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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<metadata>
<idinfo>
<citation>
<citeinfo>
<origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
<pubdate>20201116</pubdate>
<title>Location and grain-size analysis results of sediment samples collected in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, in May 2016 and May 2017 by the U.S. Geological Survey during field activities 2016-005-FA and 2017-022-FA (simplified point shapefile and CSV file)</title>
<edition>1.0</edition>
<geoform>vector and tabular digital data</geoform>
<serinfo>
<sername>data release</sername>
<issue>DOI:10.5066/P9UK5IOF</issue>
</serinfo>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UK5IOF</onlink>
<lworkcit>
<citeinfo>
<origin>Emily C. Huntley</origin>
<origin>Seth D. Ackerman</origin>
<origin>Laura L. Brothers</origin>
<origin>Dann S. Blackwood</origin>
<origin>Barry J. Irwin</origin>
<origin>Elizabeth A. Pendleton</origin>
<pubdate>2020</pubdate>
<title>Sea-floor sediment and imagery data collected in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, 2016 and 2017</title>
<edition>1.0</edition>
<serinfo>
<sername>data release</sername>
<issue>DOI:10.5066/P9UK5IOF</issue>
</serinfo>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
</pubinfo>
<othercit>Suggested citation: Huntley, E.C., Ackerman, S.D., Brothers, L.L., Blackwood, D.S., Irwin, B.J., and Pendleton, E.A., 2020, Sea-floor sediment and imagery data collected in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, 2016 and 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UK5IOF.</othercit>
<onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UK5IOF</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</lworkcit>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>Two marine geological surveys were conducted in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, in May 2016 and May 2017 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as part of an agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to map the geology of the sea floor offshore of Massachusetts. Samples of surficial sediment and photographs of the sea floor were collected at 76 sampling sites within the survey area, and sea-floor videos were collected at 75 of the sites. The sediment data and the observations from the photos and videos are used to explore the nature of the sea floor; in conjunction with high-resolution geophysical data, the observations are used to make interpretive maps of sedimentary environments and validate acoustic remote sensing data.</abstract>
<purpose>This dataset provides access to the locations and grain-size analysis results of surficial sediments collected with a modified Van Veen grab on the Mini SEABed Observation and Sampling System (MiniSEABOSS) aboard the Research Vessel (R/V) Rafael during USGS field activity 2016-005-FA (May 2 to May 7, 2016) and aboard the R/V Tioga during USGS field activity 2017-022-FA (May 4, 2017). These data were collected to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment texture and to ground-truth acoustic data collected during USGS field activity 2013-003-FA (Ackerman and others, 2016).</purpose>
<supplinf>See the larger work citation to view the geotagged sea-floor photographs, location of bottom photographs, sea-floor videos, and location of bottom video tracklines collected during the surveys. For more information about these field activities, see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-005-FA and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-022-FA.</supplinf>
</descript>
<timeperd>
<timeinfo>
<rngdates>
<begdate>20160502</begdate>
<enddate>20170504</enddate>
</rngdates>
</timeinfo>
<current>Data were collected on the following dates: 20160502, 20160503, 20160507, and 20170504</current>
</timeperd>
<status>
<progress>Complete</progress>
<update>None planned</update>
</status>
<spdom>
<bounding>
<westbc>-70.173003</westbc>
<eastbc>-70.037225</eastbc>
<northbc>41.435664</northbc>
<southbc>41.320671</southbc>
</bounding>
</spdom>
<keywords>
<theme>
<themekt>None</themekt>
<themekey>U.S. Geological Survey</themekey>
<themekey>USGS</themekey>
<themekey>Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program</themekey>
<themekey>CMHRP</themekey>
<themekey>Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center</themekey>
<themekey>WHCMSC</themekey>
<themekey>Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management</themekey>
<themekey>MassCZM</themekey>
<themekey>MA CZM</themekey>
<themekey>CZM</themekey>
<themekey>ground-truth</themekey>
<themekey>seafloor samples</themekey>
<themekey>sediment samples</themekey>
<themekey>sediment data</themekey>
<themekey>surficial sediment classification</themekey>
<themekey>stations</themekey>
<themekey>seafloor</themekey>
<themekey>sea floor</themekey>
<themekey>marine geology</themekey>
<themekey>sediments</themekey>
<themekey>MiniSEABOSS</themekey>
<themekey>SEABOSS</themekey>
<themekey>SEABed Observation and Sampling System</themekey>
<themekey>Van Veen grab sampler</themekey>
<themekey>Beckman Coulter Multisizer 3</themekey>
<themekey>gravel</themekey>
<themekey>sand</themekey>
<themekey>silt</themekey>
<themekey>clay</themekey>
<themekey>CSV</themekey>
<themekey>shapefile</themekey>
<themekey>field activity 2016-005-FA</themekey>
