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  1. Identification_Information:
  2.   Citation:
  3.     Citation_Information:
  4.       Originator: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO)
  5.       Originator: Solon Whitney
  6.       Publication_Date: 1965
  7.       Title: A summary of sediment size and chemistry of sixteen grab samples
  8.       Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital and Paper
  9.       Series_Information:
  10.         Series_Name: Lab Item
  11.         Issue_Identification: 379
  12.       Publication_Information:
  13.         Publication_Place: Washington D.C. 20390
  14.         Publisher: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
  15.       Other_Citation_Details: Underwater Range Projects; Oceanographic Survey Dept.
  16.       Online_Linkage: Digital data and downloadable .pdf available at National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC): http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.set_expand?v_mggid=09005032
  17.   Description:
  18.     Abstract: No abstract is given.
  19.     Purpose: No purpose is given.
  20.   Time_Period_of_Content:
  21.     Time_Period_Information:
  22.       Range_of_Dates/Times:
  23.         Beginning_Date: 19681102
  24.         Ending_Date: 19690424
  25.     Currentness_Reference: Publication date
  26.   Status:
  27.     Progress: Complete
  28.     Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  29.   Spatial_Domain:
  30.     Bounding_Coordinates:
  31.       West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.870
  32.       East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.460
  33.       North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.940
  34.       South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.551
  35.   Keywords:
  36.     Theme:
  37.       Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
  38.       Theme_Keyword: United States Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO)
  39.       Theme_Keyword: Orange peel grab
  40.       Theme_Keyword: Gravity core
  41.     Theme:
  42.       Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category:
  43.       Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
  44.       Theme_Keyword: Sediment Texture
  45.       Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition
  46.     Place:
  47.       Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
  48.       Place_Keyword: Tampa Bay
  49.       Place_Keyword: Florida
  50.       Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
  51.   Access_Constraints: None
  52.   Use_Constraints: Cite U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office and NGDC as originators of the data
  53.   Point_of_Contact:
  54.     Contact_Information:
  55.       Contact_Organization_Primary:
  56.         Contact_Organization: National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
  57.         Contact_Person: Robin R. Warnken
  58.       Contact_Address:
  59.         Address_Type: Mail and physical
  60.         Address: E/GC3 325 Broadway
  61.         City: Boulder
  62.         State_or_Province: CO
  63.         Postal_Code: 80305-3328
  64.       Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-6338
  65.       Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Robin.R.Warnken@noaa.gov
  66.   Browse_Graphic:
  67.     Browse_Graphic_File_Name: MGG09005032.jpg
  68.     Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference
  69.     Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg
  70.   Data_Set_Credit: For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization and formatting: Tara Kneeshaw and April Villagomez (USGS); Corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)
  71. Data_Quality_Information:
  72.   Attribute_Accuracy:
  73.     Attribute_Accuracy_Report: For usSEABED, the digital data and scanned report were downloaded via the web, visually compared to source and corrected.  Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel.
  74.   Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.
  75.   Completeness_Report: All available textural, statistical, and compositional information are included in usSEABED. .  The Holmes compilation may also include metal and organic contaminant values requested by or performed by the EPA, USGS, USACE, and others for these samples that are not included in usSEABED.
  76.   Positional_Accuracy:
  77.     Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
  78.       Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given to degrees, decimal minutes.
  79.     Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
  80.       Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Water depth determination technique not noted in report.  Water depths given in meters.
  81.   Lineage:
  82.     Process_Step:
  83.       Process_Description: No process information given in report.
  84.       Process_Date: 1963
  85.       Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: LI 379
  86.       Process_Contact:
  87.         Contact_Information:
  88.           Contact_Organization_Primary:
  89.             Contact_Organization: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
  90.           Contact_Address:
  91.             Address_Type: Physical
  92.             City: Washington
  93.             State_or_Province: D.C.
  94.             Postal_Code: 20390
  95.           Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown
  96. Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  97.   Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  98.   Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
  99.     SDTS_Terms_Description:
  100.       SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
  101.       Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 16
  102. Spatial_Reference_Information:
  103.   Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
  104.     Geographic:
  105.       Latitude_Resolution: 0.0167
  106.       Longitude_Resolution: 0.00167
  107.       Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
  108. Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  109.   Overview_Description:
  110.     Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Digital data provided include sampler, subsample location (downcore), color (Munsell code), carbonate percent, percents of gravel, sand, silt, clay, moment mean, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis of grainsize distribution, and granulometric analyses in one-phi increments.
  111.     Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Source report
  112. Distribution_Information:
  113.   Distributor:
  114.     Contact_Information:
  115.       Contact_Organization_Primary:
  116.         Contact_Organization: National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
  117.         Contact_Person: Robin R. Warnken
  118.       Contact_Address:
  119.         Address_Type: Mail and physical
  120.         Address: E/GC3 325 Broadway
  121.         City: Boulder
  122.         State_or_Province: CO
  123.         Postal_Code: 80305-3328
  124.       Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-6338
  125.       Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Robin.R.Warnken@noaa.gov
  126.   Resource_Description: MGGID 09005032
  127.   Distribution_Liability: Although this dataset has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data.  Users of the data should be aware of limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies, limitations of the statistical data, and digitizing errors.
  128.   Standard_Order_Process:
  129.     Digital_Form:
  130.       Digital_Transfer_Information:
  131.         Format_Name: ASCII
  132.         Format_Information_Content: Text
  133.         File_Decompression_Technique: None
  134.         Transfer_Size: 5 MB
  135.       Digital_Transfer_Option:
  136.         Online_Option:
  137.           Computer_Contact_Information:
  138.             Network_Address:
  139.               Network_Resource_Name: http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin.set_expand?v_mggid=09005032
  140.           Access_Instructions: None
  141.           Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Online computer and operating system
  142.     Fees: None for downloaded data; paper copies may involve a small fee.
  143.   Technical_Prerequisites: web browser and internet access preferred
  144.   Available_Time_Period:
  145.     Time_Period_Information:
  146.       Single_Date/Time:
  147.         Calendar_Date: 1965
  148. Metadata_Reference_Information:
  149.   Metadata_Date: 2005
  150.   Metadata_Contact:
  151.     Contact_Information:
  152.       Contact_Organization_Primary:
  153.         Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
  154.         Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
  155.       Contact_Position: Geologist
  156.       Contact_Address:
  157.         Address_Type: Physical and mail
  158.         Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive
  159.         City: Santa Cruz
  160.         State_or_Province: CA
  161.         Postal_Code: 95060
  162.       Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4727
  163.       Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
  164.       Contact_Instructions: Email preferred
  165.   Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2
  166.   Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  167.   Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  168.   Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata was written by a user of the data.  Any information contained in the physical report or online at NGDC is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.
  169.