000    196509030200000
    196509061245000    196509062015000
    196509070000000    196509071600000
    196509071915000    196509080730000
    196509080930000    196509081515000
    196509081830000    196509082345000
    196509090045000    196509091300000
    196509091615000    196509100943000
    196509101202000    196509101615000
    196509101845000    196509110925000
    196509110950000    196509111115000
    196509111330000    196509111645000
    196509111845000    196509121545000
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    Magnetics Data (v-1-65-bs.200_050)
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    196508291345000    196508291730000
    196508292100000    196508301145000
    196508301445000    196508302245000
    196508310300000    196508310330000
    196508310415000    196508311115000
    196508311345000    196509011315000
    196509011600000    196509011857000
    196509012130000    196509020215000
    196509020245000    196509021045000
    196509021106000    196509021245000
    196509021400000    196509021845000
    196509022000000    196509030200000
    196509061245000    196509062015000
    196509070000000    196509071600000
    196509071915000    196509080730000
    196509080930000    196509081515000
    196509081830000    196509082345000
    196509090045000    196509091300000
    196509091615000    196509100943000
    196509101202000    196509101615000
    196509101845000    196509110925000
    196509110950000    196509111115000
    196509111330000    196509111645000
    196509111845000    196509121545000
    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), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
    c/o Clint Steele
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    csteele@usgs.gov

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

    Downloadable Data V-1-65-BS data set

  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?


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 16-Dec-2008
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
c/o Clint Steele
Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
USA

(650) 329-5055 (voice)
(650) 329-5190 (FAX)
csteele@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)


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