<themekey>field activity 2017-022-FA</themekey>
<themekey>R/V Rafael</themekey>
<themekey>R/V Tioga</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>USGS Thesaurus</themekt>
<themekey>grab sampling</themekey>
<themekey>grain-size analysis</themekey>
<themekey>marine geology</themekey>
<themekey>sea-floor characteristics</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
<themekey>oceans</themekey>
<themekey>geoscientificInformation</themekey>
<themekey>location</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords</themekt>
<themekey>marine geology</themekey>
<themekey>grab sampling</themekey>
<themekey>sediment analysis</themekey>
<themekey>continental shelf</themekey>
<themekey>sound</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>USGS Metadata Identifier</themekt>
<themekey>USGS:5f10fc3082ce21d4c40799ea</themekey>
</theme>
<place>
<placekt>None</placekt>
<placekey>North America</placekey>
<placekey>United States</placekey>
<placekey>Atlantic Ocean</placekey>
<placekey>Massachusetts</placekey>
<placekey>Nantucket Sound</placekey>
<placekey>Nantucket</placekey>
</place>
<stratum>
<stratkt>None</stratkt>
<stratkey>sea floor</stratkey>
<stratkey>seafloor</stratkey>
<stratkey>seabed</stratkey>
</stratum>
<temporal>
<tempkt>None</tempkt>
<tempkey>2016</tempkey>
<tempkey>2017</tempkey>
</temporal>
</keywords>
<accconst>None</accconst>
<useconst>Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.</useconst>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Seth Ackerman</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>384 Woods Hole Rd.</address>
<city>Woods Hole</city>
<state>MA</state>
<postal>02543-1598</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2315</cntvoice>
<cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
<cntemail>sackerman@usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<browse>
<browsen>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5f10fc3082ce21d4c40799ea/?name=2016-005-FA_and_2017-022-FA_samples_browse.jpg</browsen>
<browsed>Map of sediment sample locations in the survey area in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts.</browsed>
<browset>JPEG</browset>
</browse>
<crossref>
<citeinfo>
<origin>Seth D. Ackerman</origin>
<origin>Laura L. Brothers</origin>
<origin>David S. Foster</origin>
<origin>Brian D. Andrews</origin>
<origin>Wayne E. Baldwin</origin>
<origin>William C. Schwab</origin>
<pubdate>2016</pubdate>
<title>High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf: South of Martha’s Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts</title>
<serinfo>
<sername>Open-File Report</sername>
<issue>2016–1168</issue>
</serinfo>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161168</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</crossref>
<crossref>
<citeinfo>
<origin>F.P. Shepard</origin>
<pubdate>1954</pubdate>
<title>Nomenclature based on sand-silt-clay ratios</title>
<serinfo>
<sername>Journal of Sedimentary Petrology</sername>
<issue>v. 24, no. 3., p. 151-158</issue>
</serinfo>
</citeinfo>
</crossref>
<crossref>
<citeinfo>
<origin>J.S. Schlee</origin>
<origin>J. Webster</origin>
<pubdate>1967</pubdate>
<title>A computer program for grain-size data</title>
<serinfo>
<sername>Sedimentology</sername>
<issue>v. 8, no. 1., p. 45-53</issue>
</serinfo>
</citeinfo>
</crossref>
<crossref>
<citeinfo>
<origin>J.S. Schlee</origin>
<pubdate>1973</pubdate>
<title>Atlantic continental shelf and slope of the United States—sediment texture of the northeastern part</title>
<serinfo>
<sername>Professional Paper</sername>
<issue>529-L</issue>
</serinfo>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>https://doi.org/10.3133/pp529L</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</crossref>
<crossref>
<citeinfo>
<origin>L.J. Poppe</origin>
<origin>K.Y. McMullen</origin>
<origin>S.J. Williams</origin>
<origin>V.F. Paskevich</origin>
<pubdate>2014</pubdate>
<title>USGS east-coast sediment analysis: Procedures, database, and GIS data</title>
<edition>3.0</edition>
<serinfo>
<sername>Open-File Report</sername>
<issue>2005-1001</issue>
</serinfo>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</crossref>
</idinfo>
<dataqual>
<attracc>
<attraccr>All attributes were evaluated during data processing as standard quality control to ensure attributes contain accurate and relevant information and values. Due to rounding, the sum of the aggregate class percentages (e.g., GRAVEL_PCT, SAND_PCT, etc.) and the sum of the phi fraction percentages (e.g., PHI_11, PHI_10, etc.) may not always add up to exactly 100.000%. One sample (site 2017-022-020) had negative values for the silt percentage, clay percentage, and phi fraction percentages for 11 phi through 5 phi; once these attributes were rounded to three decimal places, they were all equal to zero.</attraccr>
</attracc>
<logic>The sediment samples were all collected with the same modified Van Veen grab sampler mounted on the MiniSEABOSS. The sediment samples were usually collected at the end of the video trackline, but some samples were collected at the start of the transect (sites 2016-005-013, 2016-005-016, 2016-005-028, 2016-005-044, 2016-005-046, 2016-005-049, 2016-005-050, 2016-005-052) or middle (site 2016-005-023).</logic>
