Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Jane A Reid
      Publication_Date: 20020820
      Title: usseabed
      Edition: Version 1.0, August 20, 2002
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
  Description:
    Abstract: Point coverage of known sediment samples in Southern California from the
      USGS usSEABED database.
    Purpose: These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy
      makers, and the general public.  The data can be
      used with geographic information systems (GIS) software
      to display geologic and oceanographic information.
  Supplemental_Information:
      Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes
      only and does not imply endorsement by the
      U.S. Government.

      Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata
      file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form,
      as well as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some
      ArcInfo-specific terminology.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2001
    Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition
  Status:
    Progress: In Work
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As additional information becomes available
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.144192
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.866962
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.327193
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.248676
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: usSEABED
      Theme_Keyword: Sediment samples
      Theme_Keyword: Seafloor samples
      Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
      Theme_Keyword: Seafloor map
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: California
      Place_Keyword: Continental shelf
      Place_Keyword: Southern California
      Place_Keyword: Santa Barbara Channel
      Place_Keyword: Channel Islands
    Access_Constraints: None
    Use_Constraints: none
 Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          United States Geological Survey (USGS)
          Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
        Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
      Contact_Position: Geologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, Pacific Science Center
        Address: 1156 High Street
        City: Santa Cruz
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 95064
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4727
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
  Data_Set_Credit:
    Contributors to the construction of this dataset are Jane A. Reid (USGS)
    Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado), Kelly Halimeda Kilbourne (USGS),
    Mark Zimmermann (NMFS), Carolynn Box (USGS), Tara Kneeshaw (USGS) and
    Michael E. Field (USGS).
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Accuracy of each attribute is dependent on accuracy of lineage data.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Point features present.
    Each data point has a unique identifier (SiteName) with corresponding
    attributes attached, including latitude and longitude in decimal degrees.
  Completeness_Report:
    Data presented here represent known lab-based textural, statistical,
    carbonate, and organic carbon data for the defined polygon.  Other data
    available but not presented here include estimations of various
    geophysical parameters from these data, plus memberships to various fuzzy
    sets, such textural, compositional, geophysical, and geotechnical
    parameters from linguistic data
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Horizontal positional accuracy is dependent on source accuracy and may
        vary from 0.005km (differential GPS) from more recent source surveys
        to 1 to 2 km based on radar, Loran, or dead reckoning in older
        surveys.  Users should use their own criteria to evaluate locations of
        these data.  
  Lineage:
     Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Publication_Date: 1998
          Originator:
            Brian Edwards and Homa Lee
            Coastal and Marine Geology
            U.S. Geological Survey
          Title: Unpublished decklog descriptions and lab analyses, cruise A298SC
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital
          Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a298sc/html/a-2-98.meta.html
      Type_of_Source_Media: digital
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 08231998
            Ending_Date: 08311998
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS A298SC
      Source_Contribution:
        point locations, %gravel, %sand, %silt, %clay, %mud, Folk & Ward
        median, 1st moment, standard deviation, Folk & Ward skewness,
        Folk & Ward kurtosis, Inman mean, Inman skewness, Inman skewness 2, Inman
        kurtosis, 3rd moment, 4th moment, sand/mud, deck descriptions
        (top/bottom, sediment description, structure, color, biota, surface
        descriptions)
   Process_Description:
        Digital USGS A298SC data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry
        structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software
        (version: db9_MNEe.bas)
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        see: http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkins/dbseabed for information on
        dbSEABED philosophy, process, and outputs.
      Process_Date: 09012001
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scalsmpl.shp, guyc901.apr
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization:
              United States Geological Survey (USGS)
              Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
            Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
          Contact_Position: Geologist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, Pacific Science Center
            Address: 1156 High Street
            City: Santa Cruz
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 95064
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4727
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Barnes, Peter W
          Publication_Date: 1970
          Title: Marine Geology and Oceanography of Santa Cruz Basin off Southern California
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: PhD. Dissertation
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: USC-GEOL
            Issue_Identification: 70-3
          Other_Citation_Details: unpublished PhD. Dissertation
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1964
            Ending_Date: 1968
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Barnes 1970
      Source_Contribution:
        mean grainsize, statistical skewness, statistical kurtosis,
        %carbonate, %organic carbon, %nitrogen
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Barnes 1970 data were hand digitized from paper source, formatted
        into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-mined through
        dbSEABED software (version:  db9_MNEe.bas)
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        see: http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkins/dbseabed for information on
        dbSEABED philosophy, process, and outputs.
