Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geophysics:G01475

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Count Component Title Abstract
1 Gravity Data For The Maryland/Virginia Area The gravity station data (5,905 records) were compiled by the U. S. Geological Survey. This data base was received on July 11, 1997. Principal gravity parameters include observed gravity, Free-air anomalies and Bouguer anomalies. The Bouguer gravity anomaly values were computed using the 1967 gravity formula (International Association of Geodesy, 1971). See Open-File Report 90-265 for further information.
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SV_Identification

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CI_Citation

Count Component Title Date Citation Identifier
1 Entity and Attribute Information
    1 GCMD Data Center Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
      2020-01-09
    1 GCMD Location Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
      2020-01-09
    1 GCMD Project Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
      2020-01-09
    1 NASA/GCMD Science Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
      2020-01-09
    2 Gravity Data For The Maryland/Virginia Area
      1999-01-01
    1 Mean Sea Level depth
      2012-08-10
    1 Uncontrolled Keywords
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      CI_Series

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      CI_ResponsibleParty

      Count Component Individual Organization Position Email Role Linkage
      1 resourceProvider https://epsg.org/crs_5715/MSL-depth.html
      1 Susan Mclean (processor) processor
      3 Brian Meyer Brian Meyer NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Brian.Meyer@noaa.gov pointOfContact
      1 User Services (publisher) DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce User Services ngdc.info@noaa.gov publisher
      1 User Services (originator) DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce User Services ngdc.info@noaa.gov originator
      1 User Services DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce User Services ngdc.info@noaa.gov distributor
      1 DOI/USGS DOI/USGS > U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior originator http://www.usgs.gov/ask/index.php
      1 EPSG Registry European Petroleum Survey Group publisher https://epsg.org/home.html
      4 GCMD Landing Page NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System custodian https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
      1 NCEI (publisher) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher
      1 Anna Milan NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Metadata Specialist editor
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      CI_OnlineResource

      Count Component Linkage Name Description Function
      1 http://www.usgs.gov/ask/index.php
      1 https://epsg.org/crs_5715/MSL-depth.html MSL depth GML for Vertical CRS in EPGS Registry. information
      1 https://epsg.org/home.html European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Registry Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations. search
      4 https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information
      1 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/fliers/se-0703.html
      1 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gravity/1999/document/html/tablereg.html
      1 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gravity/1999cd.html
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      MD_Identifier or RS_Identifier

      Count Component Code
      1 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::5715
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      EX_Extent

      Bounding Box Temporal Extent
      Count Component Description West East North South Start End
      1 -79.4793 -75.7073 39.9992 38.0388
      1
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      EX_GeographicBoundingBox

      Count Component West East North South
      1 -79.4793 -75.7073 39.9992 38.0388
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      EX_TemporalExtent

      Count Component Start End
      2
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      MD_Format

      Count Component Name Version specification
      1 Binary
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      MD_Medium

      Count Component Name mediumFormat mediumNote
      1 cdRom iso9660 iso9660
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      MD_Constraints

      Count Component Use Limitation
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      MD_ReferenceSystem

      Count Component Code Authority Title
      1 MSL urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::5715 Mean Sea Level depth
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      MD_GridSpatialRepresentation

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      MD_Georeferenceable or MI_Georeferenceable

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      MD_Georectified or MI_Georectified

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      MD_Dimension

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      MD_CoverageDescription or MI_CoverageDescription

      Count Component Attribute Description Content Type
      1
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      MD_Band or MI_Band

      Count Component Identifier Descriptor
      1 latitude This is the geographic latitude expressed as a decimal number. The units are degrees. The range is -90.0 to +90.0.
      1 longitude_min The minute portion of the longitude when the longitude is given in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Values range from 0 to less than 60.
      1 sea_level_elev_ft Height of the surface of observation above sea level, in feetNOTE: most often from terrain surface but may be from lake surface.
      1 obs_grav The observed, or measured value of gravity in mGals at an occupied gravity station.
      1 terr_corr The terrain correction is an adjustment to the simple Bouguer correction that accounts for variations in terrain above and below the elevation of the gravity station at distances away from the point of measurement. Terrain below and above the level of the theoretical horizontal slab used to make the simple Bouguer correction results in a mass deficiency or excess that always yields an erroneously low gravity measurement at the point of observation. As a consequence, the terrain correction is always added to the simple Bouguer correction.
      1 curvature_corr The Bouguer gravity correction assumes that the mass between the measurement elevation and sea level can be approximated by an infinite slab (often using a slab density of 2.67 grams per cc). The curvature correction is subtracted from the Bouguer gravity correction and compensates for the mass of this slab which extends beyond the curvature of the Earth. The U.S. Geological Survey computes it as follows: curvature_corr = elev*(1.4639108e-3+elev*(4.449648e-14*elev-3.532715e-7))Where elev is the elevation of the gravity station in meters and the curvature correction is in units of milligals. This correction rarely exceeds a few tenths of a milligal and is often omitted.
      1 Free_air_anom The anomalous gravity difference between an observed value and theoretical value. The gravity data has been corrected for latitude and elevation (free-air correction), but not for the density of the rock between datum and the plane of measurement (Bouguer correction).
      1 Bouguer_anom The residual value obtained after latitude correction, elevation correction (including both free-air and Bouguer corrections) and terrain corrections have been applied to gravity data. In many situations the terrain correction is assumed to be zero. When this is explicitly documented, the term " Simple Bouguer Anomaly " is often used. When one explicitly documents that the terrain correction has been applied the term " Complete Bouguer Anomaly " is often used.
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      MI_RangeElementDescription

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      MD_AggregateInformation

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      LE_Source or LI_Source

      Count Component Title Date Description
      1 Gravity Data For The Maryland/Virginia Area Source Contribution: Gravity survey data Source Type: varies
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      LE_ProcessStep or LI_ProcessStep

      Count Component DateTime Description
      1 All data was processed by the source before being forwarded to the National Geophysical Data Center
      1 2015-04-22T00:00:00 NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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