<complete>Physical sediment samples were collected at all 76 sites occupied during field activities 2016-005-FA and 2017-022-FA. Each site usually had only one deployment of the sampler; however, four sites (sites 2016-005-001, 2016-005-053, 2017-022-004, and 2017-022-008) had two separate deployments because a sediment grab was not successfully collected during the first deployment. The sediment sample locations for these four sites are from the second deployment when a grab sample was successfully collected. Navigation and video were not recorded for one site (site 2016-005-043), so the sample and a bottom photograph from this site were mapped at the closest available fix, which was shortly after the MiniSEABOSS was lifted off the sea floor at the site.</complete>
<posacc>
<horizpa>
<horizpar>Navigation for field activity 2016-005-FA used a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS). The DGPS was set to receive fixes at a 2-second interval in geographic coordinates (World Geodetic System of 1984 [WGS 84]). The fixes were later interpolated to get 1-second navigation. For field activity 2017-022-FA, navigation data for the R/V Tioga from a Global Positioning System (GPS) were provided by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The 2017 navigation was collected at a 1-second interval in geographic coordinates (WGS 84); however, the navigation data were noisy, so a fix every 4 seconds was extracted and then interpolated to get smoother 1-second navigation. The recorded position of each sediment sample is the position of the DGPS/GPS antenna on the survey vessel, located on the aft port side of the R/V Rafael's cabin just off the centerline in 2016 and on the forward center of the R/V Tioga's wheelhouse in 2017, not the location of the MiniSEABOSS. The MiniSEABOSS was deployed approximately 2 meters to the starboard side of the DGPS antenna in 2016 and approximately 13 meters aft the GPS antenna in 2017. No layback or offset was applied to the recorded position. In addition, the sampler may drift away from the survey vessel when deployed to the sea floor. Based on the various sources of horizontal offsets, a conservative estimate of the horizontal accuracy of the sediment sample locations is 2-4 meters in 2016 and 13-15 meters in 2017. Navigation was not recorded for one site (site 2016-005-043), so the sample from this site was mapped at the closest available fix, which was shortly after the MiniSEABOSS was lifted off the sea floor at the site.</horizpar>
</horizpa>
<vertacc>
<vertaccr>The depths recorded for each sample are approximate and were acquired using the ship's fathometer. These depths are generally within 1 meter of actual referenced depths from previous bathymetry surveys.</vertaccr>
</vertacc>
</posacc>
<lineage>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Step 1: Collected data.
Two marine geological surveys were conducted in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, in May 2016 and May 2017. The survey vessel occupied one of the target sites and the MiniSEABOSS was deployed off the vessel's starboard side in 2016 and off the vessel's stern in 2017. The MiniSEABOSS was equipped with a modified Van Veen grab sampler, two GoPro HERO4 Black digital cameras, an oblique downward-looking SeaViewer 6000 HD Sea-Drop video camera with a topside feed, and a dive light to illuminate the sea floor for video and photograph collection. The elements of this particular MiniSEABOSS system were held within a stainless-steel frame that measured ~1 x 1 meter. The frame had a stabilizer fin that oriented the system as it drifted over the seabed. The winch operator lowered the sampler until the sea floor was observed in the topside live video feed. Generally, the vessel and sampler drifted with wind and current for up to a few minutes to ensure a decent photo with a clear view of the sea floor was acquired. Bottom video was also recorded during the drift. Then, the winch operator lowered the Van Veen sampler until it rested on the sea floor. When the system was raised, the Van Veen sampler closed and collected a sample as it was lifted off the sea floor. Times for the sampler retrieval, which would later be used to derive the sample locations, were manually recorded in the survey log when the sampler was lifted off the seabed. The sampler was recovered to the deck of the survey vessel where a subsample was taken for grain-size analysis at the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. A total of 76 sites were occupied with the MiniSEABOSS: 55 sites were occupied aboard the R/V Rafael in May 2016 during field activity 2016-005-FA, and 21 sites were occupied aboard the R/V Tioga in May 2017 during field activity 2017-022-FA. Sediment samples were collected at all 76 sites.</procdesc>
<procdate>20170504</procdate>
<srcprod>Sediment samples</srcprod>
<srcprod>Survey logs</srcprod>
<proccont>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Seth Ackerman</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>384 Woods Hole Rd.</address>
<city>Woods Hole</city>
<state>MA</state>
<postal>02543-1598</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2315</cntvoice>
<cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
<cntemail>sackerman@usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</proccont>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Step 2: Acquired and processed navigation.
