Grain Size Data from the Brine Disposal Program, Gulf of Mexico

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
These data are part of the Brine Disposal Program funded by NOAA in the US Gulf of Mexico, compiled by NOAA/CEAS and partially conducted by R. W. Hann of Texas A and M University. Grain size analyses conducted on 230 grabs by Texas A and M University were added to the historic NGDC Seafloor Sediment Grain Size Database from multiple cruises of the Lady Gloria conducted during October of 1982. Data include collecting institution, ship, cruise, sample id, latitude/longitude, date of collection, water depth, sampling device, method of analysis, sample weight, sampled interval, raw weight percentages of sediment, within a given phi range. Some samples also have percentages of total gravel, sand, silt, clay, and statistical measurements such as mean, median, skewness, kurtosis, and standard deviation of grain size. Additional data submitted for the Brine Disposal Program by Science Applications, Inc. (SAI) and collected during multiple cruises of the Texas Star in September of 1977, the Dixie Isle in March of 198, and the Gus III from October 1978-May of 1979 were not added to the database due to errors.
Citation
Title Grain Size Data from the Brine Disposal Program, Gulf of Mexico
publication  Date   1983-12-31
revision  Date   1983-12-31
Edition First
presentationForm  tableDigital
Series
Name Marine Geology and Geophysics (MGG)
Issue MGG23085001
cited responsible party - originator
individual Name R. W. Hann
organisation Name  Texas A and M University (TAMU)
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation,oceans
Keywords:
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publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.4.1
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Theme keywords (theme):
Scientific archives
Electronic records
Oceanography
Ocean bottom
Geology
Submarine geology
Marine sediments
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Contact information
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Description The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are part of a Linked Data Service, actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of Congress.
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Theme keywords (theme):
Marine geology
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Title SeaDataNet Common Vocabularies
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Description The SeaDataNet Vocabulary Server is populated with lists describing a wide range of entities relevant to marine metadata and data such as parameters, sea area names, platform classes, instrument types, and so on.
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Theme keywords (theme):
Sea-floor characteristics
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Contact information
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Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Sediments
EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Geotechnical Properties
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Marine Sediments > Sedimentation
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publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.4.1
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In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
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publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.4.1
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In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > GRAB SAMPLERS
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Description This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructions.
dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Title NASA/GCMD Data Center Keywords
revision  Date   2015-03-01
publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA
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Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
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name GCMD Feedback Form
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Description This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructions.
Location keywords:
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.4.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA
position Name GCMD User Support Office
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD Feedback Form
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso
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Description Have a Comment for the GCMD?
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Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD's Science Keywords and Associated Directory Keywords
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/learn/keyword_list.html
link function information
Description This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructions.
Theme keywords (theme):
Sedimentation
thesaurus name >
Title Process > Geologic Processes
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
Marine Geology
Oceanography
Geophysics
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Title Science Domain > Earth Science
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Platform
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Title Equipment > Platform
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
NOAA
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
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Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
Analysis
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Title Method > information processing
publication  Date   2018-12-14
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Fri Dec 14 21:17:42 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Brine
Water
Gravel
Silt
Clay
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Environmental Material
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Star
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Title Realm > Planetary Structure
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Theme keywords (theme):
Grab
Measurement
thesaurus name >
Title Activity > Observation
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
Gulf
Mexico
Ocean
Characteristic
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
Sand
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Rock Material
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
Weight
Measurement
Centered
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Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
Device
In Situ/Laboratory Instrument
GRAB SAMPLER
thesaurus name >
Title Equipment > Instrument
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
Sea Floor
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Title Feature > Environmental Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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Theme keywords (theme):
Marine
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > marine
publication  Date   2018-12-14
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Fri Dec 14 21:17:42 UTC 2018
purpose:
environmental research
Browse image (thumbnail):
thumbnail file name:  ...
file type: GIF
thumbnail file description:  sample locations in study area
Resource language:  eng; USA
Character set encoding of resource:  UTF8
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  notPlanned
notes: Completed data set, no additions planned.
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
Please cite the originator of the data set, the date downloaded, and the National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA, as the source of the data.
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Constraints on resource usage:
Security Constraints
Classification  unclassified
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access to this dataset is unrestricted.
Spatial representation type code:  vector
Processing environment:  Native Dataset Environment: ASCII text
Spatial resolution:
Resource extent
Extent description
Gulf of Mexico
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -93.509
eastBoundLongitude  -93.311
northBoundLatitude  30.58
southBoundLatitude  29.66
Temporal Extent
Sampling Dates 1982-10-02 1982-10-16
Vertical Extent
bottom -10
top -0
Additional information on resource:
Only data from MGG23085001 are in the NGDC Seafloor Sediment Grain Size Database. Data sets MGG03115001, MGG03495001, MGG03505001, and MGG03515001 contained extensive errors and were not added to the database.
Credits:
Dr. R.W. Hann, Texas A and M University, funded by NOAA/CEAS through the Brine Disposal Program.
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Marine Geology Data Manager
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Marine Geology Data Manager
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-4603
Fax (303) 497-6513
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address geology.info@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain
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Vector spatial representation information

Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type  point
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Coverage description

