Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Richard W. Roberts
      Publication_Date: 1974
      Title: Marine sedimentological data for the Washington continental shelf
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Special Report
        Issue_Identification: No. 57
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Seattle, WA
        Publisher: University of Washington
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Department of Oceanography
        National Science Foundation Grant GA 28367 A#2
        Reference: M74-75
  Description:
    Abstract: The data presented in this report are the results of granulometric analyses, conducted in the Department of Oceanography, University of Washington, of the marine sediment samples from the continental shelf, and the upper part of the continental slope, off the Washington coast.  In addition, the report contains data from the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and Grays Harbor.
    Purpose: No specific purpose is expressed in the report
    Supplemental_Information: The results of granulometric analyses of those samples from the report area that have been published by the Institute of Oceanography, University of British Columbia (1962, 1963) have also been included.  Duplicate data at some sites are due to collection by multicorer.  Data digitized for inclusion into usSEABED.  Some data may overlap other University of Washington sources held in usSEABED.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 1954
        Ending_Date: 1972
    Currentness_Reference: Publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
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      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -126.33333
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.75500
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.99833
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.91667
  Keywords:
    Theme:
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      Theme_Keyword: University of Washington
      Theme_Keyword: Department of Oceanography
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category 
      Theme_Keyword: Oceans and Estuaries
      Theme_Keyword: Location
      Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keyword. Version 5.3.3 
      Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
      Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures
      Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
      Place_Keyword: Washington, State of
  Access_Constraints: Report is available at some libraries and the University of Washington
  Use_Constraints: Cite Richard W. Roberts and the University of Washington as originators of the data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: University of Washington
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mail
        Address: P.O. Box 357940
        Address: University of Washington
        City: Seattle
        State_or_Province: WA
        Postal_Code: 98195
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-543-5060
  Browse_Graphic:
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    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab of GIS-produced sample distribution, with bathymetry and land for reference.
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
  Data_Set_Credit: : Richard W. Roberts at the University of Washington for the collection and analysis of data.  For inclusion into usSEABED: digitization: Mark Zimmermann (NMFS) and K. Halimeda Kilbourne (USGS); Formatting corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: R.S. Andrews
      Publication_Date: 1964
      Title: Modern sediments of Willapa Bay, Washington; A coastal plain estuary
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Seattle, WA
        Publisher: University of Washington
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Department of Oceanography
        Masters thesis, 60p
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: R.L. Ballard
      Publication_Date: 1964
      Title: Distribution of beach sediment near the Columbia River
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Seattle, WA
        Publisher: University of Washington
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Masters thesis, 82p
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: R.L. Ballard
      Publication_Date: 1964
      Title: Distribution of beach sediment near the Columbia River
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Technical report
        Issue_Identification: No. 98
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Seattle, WA
        Publisher: University of Washington
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Department of Oceanography
        Reference M64-16
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: T.L. Burnett
      Publication_Date: 1968
      Title: Bottom sediment data from the continental shelf of Washington - Grays Harbor to Cape Flattery, 1964, Vols. I, II, III
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Special report
        Issue_Identification: No. 39
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Seattle, WA
        Publisher: University of Washington
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Department of Oceanography
        Reference M68-27
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: M.G. Gross
      Originator: D.A. McManus
      Originator: J.S. Creager
      Publication_Date: 1963
      Title: Preliminary report on the sediments and radioactivity in the vicinity of the Columbia River effluent.
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Technical report
        Issue_Identification: No. 84
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Seattle, WA
        Publisher: University of Washington
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Department of Oceanography
        Reference M63-2
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: M.G. Gross
      Originator: D.A. McManus
      Originator: H-Y Ling
      Publication_Date: 1967
      Title: Continental shelf sediments: Northwestern United States
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Journal of Sediment Petrology
        Issue_Identification: v. 37, no. 3, p. 790-795
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
        Publisher: SEPM
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: IOUBC
      Publication_Date: 1962
      Title: Sediment grain size analysis
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Data Report
        Issue_Identification: No. 20
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Find out, British Columbia
        Publisher: University of British Columbia
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: IOUBC
      Publication_Date: 1962
      Title: Sediment grain size analysis
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Data Report
        Issue_Identification: No. 22
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Find out, British Columbia
        Publisher: University of British Columbia
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: J.C. Kelley
      Originator: D.A. McManus
      Publication_Date: 1969
      Title: Optimizing sediment sampling plans
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Marine Geology
        Issue_Identification: v. 7, p. 465-471
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
        Publisher: Elsevier
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: J.C. Kelley
      Originator: D.A. McManus
      Publication_Date: 1970
      Title: Hierarchial analysis of variance of shelf sediment texture
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Journal of Sediment Petrology
        Issue_Identification: v. 40, p. 1335-1339
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
        Publisher: SEPM
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U. Lie
      Originator: D.S. Kisker
      Publication_Date: 1970
      Title: Species composition and structure of benthic infauna communities off the coast of Washington
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: J. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada
        Issue_Identification: v. 27, pp. 2273-2285
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Unknown
        Publisher: Unknown
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: J.D. Milliman
      Publication_Date: 1963
      Title: Recent sediments in Grays Harbor, Washington
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Seattle, WA
        Publisher: University of Washington
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Department of Oceanography
        Masters Thesis, 172p
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Data_Quality_Information:
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  Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.
  Completeness_Report: Tables 4 (granulometric data) and 5 (size class weight data) completely digitized for usSEABED.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given in degree minute tenths.
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Water depth determination technique not noted in report.  Water depths given in meters.
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
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      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Anderson, 1967
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Krumbein and Pettijohn, 1938
      Process_Date: Unknown
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: SpecRep57
      Process_Contact:
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          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: University of Washington
          Contact_Address:
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            Address: P.O. Box 357940
            Address: University of Washington
            City: Seattle
            State_or_Province: WA
            Postal_Code: 98195
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-543-5060
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Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: University of Washington
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mail
        Address: P.O. Box 357940
        Address: University of Washington
        City: Seattle
        State_or_Province: WA
        Postal_Code: 98195
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-543-5060
  Resource_Description: University of Washington Department of Oceanography Special Report 57
  Distribution_Liability: Although this dataset has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data.  Users of the data should be aware of limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies and limitations of the statistical data.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Non-digital_Form: Report is available at some libraries and the University of Washington.
    Fees: None
  Technical_Prerequisites: None
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date:1962
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 2005
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
        Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
      Contact_Position: Geologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Physical and mail
        Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive
        City: Santa Cruz
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 95060
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4727
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
      Contact_Instructions: Email preferred
  Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata was written by a user of the data.  Any information contained in the physical report is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.