During field activity 2016-005-FA, DGPS navigation from a Hemisphere DGPS receiver was logged through HYPACK navigation software and a DataBridge data logger. The DGPS was set to receive fixes at a 2-second interval in geographic coordinates (WGS 84). Dates and times were recorded in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Log files for each MiniSEABOSS deployment were saved in text format and then combined for each Julian day. An AWK script (awkseth.gprmc.16005.awk) was used to parse the GPRMC navigation string from the log files and create ASCII Comma Separated Values (CSV) text files. The output files were merged and then reformatted using an AWK script (nav_time_reformat.awk), creating a processed navigation CSV text file for the survey (2016-005-FA_OdysseyAudioStamp_nav_ALL.csv). For field activity 2017-022-FA, a GPS log file in text format for the R/V Tioga was provided by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The navigation was collected at a 1-second interval in geographic coordinates (WGS 84), and dates and times were recorded in UTC. An AWK script (awksethTioga.gprmc.17022.awk) was used to parse the GPRMC navigation string from the log file, creating a processed navigation CSV text file for the survey (2017022FA_TiogaShip_nav.csv).</procdesc>
<procdate>2017</procdate>
<srcprod>Processed navigation files</srcprod>
<proccont>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Seth Ackerman</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>384 Woods Hole Rd.</address>
<city>Woods Hole</city>
<state>MA</state>
<postal>02543-1598</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2315</cntvoice>
<cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
<cntemail>sackerman@usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</proccont>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Step 3: Assembled sample information for sediment laboratory.
The sediment sample times (as recorded in the survey logs) were used to parse GPS positions for each sediment sample from the logged GPS data. Approximate depths for each sample, which had been acquired using the ship's fathometer, were extracted from the HYPACK target file for the 2016 samples and the captain's log for 2017. This information was then provided to the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center with the sample analysis request form for each survey.</procdesc>
<srcused>Survey logs</srcused>
<srcused>Processed navigation files</srcused>
<srcused>2016-005-FA HYPACK target file</srcused>
<srcused>2017-022-FA captain's log</srcused>
<procdate>2017</procdate>
<srcprod>Sediment sample locations CSV files</srcprod>
<proccont>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Seth Ackerman</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>384 Woods Hole Rd.</address>
<city>Woods Hole</city>
<state>MA</state>
<postal>02543-1598</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2315</cntvoice>
<cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
<cntemail>sackerman@usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</proccont>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Step 4: Analyzed sediment samples.
The samples from each survey were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center using the Beckman Coulter Multisizer 3 and sieving of the >= 4-phi fraction. The samples were assigned unique analysis identifiers (ANALYSIS_ID), and a macro-enabled Microsoft Excel data entry spreadsheet (GrainSizeWorksheet_xxxx.xlsm, where xxxx is the batch number assigned to the sample submission) was created for each survey to record the measurement data. About 50 grams of wet sediment were placed in a pre-weighed beaker, weighed, oven dried at 100 degrees Celsius, and reweighed to correct for salt. The dried sample was wet sieved through a 0.062 mm (No. 230) sieve. The coarse fraction remaining in the sieve was oven dried at 100 degrees Celsius (until completely dried) and weighed. The fine fraction in water was collected in a plastic Nalgene bottle and sealed with a screw lid (stored for no longer than one week). The coarse fraction was dry sieved to determine the individual weights of the 4- to -5-phi fractions, and the weights were recorded in the data entry spreadsheet. For the 2016 samples, shell and shell fragments were manually removed from the -1-phi and coarser fractions and weighed, and their weights were recorded in the data entry spreadsheet (this was not done for the 2017 samples). The fine fraction was run and combined using the 200-micron and 30-micron Coulter analyses using the Multisizer 3 software to get the fine fraction grain-size distribution for each survey. The fine fraction distribution data were added to the data entry spreadsheet for each survey. The spreadsheet for each survey was used to calculate a continuous phi class distribution from the original fractions.</procdesc>
<srcused>Sediment samples</srcused>
<srcused>Sediment sample locations CSV files</srcused>
<procdate>20171013</procdate>
<srcprod>Data entry spreadsheets</srcprod>
<proccont>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Allison Paquette</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Integrated Statistics contractor to the U.S. Geological Survey</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>384 Woods Hole Rd.</address>
<city>Woods Hole</city>
<state>MA</state>
<postal>02543-1598</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>508-548-8700</cntvoice>
<cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
</cntinfo>
</proccont>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Step 5: Calculated grain-size classification and statistical analyses.
