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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 and Sampling data of field activity D-1-85-AR in Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea from 09/05/1985 to 10/06/1985
Publication_Information:
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Online_Linkage: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/d-1-85-ar.fmeta.xml>
Online_Linkage:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/d/d185ar/html/d-1-85-ar.meta.html>

Description:
Abstract:
Chief Scientists: Peter Barnes, Larry Phillips. Geophysical and Sampling data (3dot5khz, sidescansonar, seismic, pipedredge, transitsatellite, gravitycore, boxcore, Alpinecore, underwatertelevision, temperature, dredge) of field activity D-1-85-AR in Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea from 09/05/1985 to 10/06/1985, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/d/d185ar/html/d-1-85-ar.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 -
3dot5khz 3.5 khz bathymetry and 3.5 khz Klein subbottom profiler
sidescansonar
seismic Ore high resolution seismic
pipedredge
transitsatellite
gravitycore
boxcore Nel box corer
Alpinecore Alpine vibracore
underwatertelevision TV and 35 mm video camera
temperature thermoprobe
dredge
Publications -
Luepke, Gretchen, and Escowitz, Edward C., 1989, Grain-size, heavy-mineral, and
geochemical analyses of sediments from the Chukchi Sea, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey
Bulletin 1896, 12 p.<BR>

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: 19850905
Ending_Date: 19851006

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.62833
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -152.96717
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.03983
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 69.64833

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: AK
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Arctic
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea


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/d/d185ar/html/d-1-85-ar.nav.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Trackline map of D-1-85-AR
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/d/d185ar/html/d-1-85-ar.samp.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Sampling locations map of D-1-85-AR
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:
Peter Barnes (Chief Scientist, Geologist, USGS Western Region); Larry Phillips (Chief Scientist, Geologist, USGS Western Region); Jim Robb (Geologist, USGS Woods Hole); Larry Kooker (Electronic Technician, USGS Western Region); Jon Erickson (Lead Marine Technician, USGS Western Region); Jeff Stampfer (Marine Technician); Steven Clark (Physical Science Technician); Mitch Colgan (Bio-geologist); Sarah Griscom (Geologic Field Assistant, USGS Woods Hole); Rob Kayen (Engineering Geologist, USGS Western Region); Joyce Miley (Geologic Field Assistant); Jared Morrow (Geologic Field Assistant); Doug Rearic (Geologist); George Redden (Geochemist); Peter Ramirez (Geologist); Tom Reiss (Physical Science 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:
Luepke, Gretchen, and Escowitz, Edward C., 1989, Grain-size, heavy-mineral, and geochemical analyses of sediments from the Chukchi Sea, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1896, 12 p.



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 (d-1-85-ar.050 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
198509061900000    198509061900000
198509062030000    198509081658189
198509081847460    198509091600000
198509091849590    198509100527120
198509100840000    198509101745000
198509102041000    198509111930000
198509112300000    198509112300000
198509120105000    198509120115000
198509120300000    198509130715000
198509131016129    198509131900000
198509132130000    198509141700000
198509141830000    198509142000000
198509142200000    198509142245250
198509150336299    198509150336299
198509150600000    198509150800000
198509151100000    198509160130000
198509160300000    198509160400000
198509161600000    198509162000000
198509162130000    198509162200000
198509162330000    198509170600000
198509170815000    198509171930000
198509180000000    198509202000000
198509202130000    198509210036240
198509220100000    198509220358009
198509220753439    198509221930000
198509222330000    198509230645000
198509231530000    198509231930000
198509232330000    198509240400000
198509240753439    198509241900000
198509251915000    198509252200000
198509252330000    198509261800000
198509262043139    198509262200000
198509292312160    198509292312160
198509300452530    198509301730000
198510010150019    198510010730000
198510010852049    198510011800000
198510012116240    198510020511000
198510020700000    198510022030000
198510022330000    198510022330000
198510030100000    198510041942300
198510042323009    198510050715079
198510050837060    198510051600000
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
time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps
temporal-spatial data
data acquisition systems

       1         2         3
3456789012345678901234567890123456
Process_Date: 20001030

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: Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea
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

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:
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
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: Downloadable Data D-1-85-AR 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/d/d185ar/html/d-1-85-ar.nav.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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