Identification_Information:

    Citation:
        Citation_Information:
            Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
            Publication_Date:  20090107
            Title: Geophysical data of field activity F-2-92-SC in Central 
                   California from 03/11/1992 to 03/30/1992                     
            Publication_Information:
                Publisher:   U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
            Online_Linkage:  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/f-2-92-sc.fmeta.xml
            Online_Linkage:  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/f/f292sc/html/f-2-92-sc.meta.html

    Description:
        Abstract:  Chief Scientists: Jim Gardner, W. Dean. Geophysical data 
                  (3dot5khz) of field activity F-2-92-SC in Central California 
                  from 03/11/1992 to 03/30/1992,                                
                  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/f/f292sc/html/f-2-92-sc.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

                                  Publications -

                                  Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M., Jenkins, C.J., Zimmermann, M., Williams, S.J., and 

                                  Field, M.E., 2006, usSEABED: Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington) 

                                  offshore surficial-sediment data release, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 

                                  182, version 1.0. Online at:

                                  <A HREF="http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/"> 

                                  http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/</A><BR>

                                  <HR>

                                  McGann, Mary, Hemphill-Haley, Eileen, and Quinterno, Paula J., 1994, Foraminiferal faunal 

                                  succession in laminated sediments off Central California: American Geophysical Union Eos, 

                                  Transactions, v. 75, no. 44, Supplement, p. 347.<BR>

                                  <HR>

                                  van Geen, A., Fairbanks, R.G., Dartnell, P., McGann, M., Gardner, J.V., and Kashgarian, M.,

                                  1995, Changes in ventilation of the Northeast Pacific during the last deglaciation: American 

                                  Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 76, no. 17, Supplement, p. 180.<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:      19920311
                Ending_Date:         19920330

        Currentness_Reference:    ground condition

    Status:
        Progress:                            Complete
        Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:    As needed

    Spatial_Domain:
        Bounding_Coordinates:
            West_Bounding_Coordinate:     -125.75306
            East_Bounding_Coordinate:     -118.63689
            North_Bounding_Coordinate:      37.82686
            South_Bounding_Coordinate:      32.06809

    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:                Bathymetry
            Theme_Keyword:                Water Depth
            Theme_Keyword:                Seafloor Topography

        Place:
            Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:      USGS CMG InfoBank
            Place_Keyword:                CA
            Place_Keyword:                California
            Place_Keyword:                Central California
            Place_Keyword:                North Pacific Ocean
            Place_Keyword:                Northern Pacific Ocean
            Place_Keyword:                Southern California
            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


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        Browse_Graphic_File_Description:    Trackline map of F-2-92-SC
        Browse_Graphic_File_Type:           GIF

    Browse_Graphic:
        Browse_Graphic_File_Name:           http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/f/f292sc/html/f-2-92-sc.samp.gif
        Browse_Graphic_File_Description:    Sampling locations map of F-2-92-SC
        Browse_Graphic_File_Type:           GIF

    Data_Set_Credit:
                           John Nichols (Ship Captain);
                           Terry Chantler (Chief Mate);
                           Willy Angus (Chief Engineer, USGS Western Region);
                           Jim Gardner (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
                           Walter Dean (Chief Scientist, USGS Central Region);
                           Lisa Bader (Geologist, USGS Central Region);
                           Stuart Sides (Computer Analyst, USGS Flagstaff);
                           Shef Corey (Computer Analyst, URI);
                           Grace Fong (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
                           Kaye Kinoshita (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
                           Willie McArthur (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
                           Brad Carkin (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
                           Pete Dartnell (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
                           Eileen Hemphill-Haley (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
                           Brad Linsley (Geologist, Rice Univ.);
                           Mary McGann (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
                           Ann Sabin (Geologist, OSU);
                           Reny Crocker (Geologist, Stanford);
                           Tisha Clark (Geologist, Stanford);
                           Rob Kayen (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
                           Larry Kooker (Electronics Technician, USGS Western Region);
                           Kevin O'Toole (Mechanical Technician, USGS Western Region);
                           Walt Olsen (Mechanical 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: Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M., Jenkins, C.J., Zimmermann, M., Williams, S.J., and
                                    Field, M.E., 2006, usSEABED: Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington)
                                    offshore surficial-sediment data release, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
                                    182, version 1.0. Online at:
                                    <A HREF="http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/">
                                    http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/</A>
            Other_Citation_Details: McGann, Mary, Hemphill-Haley, Eileen, and Quinterno, Paula J., 1994, Foraminiferal faunal
                                    succession in laminated sediments off Central California: American Geophysical Union Eos,
                                    Transactions, v. 75, no. 44, Supplement, p. 347.
            Other_Citation_Details: van Geen, A., Fairbanks, R.G., Dartnell, P., McGann, M., Gardner, J.V., and Kashgarian, M.,
                                    1995, Changes in ventilation of the Northeast Pacific during the last deglaciation: American
                                    Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 76, no. 17, Supplement, p. 180.
 


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 (f-2-92-sc.060 [GPS])
                                      >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
                                      >199203111813550    199203112146430
                                      >199203112201270    199203181930070
                                      >199203181954460    199203302008590
                                      >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
                                      Unknown
            Process_Date:           20050602

            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:     Central California
    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


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 F-2-92-SC 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.

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            Digital_Transfer_Option:
                Online_Option:
                    Computer_Contact_Information:
                        Network_Address:
                            Network_Resource_Name:    http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/f/f292sc/html/f-2-92-sc.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

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