A continuous phi class distribution from the original fractions was transposed to the "results" tab in the macro-enabled Microsoft Excel data entry workbook (GrainSizeWorksheet_xxxx.xlsm, where xxxx is the identifier assigned to the sample submission) for each survey. Macros in the workbook ("GS_statistics" and "sedimentname") were run to calculate grain-size classification and statistical analyses and finish processing the data. Sample, navigation, and field identifiers, along with continuous phi class distribution data, grain-size classification, and statistical analysis results, were copied and pasted into a final Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (xxxx_GS-MS_results.xlsx, where xxxx is the batch number assigned to the sample submission) for each survey. The processed data were quality control checked and assigned a quality grade based on the examination of the analytical data. Processed data were released to the submitter and incorporated into the laboratory's database. All raw analytical data generated by the samples were archived in the sediment analysis laboratory.</procdesc>
<srcused>Data entry spreadsheets</srcused>
<procdate>20171013</procdate>
<srcprod>Final Microsoft Excel spreadsheets (LB3_GS-MS_results.xlsx and SA9_GS-MS_results.xlsx)</srcprod>
<proccont>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Brian Buczkowski</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Physical Scientist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>384 Woods Hole Rd.</address>
<city>Woods Hole</city>
<state>MA</state>
<postal>02543-1598</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2361</cntvoice>
<cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
<cntemail>bbuczkowski@usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</proccont>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Step 6: Interpolated to create 1-second navigation.
The navigation fixes were interpolated to create 1-second navigation. This was done because the application used to geotag the bottom photos would have interpolated between fixes; therefore, the navigation was interpolated so that the sediment and imagery data could be mapped using the same 1-second navigation. To interpolate the 2016 navigation data, first, a column of the original source filename was deleted from the processed navigation CSV text file (2016-005-FA_OdysseyAudioStamp_nav_ALL.csv). Next, a shapefile was created from the CSV file in Esri ArcGIS (version 10.3.1) and projected to WGS 84 UTM Zone 19N so that the distance in meters between the navigation fixes could be calculated. Then, the Generate Near Table tool was run using the planar method with the input and output features set to the UTM navigation shapefile and with the option checked to find only the closest feature. The output table was used to identify erroneous fixes, and two erroneous fixes were deleted from the navigation CSV text file. A Jupyter Notebook Python script (Interp_NAV_Dec2019_for_Nantucket2016-005-FA.ipynb) was run to interpolate and create a CSV text file of 1-second navigation. The original 2-second fixes were logged only when the video was recorded, so the script also interpolated between the end point of a video trackline and the start point of the next trackline. To create a final file of 1-second navigation, the points between the video trackline start and end times were extracted (which removed the interpolated positions during the transits between the video tracklines) and were saved as a CSV text file (out_interp_2016Nantucket_sel_for_gpx.csv). Finally, the CSV file was reorganized and formatted to have fields of the latitude, longitude, hours, minutes, seconds, Julian day, year, field activity ID, and Julian day and time. For the 2017 survey, navigation data were logged for the full Julian day, including when the survey vessel was at the dock and when it was transiting to, from, and between the sampling sites. First, the navigation data from 13:30:00 to 19:14:59 were extracted from the processed navigation CSV text file (2017022FA_TiogaShip_nav.csv) to remove the navigation logged at, departing, and returning to the dock. Next, columns of the original source filename and time (the hours, minutes, and seconds were listed individually in other columns) were deleted from the CSV text file, and leading spaces were deleted as needed. Then, a shapefile was created from the CSV file in Esri ArcGIS (version 10.3.1) and projected to WGS 84 UTM Zone 19N so that the distance in meters between the navigation fixes could be calculated. The Generate Near Table tool was run using the planar method with the input and output features set to the UTM navigation shapefile and with the option checked to find only the closest feature. The output table was used to identify erroneous fixes, but no erroneous fixes were identified. The navigation data, however, were noisy. To smooth the data, the coordinates were rounded from seven to six decimal places and every fourth fix was extracted. A Jupyter Notebook Python script (Interp_NAV_Dec2019_for_Nantucket2017-022-FA.ipynb) was run to interpolate and create a CSV text file of 1-second navigation (2017022FA_TiogaShip_nav_4secint_round6_interp_for_gpx.csv). Finally, the CSV file was reorganized and formatted to have fields of the latitude, longitude, hours, minutes, seconds, Julian day, year, field activity ID, and Julian day and time to create a final CSV file of 1-second navigation for the survey. This process step and the subsequent process steps were performed by the same person, Emily Huntley.</procdesc>
<srcused>Processed navigation files</srcused>
<procdate>201912</procdate>
<srcprod>Final processed navigation files</srcprod>
<proccont>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Emily Huntley</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Geographer/Database Specialist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>384 Woods Hole Rd.</address>
<city>Woods Hole</city>
<state>MA</state>
<postal>02543-1598</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>508-548-8700</cntvoice>
<cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
<cntemail>ehuntley@contractor.usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</proccont>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Step 7: Checked and updated sediment sample locations.
