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National Marine Fisheries Service Grain Size Data from the Baltimore Canyon Trough

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Grain size analyses produced by Robert Reid of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service for the NOAA/BLM Outer Continental Shelf Mid-Atlantic Project, Baltimore Canyon Trough Area. Grain size analyses were originally contributed in the historic NODC 003 format for 113 sea floor samples collected from May 22-27, 1974 by the Mt. Mitchell on cruise BC7401. 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. These data are part of the larger NGDC digital grain size database.
  • Cite as: Robert Reid and Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS). 1982: National Marine Fisheries Service Grain Size Data from the Baltimore Canyon Trough. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Marine Geology Data Manager
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Coverage Description Northern Atlantic Ocean, Baltimore Canyon Trough
Time Period 1974-05-22 to 1974-05-27
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West:-73.63
East:-70.021
South:38.636
North:39.513
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 1982-06-01
  • revision: 1982-06-01
Edition First
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency Not planned - Completed data set, no additions planned.
Supplemental Information
grain size data in the 073 format, added to the NGDC grainsize database
Purpose environmental research
Use Limitations
  • Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Robert Reid and Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS). 1982: National Marine Fisheries Service Grain Size Data from the Baltimore Canyon Trough. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • Robert Reid
    NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
  • Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS)
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments
  • Robert Reid, NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service, BLM and NOAA funding
Theme keywords Library of Congress Subject Headings
  • Scientific archives
  • Electronic records
  • Oceanography
  • Ocean bottom
  • Geology
  • Submarine geology
  • Marine sediments
SeaDataNet Common Vocabularies
  • Marine geology
USGS Science Topics
  • Sea-floor characteristics
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments
  • Earth Science > OCEANS > Coastal Processes > Sedimentation
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sedimentary Textures
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center 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
Platform keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
  • In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships
Instrument keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Coring Devices
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > Grab Samplers
Place keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • Ocean > Atlantic Ocean
  • Vertical Location >Sea Floor
Project keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
  • OCS > Outer Continental Shelf Program
  • ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUSNODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
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  • 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.
Access Constraints
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  • Access to this dataset is unrestricted.
Other Constraints Cite as: Robert Reid and Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS). 1982: National Marine Fisheries Service Grain Size Data from the Baltimore Canyon Trough. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
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Lineage information for:dataset
Lineage Statement These data were contributed by the originator to NOAA's former National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) and may be part of a larger compilation archived as oceanographic data by NCEI. Data were received from NODC in the historic 003 format and translated to the 073 grain size format and added to the digital grain size database. Data were received on nine track magnetic tape in ASCII form, record size 109, blocking 9592 characters/block, as two files: 1) tape label; 2) 003 sediment data for cruise BC7401, the NODC unique identifier assigned was TR3655.
Processing Environment Native Dataset Environment: ASCII text
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Processing Steps
  • 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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Instrument
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments
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