      Process_Date: 01012001
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scalsmpl.shp, guyc901.apr
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization:
              United States Geological Survey (USGS)
              Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
            Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
          Contact_Position: Geologist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, Pacific Science Center
            Address: 1156 High Street
            City: Santa Cruz
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 95064
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4727
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Emery, K.O. and J. Hlsemann
          Publication_Date: 1963
          Title: Submarine canyons of southern California
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions
            Issue_Identification: v. 27, pt. 1
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1957
            Ending_Date: 1962
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Emery & Hulsemann 1963
      Source_Contribution:
        point locations, lithologic descriptions, sedimentary environment,
        %gravel, %sand, %silt, %clay, %mud, median grainsize, quartile sorting,
        %carbonate, %organic carbon, %nitrogen
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Emery and Hlsemann, 1963, data were hand digitized from paper source,
        formatted into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-
        mined through dbSEABED software (version:  db9_MNEe.bas)
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        see: http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkins/dbseabed for information on
        dbSEABED philosophy, process, and outputs.
      Process_Date: 01012001
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scalsmpl.shp, guyc901.apr
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization:
              United States Geological Survey (USGS)
              Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
            Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
          Contact_Position: Geologist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, Pacific Science Center
            Address: 1156 High Street
            City: Santa Cruz
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 95064
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4727
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Publication_Date: 01011999
          Originator: Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
          Title:
            Data from SCCWRP 1994 Pilot Project
            in the Southern California Borderland
          Edition: Downloaded 1999
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Westminster CA
            Publisher: Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)
          Online_Linkage: www.sccwrp.org
      Type_of_Source_Media: digital
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1994
        Source_Currentness_Reference: downloaded 1999
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1994
      Source_Contribution:
        point locations, color (Munsell), %gravel, %sand, %silt, %clay, %mud,
        first moment, standard deviation, %gravel + sand, Folk $ Ward skewness,
        Folk & Ward kurtosis, Inman mean, Inman sorting, Inman skewness,
        Inman skewness 2, Inman kurtosis, sand/mud, phi class grainsize,
        lithologic descriptions, biota
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        SCCWRP 1994 digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry
        structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software
        (version: db9_MNEe.bas)
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        see: http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkins/dbseabed for information on
        dbSEABED philosophy, process, and outputs.
      Process_Date: 2001
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scalsmpl.shp, guyc901.apr
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization:
              United States Geological Survey (USGS)
              Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
            Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
          Contact_Position: Geologist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, Pacific Science Center
            Address: 1156 High Street
            City: Santa Cruz
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 95064
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4727
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Publication_Date: 2001
          Originator: Donn Gorsline (dgorsline@usc.edu)
          Title: SEDDATA database
          Edition: 2001
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Digital database of government-funded samples from University of
            Southern California, including some Allan Hancock Foundation
            samples
      Type_of_Source_Media: digital
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1950
            Ending_Date: 1990
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2001
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SEDDATA
      Source_Contribution:
        point locations, %gravel, %sand, %silt, %clay, average grainsize,
        standard deviation grainsize, skewness, kurtosis, %carbonate,
        %organic carbon, bulk density
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        SEDDATA digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry
        structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software
        (version: db9_MNEe.bas)
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        see: http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkins/dbseabed for information on
        dbSEABED philosophy, process, and outputs.
      Process_Date: 2001
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scalsmpl.shp, guyc901.apr
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization:
              United States Geological Survey (USGS)
              Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
            Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
          Contact_Position: Geologist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, Pacific Science Center
            Address: 1156 High Street
            City: Santa Cruz
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 95064
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4727
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Stephen V. Smith
          Publication_Date: 1970
          Title: Calcium Carbonate Budget of the Southern California Borderland
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: HIG
            Issue_Identification: 70-11
          Other_Citation_Details: unpublished PhD. dissertation
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1956
            Ending_Date: 1964
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Smith 1970
      Source_Contribution: %aragonite, %dolomite, %Mg-calcite in carbonate
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Smith 1970 data were hand digitized from paper source, formatted
        into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software (version:  db9_MNEe.bas)
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        see: http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkins/dbseabed for information on
        dbSEABED philosophy, process, and outputs.