The sediment sample times (as recorded in the survey logs) were checked by viewing the sea-floor videos to see when the sampler was lifted off the sea floor at each site and updated with more precise times as appropriate. The new sample times were matched to the corresponding times in the final interpolated navigation files to update the latitude and longitude of each sample in the sediment grain-size analysis results spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel 2016 for Mac.</procdesc>
<srcused>Sea-floor videos</srcused>
<srcused>Final Microsoft Excel spreadsheets (LB3_GS-MS_results.xlsx and SA9_GS-MS_results.xlsx)</srcused>
<srcused>Final processed navigation files</srcused>
<procdate>202001</procdate>
<srcprod>Final Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with updated coordinates</srcprod>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Step 8: Created final sediment grain-size analysis results CSV file.
The sediment grain-size analysis results spreadsheets for each survey were merged in Microsoft Excel 2016 for Mac and then edited to remove some fields, format fields, and add a no data value (-9999) to empty attributes as needed. The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet was then saved as a CSV file.</procdesc>
<srcused>Final Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with updated coordinates</srcused>
<procdate>202001</procdate>
<srcprod>Final sediment grain-size analysis results CSV file</srcprod>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Step 9: Created a simplified sediment grain-size analysis results shapefile.
The sediment grain-size analysis results CSV file was copied and edited to create a simplified version of the CSV file with fewer attribute fields (specifically, STDEV, SKEWNESS, KURTOSIS, the individual phi measurements [e.g., PHI_11], and the percentages of shell or carbonate material in the coarse phi fractions [e.g., PHI-1_SHELLPCT] were removed). A shapefile was created using the simplified version of the CSV file in Esri ArcGIS (version 10.3.1), and XTools Pro (version 12.0) for Esri ArcGIS was used to modify some field parameters in the point shapefile (Table Operations - Table Restructure). Please note that this metadata file represents the CSV file; users should access the CSV file for the full sediment grain-size analysis results.</procdesc>
<srcused>Final sediment grain-size analysis results CSV file</srcused>
<procdate>202001</procdate>
<srcprod>Final simplified sediment grain-size analysis results shapefile</srcprod>
</procstep>
</lineage>
</dataqual>
<spdoinfo>
<direct>Vector</direct>
<ptvctinf>
<sdtsterm>
<sdtstype>Entity point</sdtstype>
<ptvctcnt>76</ptvctcnt>
</sdtsterm>
</ptvctinf>
</spdoinfo>
<spref>
<horizsys>
<geograph>
<latres>0.0000001</latres>
<longres>0.0000001</longres>
<geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit>
</geograph>
<geodetic>
<horizdn>D_WGS_1984</horizdn>
<ellips>WGS_1984</ellips>
<semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis>
<denflat>298.257224</denflat>
</geodetic>
</horizsys>
</spref>
<eainfo>
<detailed>
<enttyp>
<enttypl>2016-005-FA_and_2017-022-FA_samples</enttypl>
<enttypd>Grain-size analysis results for sediment samples collected during USGS field activities 2016-005-FA and 2017-022-FA in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, in 2016 and 2017. These are the attributes for the CSV file. The shapefile is a simplified version of the CSV file with fewer attribute fields and two additional software-generated attributes, FID and Shape. Please see the entity and attribute overview section for a description of the shapefile attributes.</enttypd>
<enttypds>U.S. Geological Survey</enttypds>
</enttyp>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ANALYSIS_ID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>An identifier for the sample that is unique to the database. This identifier begins with the assigned multi-letter code GS-, which corresponds to the type of analysis performed on the sample (grain-size analysis), followed by a six-digit number assigned sequentially as samples are registered for analysis.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Character string.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>FIELD_NO</attrlabl>
<attrdef>The identification value assigned to the sample at the time of collection. This varies from field activity to field activity and the ID can contain any combination of letters and numbers.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Character string.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PROJECT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Name of project or project number under which samples were taken or data generated; sometimes project name indicates a more specific area.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Character sting.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>FA_ID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>The serial number assigned to the dataset field activity during which the sample was collected. This value is in the format YYYY-XXX-FA where YYYY is the year, XXX is the number assigned to the activity within the year, and FA indicates Field Activity.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Character string.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>CONTACT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Name of Principal investigator or chief scientist responsible for data collection, or researcher submitting samples for analysis (usually first initial and last name).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Character string.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>AREA</attrlabl>
<attrdef>General geographic area of data collection. Name is general enough to easily locate area on a map.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Character string.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>LATITUDE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Latitude coordinate, in decimal degrees (WGS 84), of sample location. South latitude is recorded as negative values. The attribute measurement resolution is 0.0000001 for 2016 and 0.000001 for 2017.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>41.3206708</rdommin>
<rdommax>41.435664</rdommax>
