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Identification_Information:

Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Publication_Date: 20081216
Title:
Sampling data of ongoing (in work) field activity L-1-07-SF in San Francisco Bay and local coastal areas from 11/09/2007 to 12/31/2008
Publication_Information:
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Online_Linkage: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/l-1-07-sf.fmeta.xml>
Online_Linkage:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l107sf/html/l-1-07-sf.meta.html>

Description:
Abstract:
United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientist: Bob Rosenbauer. Sampling data of ongoing (in work) field activity L-1-07-SF in San Francisco Bay and local coastal areas from 11/09/2007 to 12/31/2008, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l107sf/html/l-1-07-sf.meta.html>.
Purpose:
These data and information are intended for science researchers, students from elementary through college, policy makers, and general public.
Supplemental_Information:

Publications -
Rubenstein, S., November 10, 2007, On Bay Area beaches, picking up one oily glob at a time messy going:
San Francisco Chronicle, p A-8,
<A HREF="<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/10/MNPIT9LA5.DTL>" target="new"><http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/10/MNPIT9LA5.DTL>.
Gibbons, Helen, Rosenbauer, Bob, Lorenson, Tom, and Imai, Randy, 2008,
Tar Balls from Southern California Seeps Appear on Central California Beaches,
USGS Sound Waves Monthly Newsletter, April 2008, available on line at:
<A HREF = "<http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/04/fieldwork2.html>" target ="SW"><http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/04/fieldwork2.html>

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: 20071109
Ending_Date: 20081231

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.51323
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.29233
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.88110
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.61087

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

Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
Place_Keyword: CA
Place_Keyword: Half Moon Bay, CA
Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: Northern California
Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay
Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay and local coastal areas
Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay, CA
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/l107sf/html/l-1-07-sf.nav.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Trackline map of L-1-07-SF
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l107sf/html/l-1-07-sf.samp.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Sampling locations map of L-1-07-SF
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF


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:
Rubenstein, S., November 10, 2007, On Bay Area beaches, picking up one oily glob at a time messy going: San Francisco Chronicle, p A-8, <A HREF="<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/10/MNPIT9LA5.DTL>" target="new"><http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/10/MNPIT9LA5.DTL>. Gibbons, Helen, Rosenbauer, Bob, Lorenson, Tom, and Imai, Randy, 2008, Tar Balls from Southern California Seeps Appear on Central California Beaches, USGS Sound Waves Monthly Newsletter, April 2008, available on line at: <A HREF = "<http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/04/fieldwork2.html>" target ="SW"><http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/04/fieldwork2.html>



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-1-07-sf.061 [GPS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
200711091800000    200711091800000
200711091835000    200711091843000
200711091931000    200711091931000
200711091938000    200711091938000
200711091950000    200711091950000
200711092003000    200711092003000
200711092010000    200711092010000
200711092105000    200711092109000
200711092117000    200711092117000
200711092142000    200711092142000
200711092150000    200711092150000
200711112130000    200711112130000
200711141727000    200711141740000
200711141747000    200711141750001
200711141810000    200711141810000
200711141851000    200711141851000
200711141900000    200711141900000
200711141925000    200711141925001
200711142100000    200711142100000
200711142115000    200711142120000
200711142130000    200711142130000
200711142158000    200711142158000
200711151000000    200711151000000
200711191118000    200711191118001
200711191151000    200711191151000
200711191208000    200711191208000
200711191223000    200711191225000
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
01/02/2008 clint temp
/infobank/programs/edit/allcaps/allcaps

Input was...
11/16/2007 clint l-1-07-sf.onoff.handsamplegrab
/infobank/programs/refmt/rosenbauer2daps/rosenbauer2daps

Process_Date: 20080102

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: San Francisco Bay and local coastal areas
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 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 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



Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Navigation with Time Stamp
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Global positioning system (GPS) 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:         .060
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Samples with Time Stamp
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Gravity Equipment
Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Lat, Long, ActivityID, EquipmentType, Depth, DepthUnits, Line, Station, Roll, Comments)
FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f9.5, t26, f10.5, t37, a, t45, a24, t70, f6.1, t78, a1, t80, a9, t90, a9, t100, a9, t110, a)
C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %9.5f %10.5f %7s %24s %6.1f%1s %9s %9s %9s %s)
Naming:         .onoff.GRAV_EQUIPMENT_TYPE

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: Geographic Activity L-1-07-SF 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/l107sf/html/l-1-07-sf.nav.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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