      Process_Date: 2001
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scalsmpl.shp, guyc901.apr
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization:
              United States Geological Survey (USGS)
              Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
            Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
          Contact_Position: Geologist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, Pacific Science Center
            Address: 1156 High Street
            City: Santa Cruz
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 95064
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4727
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            Dr. John L. Wilson
            Science Applications, Inc.
          Publication_Date: 1977
          Title: BLM/OCS/Southern California Baseline Studies
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
            unpublished report; digital data
            available through NGDC (http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/geolin)
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: NGDC
            Issue_Identification: MGG id: 64995001
          Other_Citation_Details: unpublished report
      Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 19750908
            Ending_Date: 19760507
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SoCalifBLM/OCS
      Source_Contribution:
        point locations, sampling date, %gravel, %sand, %silt,
        %clay, mean grainsize
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        BLM/OCS/Southern California Baseline Studies digital data from NGDC
        website were decoded by Quick Basic program 'socalif.bas' (written by
        Chris Jenkins in Feb. 2001), hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry
        structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software
        (version: db9_MNEe.bas)
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        see: http://instaar.colorado.edu/~jenkins/dbseabed for information on
        dbSEABED philosophy, process, and outputs.
      Process_Date: 2001
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scalsmpl.shp, guyc901.apr
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTARR)
            Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: University of Colorado, 1560 30th Street
            City: Boulder
            State_or_Province: C0
            Postal_Code: 80303
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 735-5250
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        First draft of metadata created by guy using
        FGDCMETA.AML ver. 1.35 08/02/2000 on ArcInfo data set
        /we5/guy/chanil/usseabed/scasmpl
        Second draft of metadata modified by Jane Reid using
        Tcl/Tk 8.3.4 (USGS/P. Schweitzer) 09/11/02
        Third draft of metadata modified by Jane Reid using
        MSWord 10/28/02
      Process_Date: 20020820
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Metadata imported.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\intels\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml323.tmp
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 58
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
          UTM_Zone_Number: 10
          Transverse_Mercator:
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123.000000
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
            False_Easting: 500000.000000
            False_Northing: 0.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000140
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000140
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

      LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, WATERDEPTH, SAMPLETOP, SAMPLEBASE are measured
      location and sample information for each point.  SITENAME is a unique
      value for individual sites.  DATASETKEY can be correlated to individual
      sources in SCASMPL_REF.DOC file. SITEKEY and SAMPLEKEY are linked values
      useful if data are used in a relational database with other files held
      in usSEABED (not included here).  A "1" in RECORDTYPE indicates that the
      data is surficial; "2" indicates a down-core sample. DATATYPE indicates
      what type of data were used to derive values held in characterization
      fields (T = textural, C = geochemical, G = phi grainsize classes).
      GRAVEL, SAND, MUD, CLAY are characterization fields from lab-based
      measurements in percentage. GRAINSIZE and SORTING are characterization
      fields in phi calculated from the previous four fields. SEAFLOOR CL(ASS)
      indicates specific type of seafloor characteristics mined by dbSEABED
      (ex: rock, plant, wood, and others). CLASSMBRSH (CLASS MEMBERSHIP) gives
      the fuzzy membership of the sample to the class noted in SEAFLOORCL
      (possible values: 0 to 100,where 100 indicates complete membership).
      HBTCODE (HYDROGRAPHIC BOTTOM CODE) is based on the U.S. Navy's method of
      seafloor classification. ROCKMBRSHP (ROCK MEMBERSHIP) gives the fuzzy
      membership of the sample to the rock class (possible values: 0 to
      100, where 100 indicates complete membership). WEEDMBRSHP (WEED
      MEMBERSHIP) gives the fuzzy membership of the sample to the weed class
      (possible values: 0 to 100, where 100 indicates complete membership).
      CARBONATE field gives lab-based values of measured carbonate. MUNSELLCOD
      (MUNSELL CODE) lists the noted Munsell color code. ORGANICCAR (ORGANIC
      CARBON) field gives lab-based values of measured organic carbon.