<attrunit>decimal degrees</attrunit>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>LONGITUDE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Longitude coordinate, in decimal degrees (WGS 84), of sample location. West longitude is recorded as negative values. The attribute measurement resolution is 0.0000001 for 2016 and 0.000001 for 2017.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>-70.1730033</rdommin>
<rdommax>-70.037225</rdommax>
<attrunit>decimal degrees</attrunit>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>DEPTH_M</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Approximate depth of water in meters at the sample location acquired using the survey vessel's fathometer.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>9.0</rdommin>
<rdommax>17.0</rdommax>
<attrunit>meters</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.1</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>T_DEPTH</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Top depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface in centimeters.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>0</rdommax>
<attrunit>centimeters</attrunit>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>B_DEPTH</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Bottom depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface in centimeters.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>2</rdommin>
<rdommax>2</rdommax>
<attrunit>centimeters</attrunit>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>DEVICE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Sampling device used to collect the sample.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Character string.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>DATE_COLLECTED</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Calendar date based on UTC time indicating when the sample was collected in the format MM/DD/YYYY where MM is the numeric month, DD is the day of the month, and YYYY is the year.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Character string.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ANALYSIS_COMPLETION_DATE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Calendar date indicating when analyses on the sample were completed in the format MM/DD/YYYY where MM is the numeric month, DD is the day of the month, and YYYY is the year.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Character string.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>WEIGHT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight of initial sample in grams.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>101.3429</rdommin>
<rdommax>252.3198</rdommax>
<attrunit>grams</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.0001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>GRAVEL_PCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Gravel content in percent dry weight of the sample. Gravel consists of particles with nominal diameters greater than 2 mm (-1 phi and larger).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0.022</rdommin>
<rdommax>56.845</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SAND_PCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Sand content in percent dry weight of the sample. Sand consists of particles with nominal diameters less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm (0 phi through 4 phi, inclusive).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>17.454</rdommin>
<rdommax>99.920</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SILT_PCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Silt content in percent dry weight of the sample. Silt consists of particles with nominal diameters less than 0.0625 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.004 mm (5 phi through 8 phi, inclusive).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>52.877</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>CLAY_PCT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Clay content in percent dry weight of the sample. Clay consists of particles with nominal diameters less than 0.004 mm (9 phi and smaller).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>34.107</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>CLASSIFICATION (Shepard)</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Sediment classification based on a rigorous definition (Shepard [1954] as modified by Schlee and Webster [1967], Schlee [1973], and Poppe and others [2005]). In the definitions below, gravel is defined as particles with nominal diameters greater than 2 mm; sand consists of particles with nominal diameters less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm; silt consists of particles with nominal diameters less than 0.0625 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.004 mm; and clay consists of particles with nominal diameters less than 0.004 mm.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<edom>
<edomv>clayey sand</edomv>
<edomvd>Sediment whose main phase is sand, but with significant clay.</edomvd>
<edomvds>Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee and Webster (1967), Schlee (1973), and Poppe and others (2005)</edomvds>
</edom>
</attrdomv>
<attrdomv>
<edom>
<edomv>gravel</edomv>
<edomvd>Sediment whose main phase is gravel.</edomvd>
<edomvds>Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee and Webster (1967), Schlee (1973), and Poppe and others (2005)</edomvds>
</edom>
</attrdomv>
<attrdomv>
<edom>
<edomv>gravelly sediment</edomv>
<edomvd>Sediment whose main phase is gravel, but with significant other sediment. Gravel greater than 10 percent.</edomvd>
<edomvds>Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee and Webster (1967), Schlee (1973), and Poppe and others (2005)</edomvds>
</edom>
</attrdomv>
<attrdomv>
<edom>
<edomv>sand</edomv>
<edomvd>Sediment whose main phase is sand.</edomvd>
<edomvds>Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee and Webster (1967), Schlee (1973), and Poppe and others (2005)</edomvds>
</edom>
</attrdomv>
<attrdomv>
<edom>
<edomv>sand silt clay</edomv>
<edomvd>Sediment with significant (over 20 percent) sand, silt, and clay.</edomvd>
<edomvds>Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee and Webster (1967), Schlee (1973), and Poppe and others (2005)</edomvds>
