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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Data of field activity S-1-90-WP in Western Pacific from 11/14/1990 to 11/28/1990
Abstract:
National Institute of Polar Research. Data (bathymetry, gravity, meters, navigation, seismic) of field activity S-1-90-WP in Western Pacific from 11/14/1990 to 11/28/1990, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s190wp/html/s-1-90-wp.meta.html>.
Supplemental_Information:

Equipment Used -
bathymetry data directory exists
gravity data directory exists
meters data directory exists
navigation data directory exists
seismic data directory exists
Notes -
See NGDC index map on line at:
<A HREF = "<http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/gdas/plot/trkdas/JARE32L1.pdf>"><http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/gdas/plot/trkdas/JARE32L1.pdf>

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.).
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG), 20081216, Data of field activity S-1-90-WP in Western Pacific from 11/14/1990 to 11/28/1990: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG).

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 111.98383
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 139.81885
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.62533
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -32.05782

  3. What does it look like?

    <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s190wp/html/s-1-90-wp.nav.gif> (GIF)
    Trackline map of S-1-90-WP
    <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s190wp/html/s-1-90-wp.grav.gif> (GIF)
    Gravity data trackline map of S-1-90-WP
    <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s190wp/html/s-1-90-wp.bath.gif> (GIF)
    Bathymetry data trackline map of S-1-90-WP

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

    Beginning_Date: 14-Nov-1990
    Ending_Date: 28-Nov-1990
    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: Western Pacific
      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 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:
      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: 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
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Gravity with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Free Air Anomaly data 
    Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Eotvos, ObsGrv, TheoGrv, FAA)
FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f6.1, t23, f9.1, t33, f9.1, t43, f8.1)
C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %6.1f %9.1f %9.1f %8.1f\\n)
Naming:         .160
    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
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Seismic Shots with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Raw 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:         .400

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?

  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: 06-Nov-2008 (process 1 of 3)
    Navigation Data 
    /infobank/s/s190wp/nav/s-1-90-wp.051
time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps, without tabs
temporal-spatial data
extracted from NGDC MGD77 data for JARE32L1 and reformatted with mgd772daps
       1         2         3
3456789012345678901234567890123456

    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: 06-Nov-2008 (process 2 of 3)
    Gravity Data 
    11/06/2008 carolyn s-1-90-wp.160_051
/infobank/programs/edit/automerge/automerge

Input was...
/infobank/s/s190wp/grv/s-1-90-wp.160
time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps, without tabs
temporal data
extracted from NGDC MGD77 data for JARE32L1 and reformatted with mgd772daps
       1         2         3         4         5
345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890

Input was...
/infobank/s/s190wp/nav/s-1-90-wp.051
time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps, without tabs
temporal-spatial data
extracted from NGDC MGD77 data for JARE32L1 and reformatted with mgd772daps
       1         2         3
3456789012345678901234567890123456

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

    Date: 06-Nov-2008 (process 3 of 3)
    Bathymetry Data 
    11/06/2008 carolyn s-1-90-wp.310_051
/infobank/programs/edit/automerge/automerge

Input was...
/infobank/s/s190wp/bath/s-1-90-wp.310
time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps, without tabs
temporal data
extracted from NGDC MGD77 data for JARE32L1 and reformatted with mgd772daps
       1         2         3
3456789012345678901234567890123456

Input was...
/infobank/s/s190wp/nav/s-1-90-wp.051
time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps, without tabs
temporal-spatial data
extracted from NGDC MGD77 data for JARE32L1 and reformatted with mgd772daps
       1         2         3
3456789012345678901234567890123456

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 (s-1-90-wp.051 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
199011140212000    199011270915000
199011271826000    199011280247000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Gravity Data (s-1-90-wp.160_051)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
199011140212000    199011270915000
199011271826000    199011280247000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Bathymetry Data (s-1-90-wp.310_051)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
199011140638000    199011140705000
199011140722000    199011151207000
199011151221000    199011151713000
199011151719000    199011151744000
199011151804000    199011161537000
199011161555000    199011161601000
199011161607000    199011161611000
199011161625000    199011162218000
199011162228000    199011170026000
199011170034000    199011170521000
199011170528000    199011171154000
199011171200000    199011171200000
199011171206000    199011171247000
199011171253000    199011171439000
199011171448000    199011171448000
199011171455000    199011171544000
199011171551000    199011171554000
199011171634000    199011171647000
199011171725000    199011171802000
199011171808000    199011171808000
199011171839000    199011172112000
199011172120000    199011172334000
199011172340000    199011180006000
199011180012000    199011180037000
199011180051000    199011180058000
199011180106000    199011180123000
199011180131000    199011180901000
199011180907000    199011181235000
199011181241000    199011181604000
199011181613000    199011181710000
199011181717000    199011182310000
199011182319000    199011182334000
199011182344000    199011182344000
199011182352000    199011190028000
199011190035000    199011190206000
199011190213000    199011190329000
199011190347000    199011190441000
199011190448000    199011190453000
199011190500000    199011190534000
199011190542000    199011190543000
199011190601000    199011190616000
199011190627000    199011190627000
199011190643000    199011190643000
199011190649000    199011190649000
199011190701000    199011190701000
199011190841000    199011190841000
199011190917000    199011190917000
199011190928000    199011190933000
199011190947000    199011190947000
199011190956000    199011191001000
199011191008000    199011192333000
199011192340000    199011200136000
199011200142000    199011200303000
199011200309000    199011200319000
199011200325000    199011211432000
199011211442000    199011211443000
199011211451000    199011211517000
199011211531000    199011211551000
199011211607000    199011211609000
199011211617000    199011211621000
199011211630000    199011211659000
199011211714000    199011211716000
199011211724000    199011211724000
199011211731000    199011211736000
199011211742000    199011220149000
199011220155000    199011220209000
199011220215000    199011220218000
199011220224000    199011220226000
199011220232000    199011220529000
199011220535000    199011230355000
199011230404000    199011230438000
199011230444000    199011231721000
199011231732000    199011240107000
199011240122000    199011241332000
199011241341000    199011241443000
199011241449000    199011241639000
199011241645000    199011250007000
199011250017000    199011250022000
199011250029000    199011250902000
199011250908000    199011251429000
199011251435000    199011260553000
199011260601000    199011262200000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Seismic Shots Data (s-1-90-wp.400_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
199002050732330    199002070418550
199002072228270    199002082150310
199002091409350    199002100437570
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 S-1-90-WP 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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