Surface Sediment Sample Collection, NE Chukchi Sea, 2008

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: Surface Sediment Sample Collection, NE Chukchi Sea, 2008

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: pacmars.eol.ucar.edu

Originator: Florida Institute of Technology

Online_Linkage: www.chukchiscience.org

Publication_Date: August 2013

Edition: 3

Description:

Abstract:

This data set was collected as part of the Chukchi Sea Environmental Studies Program (CSESP), a multi-year, interdisciplinary ecological study focused on areas in outer continental shelf oil and gas leases in the northeastern Chukchi Sea. In 2008 when the program began, two 30 x 30 nautical mile study area boxes were developed around areas of interest to ConocoPhillips and Shell. The ConocoPhillips study area (named Klondike), and the Shell study area (named Burger) became the focus of data collection. Data were collected from these two study areas again in 2009. Then, in 2010, Statoil joined the program, and a third study area, Statoil, was created and sampled as well as Klondike and Burger.
The CSESP interdisciplinary studies include acoustic monitoring, baseline chemistry, benthic ecology, chemical oceanography, fisheries ecology, marine mammal ecology, physical oceanography, plankton ecology and nutrients, and seabird ecology.
This data set contains the locations where surface sediment samples were collected via Van Veen grab from the northeastern Chukchi Sea floor during the open water season of 2008. Samples collected were analyzed in the lab for chemical characterization. For analytical results please see the data sets entitled Grain Size Analysis of Sediments from the NE Chukchi Sea, 2008; Chemical Characterization of Metals in Sediments from the NE Chukchi Sea, 2008; and Organic Chemical Characterization of Samples Collected in the NE Chukchi Sea, 2008-2009. Surface sediment data parameters include the sample ID, the cruise the sample was collected on, the station where the sample was collected, whether or not the sample was replicated, the type of sample, the date the sample was collected, the latitude and longitude of the location the sample was collected, the name of the contractor who recorded and analyzed the data, the title of the annual report the data set supports, and any additional notes concerning the sample.

Purpose:

The objectives of the Chukchi Sea Environmental Baseline Studies Program are: 1. To provide data for pre-exploration and development-related activities 2. To provide data for permit applications 3. To provide input to planning of future operations and associated mitigation 4. To provide additional baseline data that can be used to assess and measure the potential environmental effects of offshore oil and gas exploration and development in the northeastern Chukchi Sea

Supplemental_Information:

To download annual report listed under REPORT field in table, please see www.chukchiscience.org.
Edition 2 Updates: Geographic projection updated from NAD83 to WGS84.
Edition 3 Updates: Incorporated PI edits, changed SAMPLE_TYPE to SC and updated definition to Sediment Chemistry.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2008

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -166.028011

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -162.195332

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.617904

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.645981

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

User shall not employ selective use of this data; data must be used in its entirety. User must comprehend all information contained within the metadata, especially as it pertains to data quality and spatial coverage of data. User must ensure that the most recent version of data and metadata are used. User must contact data originator of biological data before using such data in a publication. Acknowledgment of data originator and all points of contact listed for data would be appreciated.

Security_Information:

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: ConocoPhillips

Contact_Position: Senior Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: ConocoPhillips, 700 G Street

City: Anchorage

State_or_Province: AK

Postal_Code: 99501

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

Contact_Instructions:

Please contact Data Distributor for information about obtaining data (see Distribution Information in metadata).

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Shell

Contact_Position: Senior Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Shell, 3601 C Street, Suite 1000

City: Anchorage

State_or_Province: AK

Postal_Code: 99503

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

Contact_Instructions:

Please contact Data Distributor for information about obtaining data (see Distribution Information in metadata).

Data_Set_Credit:

ConocoPhillips and Shell would like to express their appreciation to Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC and the Florida Institute of Technology for creating this data set.

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Place:

Place_Keyword: Chukchi Sea

Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword: 2008

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

CSESP Attribute Accuracy Overview When the program began in 2008, scientists collected and stored their data through a variety of methods. Vessel data were collected by individual software packages and backed up as part of the regular computer backups, which may or may not have coincided with backups conducted by the scientists. Each scientist had his or her own method for recording and storing at sea observations and data; some of these methods included paper copies.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Each year the primary investigators spent approximately nine months analyzing their data and then produced a discipline specific annual report for CSESP and a final data set. The final data had to adhere to a predetermined data protocol and pass through a data validation tool in order to be accepted by the data manager. Data that did not pass validation were returned to the primary investigators to be corrected and resubmitted for validation.

Lineage:

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: 840

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Surface Sediment Sample Locations

Entity_Type_Definition:

Sea floor surface sediment sample locations in the northeastern Chukchi Sea.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAMPLE_ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique Surficial Sediment Sample identifier value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique ID value.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRUISE

Attribute_Definition:

Cruise identification code made up of the ship name code, followed by the two digit year and then the sequential cruise number for the season for a given ship. The cruise number includes a padded zero if less than ten.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1101

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1102

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1103

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1104

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1105

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2011; Cruise Number: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1001

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1002

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1003

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1004

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1005

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW1006

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NII1001

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NII1002

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NII1003

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NII1004

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Norseman II; Year: 2010; Cruise Number: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW0901

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2009; Cruise Number: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW0902

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2009; Cruise Number: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW0903

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2009; Cruise Number: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWW0904

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Westward Wind; Year: 2009; Cruise Number: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLF0801

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLF0802

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLF0803

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLF0804

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLF0805

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vessel: Bluefin; Year: 2008; Cruise Number: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATION

Attribute_Definition:

Code for a sampling location. A two letter prefix designates area and sample type followed by a sequential number padded with zeros if less than one hundred. Fixed, Random, and Historic Drill Site locations were determined before the cruise. Near and Other station locations were assigned in the field.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REPLICATE

Attribute_Definition: Replication at the station level.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 01

Range_Domain_Maximum: 03

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Count

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAMPLE_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Type of sample collected.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment Chemistry

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE_COLLECTED

Attribute_Definition: Local date surficial sediment sample was collected.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 8/21/2008

Range_Domain_Maximum: 9/21/2008

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Local date.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition:

Latitude at sample collection location in decimal degrees WGS84.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 90

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -180

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute_Definition:

Longitude at sample collection location in decimal degrees WGS84.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CONTRACTOR

Attribute_Definition: Company contracted to collect and/or analyze data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FIT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Florida Institute of Technology

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REPORT

Attribute_Definition: Title of annual report that data supports.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Report title.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOTES

Attribute_Definition: For notes concerning this record.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text notes.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu

Distribution_Liability:

The user assumes the entire risk related to use of this data and information. NOAA and/or AOOS and their third party data providers are providing this data and information "as is," and disclaim any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any warranties of completeness, utility. accuracy, merchantability or fitness of this data for a particular purpose. ConocoPhillips and Shell make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with regard to any of these data or metadata, as used alone or in combination with another data set, and expressly disclaim any representation or warranty. It is the responsibility of the data user to fully comprehend the metadata before use of the data. Each person accessing or using the data or metadata assumes all risks and all liabilities arising from or associated with such access or use. ConocoPhillips and Shell shall have no responsibility or liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data or metadata or by improper or incorrect use of the data or metadata.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20130821

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

ConocoPhillips and Shell make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with regard to any of these data or metadata, as used alone or in combination with another data set, and expressly disclaim any representation or warranty. It is the responsibility of the data user to fully comprehend the metadata before use of the data. Each person accessing or using the data or metadata assumes all risks and all liabilities arising from or associated with such access or use. ConocoPhillips and Shell shall have no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the data or metadata or for any improper or incorrect use of the data or metadata.