</edom>
</attrdomv>
<attrdomv>
<edom>
<edomv>sandy silt</edomv>
<edomvd>Sediment whose main phase is silt, but with significant sand.</edomvd>
<edomvds>Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee and Webster (1967), Schlee (1973), and Poppe and others (2005)</edomvds>
</edom>
</attrdomv>
<attrdomv>
<edom>
<edomv>silty sand</edomv>
<edomvd>Sediment whose main phase in sand, but with significant silt.</edomvd>
<edomvds>Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee and Webster (1967), Schlee (1973), and Poppe and others (2005)</edomvds>
</edom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>MEDIAN</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Diameter at which 50% of the sample mass is comprised of sediment particles with a diameter less than this value and 50% is larger; middle point in the grain-size distribution in phi units.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>-3.032</rdommin>
<rdommax>5.275</rdommax>
<attrunit>phi</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>MEAN</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Average value in the grain-size distribution in phi units.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>-0.910</rdommin>
<rdommax>5.678</rdommax>
<attrunit>phi</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>STDEV</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Standard deviation (root mean square of the deviations) of the grain-size distribution in phi units (sorting).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0.398</rdommin>
<rdommax>4.837</rdommax>
<attrunit>phi</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SKEWNESS</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Skewness (deviation from symmetrical form) of the grain-size distribution in phi units.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>-1.456</rdommin>
<rdommax>6.724</rdommax>
<attrunit>phi</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>KURTOSIS</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Kurtosis (degree of curvature near the mode) of the grain-size distribution in phi units.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>1.191</rdommin>
<rdommax>93.942</rdommax>
<attrunit>phi</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_11</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 11-phi fraction and smaller (nominal diameter of particles less than 0.001 mm); fine clay.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>3.841</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_10</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 10-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.001 mm, but less than 0.002 mm); medium clay.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>13.669</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_9</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 9-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.002 mm, but less than 0.004 mm); coarse clay.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>16.597</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_8</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 8-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.004 mm, but less than 0.008 mm); very fine silt.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>13.235</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_7</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 7-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.008 mm, but less than 0.016 mm); fine silt.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>14.671</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_6</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 6-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.016 mm, but less than 0.031 mm); medium silt.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>15.236</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_5</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 5-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.031 mm, but less than 0.0625 mm); coarse silt.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>24.816</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_4</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 4-phi fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm, but less than 0.125 mm); very fine sand.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0.009</rdommin>
<rdommax>63.699</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_3</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 3-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.125 mm, but less than 0.25 mm); fine sand.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0.550</rdommin>
<rdommax>95.325</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_2</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 2-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.25 mm, but less than 0.5 mm); medium sand.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0.319</rdommin>
<rdommax>63.740</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_1</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 1-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, but less than 1 mm); coarse sand.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0.045</rdommin>
<rdommax>59.165</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_0</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the 0-phi fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to 1 mm, but less than 2 mm); very coarse sand.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0.002</rdommin>
<rdommax>17.892</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_-1</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the -1-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 2 mm, but less than 4 mm); very fine pebbles (granules).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>
<rdommax>4.433</rdommax>
<attrunit>weight percent</attrunit>
<attrmres>0.001</attrmres>
</rdom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>PHI_-2</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Weight percent of the sample in the -2-phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 4 mm, but less than 8 mm); fine pebbles.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<rdom>
<rdommin>0</rdommin>