      POROSITY, P_WAVEVELO (P_WAVEVELOCITY), S_WAVEVELO (S_WAVEVELOCITY),
      RELAXATION (RELAXATION TIME) give lab-based values. -99 indicates no
      value available.
      
      SCASMPL.REF: Data sources for SCASMPL.SHP: sediment samples in
      Southern California (Sept. 2001)						     
      			34.59							     
      		-121.07	  +  -118.79						     
       			33.73
      
      DataSetKey  SourceCode  DataOwner  DataPerson DataMeasured Method
      LocationRegion  SurveyDate ReportDate NavigationalAccuracy
      1 SCCWRP 1994  Southern California Coastal Water Resources Project Larry
      Cooper@ SCCWRP  Unpublished lab analyses  Southern  California Bight7-94 to8-94 Down-loaded 1999  0.005km
      2 SEDDATA  University of Southern California  Donn Gorsline  Published and unpublished lab analyses Southern California Borderland various dates 1999 unknown
      3 USGS A298SC  US Geological Survey  Brian Edwards and Homa Lee
      Unpublished lab analyses and deck log descriptions  Santa Monica Bay CA
      23-8-98 31-8-98  1998  0.005km
      9  Emery & Hulsemann 1963  Allan Hancock Foundation/USC	Reid published
      report  Southern California Borderland  1957-1962 1963  unknown
      10  Emery & Shepard 1941  Scripps Institution of Oceanography  Reid
      published paper  Southern California Borderland <1941 1941 unknown
      13 Barnes 1970 University of Southern California  Peter Barnes
      (pbarnes@usgs.gov) Unpublished PhD. dissertation Southern California
      Borderland 1964-1968 1970 1-2km
      14  Smith 1970  University of Southern California  Reid  Unpublished PhD.
      Dissertation  Southern California Borderland  1956-1964	1970  unknown
      18  SoCalifBLM/OCS  NGDC MGG64995001  Carla Moore  Unpublished report
      Southern California Borderland  1975-1976  1977  unknown
      Barnes, Peter W., 1970, Marine geology and oceanography of Santa Cruz Basin
      off southern California, unpublished PhD. Dissertation, University of
      Southern California, USC-GEOL 70-3, Los Angeles, CA
      Edwards, B.E., and Homa Lee, U.S. Geological Survey, 1998, unpublished data
      from cruise A298SC, http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank
      Emery, K.O., and J. Hulsemann, 1963, Submarine canyons of southern  California, Allan Hancock Expeditions, v. 27, pt. 1, Los Angeles, CA
      Gorsline, Donn, 2001, personal communication of SEDDATA database, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
      Science Applications, Inc., 1977, BLM/OCS/Southern California Baseline Studies, NGDC MGG#64995001, http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/
      Smith, Stephen V., 1970, Calcium carbonate budget of the southern California borderland, unpublished PhD. Dissertation, University of Southern
      California, Los Angeles, CA
      Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), 1997, Data from the SCCWRP 1994 Pilot Project in the Southern California Borderland,
      http://www.sccwrp.org

      SCASMPL.PAT:
      
      COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
          1  AREA                   4    12     F    3
          5  PERIMETER              4    12     F    3
          9  SCASMPL#               4     5     B    -
         13  SCASMPL-ID             4     5     B    -
         17  LATITUDE               8     9     F    5
         25  LONGITUDE              8    10     F    5
         33  WATERDEPTH             4     4     B    -
         37  SAMPLETOP              4     4     F    2
         41  SAMPLEBASE             4     4     F    2
         45  SITENAME              21    21     C    -
         66  DATASETKEY             3     3     C    -
         69  SITEKEY                5     5     C    -
         74  SAMPLEKEY              5     5     C    -
         79  RECORDTYPE             4     1     B    -
         83  DATATYPES              8     8     C    -
         91  GRAVEL                 4     3     B    -
         95  SAND                   4     3     B    -
         99  MUD                    4     3     B    -
         103  CLAY                   4     3     B    -
         107  GRAINSIZE              4     5     F    1
         111  SORTING                4     5     F    1
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