Type of coverage content  point
Cell value attribute description:  The Latitude and Longitude (point) from which a sample of sediment or rock was collected from the sea floor or a lakebed.
Band
descriptor Distance measured north or south from the equator. Distance north is positive, distance south is negative.
sequence Identifier
name Latitude
Long Wavelength  90.00000
Short Wavelength  -90.00000
units
Band
descriptor Longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian (which is the north/south line that runs through Greenwich, England), values measured east are positive and values measured west are negative.
sequence Identifier
name Longitude
Long Wavelength  180.00000
Short Wavelength  -180.00000
units
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Coverage description

Type of coverage content  physicalMeasurement
Cell value attribute description:  Information about the location from which a sample of sediment or rock was collected from the sea floor or a lakebed.
Band
descriptor The depth from the surface of the water to the sea floor or lakebed at the location where a measurement was taken or sample collection was begun.
sequence Identifier
name Water Depth Meters
Long Wavelength  23000
Short Wavelength  0
units
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Coverage description

Type of coverage content  physicalMeasurement
Cell value attribute description:  Weight percent of particles within a specified size range.
Band
descriptor Percentage, by weight, of the particles from a sample or subsample that falls within a specified particle size range. The range may be expressed in milimeters or phi as inidcated in the dataset.
sequence Identifier
name weight percent
Long Wavelength  0
Short Wavelength  100
units
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Content information: feature catalog description

Included With Dataset  true
Compliance Code  false
Feature Types  
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Reference system information

Reference System Identifier
Identifier string: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
authority
Title European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
publication  Date   2008-11-12
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  European Petroleum Survey Group
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Dataset
URL: http://www.epsg-registry.org/
link function search
Description Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations.
Version 6.18.3
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Level Description
dataset described: gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G02894
Resource lineage description
Lineage statement
These data were contributed by the originator to NOAA's former National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) and are part of a larger compilation archived as oceanographic data by NCEI. The following brine disposal data sets with grain size information compiled by SAIC were submitted to NGDC in December of 1979: MGG03495001 (Gus III 10/3/78-11/10/78, Brine 1/SEDDY2; 1/23/79-1/28/79, Brine 2/SEDDY3; 4/25/79-5/2/79, Brine 3/SEDDY4); MGG03505001 (Texas Star 9/17/77, Brine 5); MGG03515001 (Dixie Isle 3/31/78, Brine 6); Brine 4 (returned for error correction/never resubmitted). Due to extensive errors in weight percentage totals, none of the preceding data files were added to the NGDC Seafloor Sediment Grain Size database, but copies of these data, with the exception of Brine 4, are in the archive. In June of 1981 data set MGG03115001 was received from SAI Oakridge through Francis Mitchel of NODC (42 files from 9/20/1977-10/19/1978 cruises of SW Researcher) but returned to NODC for NOAA/CEAS correction in May 1982 - the data were never resubmitted. In December of 1983, a final Brine Disposal data set MGG23085001 (13 cruises of the Lady Gloria) was received from Texas A and M which had no significant errors and was added to the digital grain size database.
Processing Step
date and time 1983-12-31T00:00:00
description From 1975 through the 1980s, most sediment data collected as part of offshore environmental baseline and/or habitat studies were part of a suite of measurements sent to NODC or NODC liasons. NODC data managers, primarily Francis Mitchel, then sent the sediment-related data (e.g., physical properties, composition, geochemstry, mineralogy) to the former NGDC as the authoritative archive and distribution point for sediment data. Many sediment analyses and descriptions, however, were maintained by NODC as benthic habitat data, and some additional sediment data were duplicated between the NODC and NGDC archives.
source
source description  R. W. Hann Texas A and M University (TAMU)
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy
measure Description  
evaluation Method Description  The horizontal accuracy of data values is approximately .001 degree of latitude/longitude.
QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy
name Of Measure Reliability
measure Description  
evaluation Method Description  Quality control was performed by the originator. NCEI performed basic out-of-range location testing.

Scope of quality information
scope level  repository
Level Description
other component described  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Resource lineage description

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Data Manager
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-6338
Fax (303) 497-6513
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address geology.info@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain
Standard ordering process
fees free online download
Format
Format name ASCII
Format version UTF-8
specification > American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text format.
Format
Format name tar.gz
Format version unknown
specification > compressed tape archive (tar) file
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size .1
Linkage for online resource
name Publisher's landing page
URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/page?xml=NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC/MGG/Geology/iso/xml/G02894.xml&view=getDataView&header=none
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Information about the data set, all access options, and complete documentation.
target application profile  Web Browser
Linkage for online resource
name Data files and documentation
URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/g02894/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function download
Description Original data and documentation for MGGID 23085001.
target application profile  Web Browser
Linkage for online resource
name Database extract MGG23085001
URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg_grainsize/selectdisplay.jsp?mgg=23085001
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function download
Description Download data for Lady Gloria cruises (MGG23085001) in delimited form from the NGDC Seafloor Sediment Grain Size Database.
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Metadata data stamp:  2015-12-31
Resource Maintenance Information
date of next update:  2016-12-31
maintenance or update frequency:  annually
notes: Metadata Review Date: 2016-12-31
notes: This record was automatically modified on 2015-11-05 to include references to NCEI where applicable.
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Marine Geology Data Manager
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Marine Geology Data Manager
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-4603
Fax (303) 497-6513
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address geology.info@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G02894
'Parent' metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.ngdc:Marine_Geology

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)