Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Franz Elmer Anderson
      Publication_Date: 1967
      Title: Stratigraphy of late Pleistocene and Holocene sediments from the Strait of Juan de Fuca
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Seattle, WA
        Publisher: University of Washington
      Other_Citation_Details: PhD. dissertation
  Description:
    Abstract: Not recorded
    Purpose: Late Pleistocene and Holocene geologic history of the Strait of Juan de Fuca [is] preserved in the bottom sediment.  The purpose of this dissertation is to determine the stratigraphic and sedimentary environments of these deposits and to examine the foraminiferal succession into the strait after deglaciation.
    Supplemental_Information: Data digitized by the USGS for inclusion into usSEABED(http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed)
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 1965
        Ending_Date: 1967
    Currentness_Reference: Publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.62833
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.61333
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.50667
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.16500
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: University of Washington
      Theme_Keyword: Department of Oceanography
      Theme_Keyword: Piston core
      Theme_Keyword: Gravity core
      Theme_Keyword: Core barrel
    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: Sediment Chemistry
      Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures
      Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
      Place_Keyword: Washington, State of
      Place_Keyword: Juan de Fuca, Strait of
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geologic
      Temporal_Keyword: Late Pleistocene
      Temporal_Keyword: Holocene
  Access_Constraints: Dissertation is available at the USGS library and at other libraries.
  Use_Constraints: Cite F.E. Anderson and the University of Washington as the 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:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Anderson_PhD_1967
    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: Elmer Anderson at the University of Washington for the collection and analysis of data.  For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization: Jennifer Mendonca (USGS); Formatting corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Tkme: Another editor for formal metadata by Peter N. Schweitzer (U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 22092), version 2.9.13, Microsoft Windows Version 5.1; Microsoft Word 2000 9.0
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No estimate made for the accuracy of the data in the original report.  Data digitized by the USGS and partners were visually compared to the source data, and corrected.  Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel.  Locations checked using GIS.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.
  Completeness_Report: Numeric data completely digitized; data not digitized include foraminifera
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Station positions were determined by radar fix off known land points.  Because of the narrowness of the strait (less than 24 kilometers) position was within +/- 0.3 kilometers.
        Positions given to minute-tenths.
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Water depths not recorded in report.  Subsample depths given to nearest millimeter.
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Sub-samples were wet sieved through zero-phi and four-phi screens.  Sand-size distribution was determined by settling tube; silts and clays by pipette analysis.  Carbonate carbon and total carbon were determined by using a LECO induction furnace and a carbon determinator.
        For inclusion in usSEABED, textural classes were recalculated to include the gravel fraction in the percentages.
      Process_Date: Unknown
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Anderson_PhD_1967
      Process_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
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 47
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.00017
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.00017
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Point
      Entity_Type_Definition: SDTS point
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Source report
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Sample number
      Attribute_Definition: Sample number
      Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Washington
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric number based on cruise and core information
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Subsample depth
      Attribute_Definition: Subsample depth (included in sample number)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 200
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeter
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Phi mean
      Attribute_Definition: Mean grainsize of sand-silt-clay fraction
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth, 19XX
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.24
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.65
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Phi standard deviation
      Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation grain size of sand-silt-clay fraction
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman 1932
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.07
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.60
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Sand
      Attribute_Definition: Amount of sand in fine-fraction of sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 96.9
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Silt
      Attribute_Definition: Amount of silt in fine-fraction of sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 4.4
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 87.0
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Clay
      Attribute_Definition: Amount of clay in fine-fraction of sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 89.9
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Gravel
      Attribute_Definition: Amount of gravel in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 61.4
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent of gravel in total sample
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Total carbon
      Attribute_Definition: Total carbon in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.353
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.340
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Carbonate carbon
      Attribute_Definition: Carbon in carbonate in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.280
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Organic carbon
      Attribute_Definition: Organic carbon in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.333
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.640
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mail and Physical
        Address: 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 650-329-5019
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: men_lib@usgs.gov
      Contact_Instructions: Email preferred
  Resource_Description: 203(050)An 23s
  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: Paper is available at the USGS library and other libraries.
    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.