49390
Ches_2002SPI.dbf
Ches_2002SPI.dbf
Entity
Published / External
47986
2002 Sediment Profile Imaging (SPI) Data for Catlett and Goodwin Islands on the York River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia (Ches_2002SPI)
Data Set
Completed
Database file | Description Source: none
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
FID
Unknown
No
No
Active
Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
2
Shape
Unknown
No
No
Active
Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
3
DATE_
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Date sampled. | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
20021202: Date sampled |
4
REGION
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Name of region | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Catlett: Catlett Island | Goodwin: Goodwin Island |
5
STATION
Unknown
No
No
Active
Station identification number | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Letter and number combination to represent sample sites.
6
LATITUDE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Latitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Decimal degrees
37.20267 - 37.304
7
LONGITUDE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Longitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Decimal degrees
-76.58 - -76.36667
8
IMAGE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Image at station | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Image number
9
PENETRATIO
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Average prism penetration depth in cm | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0.5 - 19.9
10
SFC_RELIEF
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Average surface relief, change in sediment depth (in cm) across the 15 cm width of the prism face plate | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0.1 - 7.1
11
RPD
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Average apparent redox potential discontinuity (RPD) depth in cm | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0.4 - greater than 10.6
12
ADJ_RPD
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Adjusted apparent redox potential discontinuity (RPD) depth in cm (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0.4 - 10.6
13
GRAIN_SIZE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Abbreviation of modal sediment grain size estimate (Folk) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Grain size code
14
MAX_GRSZ
Unknown
No
No
Active
Maximum grain size | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Grain size code
15
BEDFORMS
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Presence of small sand ripples (bedforms) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0: absence | 1: presence |
16
FLOC_LAYER
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Fluid mud layer above the sediment | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0: absence | 1: presence |
17
ALGAE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Presence of diatom mats or macro algae | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0: absence | 1: presence |
18
HYD_BRY
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Presence of Hydroids and Bryozoans | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0: absence | 1: presence |
19
EPIFAUNA
Unknown
No
No
Active
Epifaunal organisms on sediment surface | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Text description of organisms if applicable
20
PIT_MOUND
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
These are features that appear to be biogenic, usually related to feeding activity of fauna (fish, crab, or infauna). | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0: absence | 1: presence |
21
PELLETS
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Fecal pellets on the sediment surface | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0: absence | 1: presence |
22
TUBES_LARG
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of worm tubes in image greater than 2 mm diameter | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 15
23
TUBES_SMAL
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of worm tubes in image smaller than 2 mm diameter | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 34
24
INFAUNA
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of infaunal worms | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - greater than 25
25
ADJ_INFAUNA
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Adjusted infauna (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 25
26
MD_INFAUNA
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Maximum depth that infaunal organisms were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 14.5
27
BURROWS
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of infaunal burrows | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 9
28
OXIC_VOIDS
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear oxygenated (oxic) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 7
29
MD_OXIC_VO
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Maximum depth that oxic voids (water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear oxygenated) were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 17.6
30
ANOX_VOIDS
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear anaerobic (anoxic) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 9
31
MD_ANOX_VO
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Maximum depth that anaeorbic voids (water-filled includes in the sediment that appear anaerobic) were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 18.4
32
GAS_VOIDS
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Number of methane gas-filled inclusions in the sediment | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
0 - 0
33
COMMENTS
Unknown
No
No
Active
Special notes on the images made during analysis | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
text description if applicable
34
BHQ
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Benthic Habitat Quality Index | Description Source: Nilsson and Rosenberg 1997 modified by R.J. Diaz
0 - 11
35
ADJ_BHQ
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Adjusted Benthic Habitat Quality Index (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: Nilsson and Rosenberg 1997 modified by R.J. Diaz
0 - 11
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49390
Anne Ball
2017-11-15T08:31:44
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:11:35
2017-11-16
Office for Coastal Management
OCM
1002
Public
No
2017-11-16
1 Year
2018-11-16