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Ches_2004SPI.dbf

Entity (ENT)  |  Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49395  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Database file | Description Source: none

Entity Information

Data Attribute / Type Description
FID
Unknown 		Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI
Shape
Unknown 		Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI
DATE_
VARCHAR 		Date sampled. | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
REGION
VARCHAR 		Name of region | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
STATION
Unknown 		Station identification number | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
LATITUDE
NUMBER 		Latitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
LONGITUDE
NUMBER 		Longitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
IMAGE
Unknown 		Image at station | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
PENETRATIO
NUMBER 		Average prism penetration depth in cm | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
SFC_RELIEF
NUMBER 		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
RPD
NUMBER 		Average apparent redox potential discontinuity (RPD) depth in cm | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
ADJ_RPD
NUMBER 		Adjusted apparent redox potential discontinuity (RPD) depth in cm (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
GRAIN_SIZE
Unknown 		Abbreviation of modal sediment grain size estimate (Folk) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
MAX_GRSZ
Unknown 		Maximum grain size | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
BEDFORMS
VARCHAR 		Presence of small sand ripples (bedforms) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
FLOC_LAYER
VARCHAR 		Fluid mud layer above the sediment | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
ALGAE
VARCHAR 		Presence of diatom mats or macro algae | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
HYD_BRY
VARCHAR 		Presence of Hydroids and Bryozoans | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
EPIFAUNA
Unknown 		Epifaunal organisms on sediment surface | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
PIT_MOUND
VARCHAR 		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
PELLETS
VARCHAR 		Fecal pellets on the sediment surface | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
TUBES_LARG
NUMBER 		Number of worm tubes in image greater than 2 mm diameter | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
TUBES_SMAL
NUMBER 		Number of worm tubes in image smaller than 2 mm diameter | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
ADJ_T_SMAL
NUMBER 		Adjusted number of small tubes (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
INFAUNA
NUMBER 		Number of infaunal worms | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
MD_INFAUNA
NUMBER 		Maximum depth that infaunal organisms were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
BURROW
NUMBER 		Number of infaunal burrows | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
OXIC_VOIDS
NUMBER 		Number of water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear oxygenated (oxic) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
MD_OXIC_VO
NUMBER 		Maximum depth that oxic voids (water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear oxygenated) were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
ANOX_VOIDS
NUMBER 		Number of water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear anaerobic (anoxic) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
MD_ANOX_VO
NUMBER 		Maximum depth that anaeorbic voids (water-filled includes in the sediment that appear anaerobic) were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
GAS_VOIDS
NUMBER 		Number of methane gas-filled inclusions in the sediment | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
COMMENTS
Unknown 		Special notes on the images made during analysis | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
BHQ
NUMBER 		Benthic Habitat Quality Index | Description Source: Nilsson and Rosenberg 1997 modified by R.J. Diaz
ADJ_BHQ
NUMBER 		Adjusted Benthic Habitat Quality Index (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: Nilsson and Rosenberg 1997 modified by R.J. Diaz

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Item Identification

Title: Ches_2004SPI.dbf
Short Name: Ches_2004SPI.dbf
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Database file | Description Source: none
Notes:

Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 FID Unknown Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI
100
 Shape Unknown Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI
100
 DATE_ VARCHAR Date sampled. | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 REGION VARCHAR Name of region | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 STATION Unknown Station identification number | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 LATITUDE NUMBER Latitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 LONGITUDE NUMBER Longitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 IMAGE Unknown Image at station | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 PENETRATIO NUMBER Average prism penetration depth in cm | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 SFC_RELIEF NUMBER 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
100
 RPD NUMBER Average apparent redox potential discontinuity (RPD) depth in cm | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 ADJ_RPD NUMBER Adjusted apparent redox potential discontinuity (RPD) depth in cm (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 GRAIN_SIZE Unknown Abbreviation of modal sediment grain size estimate (Folk) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 MAX_GRSZ Unknown Maximum grain size | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 BEDFORMS VARCHAR Presence of small sand ripples (bedforms) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 FLOC_LAYER VARCHAR Fluid mud layer above the sediment | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 ALGAE VARCHAR Presence of diatom mats or macro algae | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 HYD_BRY VARCHAR Presence of Hydroids and Bryozoans | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 EPIFAUNA Unknown Epifaunal organisms on sediment surface | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 PIT_MOUND VARCHAR 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
100
 PELLETS VARCHAR Fecal pellets on the sediment surface | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 TUBES_LARG NUMBER Number of worm tubes in image greater than 2 mm diameter | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 TUBES_SMAL NUMBER Number of worm tubes in image smaller than 2 mm diameter | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 ADJ_T_SMAL NUMBER Adjusted number of small tubes (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 INFAUNA NUMBER Number of infaunal worms | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 MD_INFAUNA NUMBER Maximum depth that infaunal organisms were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 BURROW NUMBER Number of infaunal burrows | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 OXIC_VOIDS NUMBER Number of water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear oxygenated (oxic) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 MD_OXIC_VO NUMBER Maximum depth that oxic voids (water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear oxygenated) were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 ANOX_VOIDS NUMBER Number of water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear anaerobic (anoxic) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 MD_ANOX_VO NUMBER Maximum depth that anaeorbic voids (water-filled includes in the sediment that appear anaerobic) were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 GAS_VOIDS NUMBER Number of methane gas-filled inclusions in the sediment | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 COMMENTS Unknown Special notes on the images made during analysis | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
100
 BHQ NUMBER Benthic Habitat Quality Index | Description Source: Nilsson and Rosenberg 1997 modified by R.J. Diaz
100
 ADJ_BHQ NUMBER Adjusted Benthic Habitat Quality Index (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: Nilsson and Rosenberg 1997 modified by R.J. Diaz

Attribute Details

FID

CC ID: 660753
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI
Allowed Values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Shape

CC ID: 660754
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI
Allowed Values: Coordinates defining the features.

DATE_

CC ID: 660755
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date sampled. | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 20040504: Date sampled |

REGION

CC ID: 660756
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of region | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: Catlett: Catlett Island | Goodwin: Goodwin Island |

STATION

CC ID: 660757
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Station identification number | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: Letter and number combination to represent sample sites.

LATITUDE

CC ID: 660758
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Unit of Measure: Decimal degrees
Allowed Values: 37.202667 - 37.29467

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 660759
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Unit of Measure: Decimal degrees
Allowed Values: -76.383333 - -76.565

IMAGE

CC ID: 660760
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Image at station | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: Image number

PENETRATIO

CC ID: 660761
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average prism penetration depth in cm | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 20.3

SFC_RELIEF

CC ID: 660762
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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
Allowed Values: 0.3 - 4.8

RPD

CC ID: 660763
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Average apparent redox potential discontinuity (RPD) depth in cm | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0.5 - 5.3

ADJ_RPD

CC ID: 660764
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Adjusted apparent redox potential discontinuity (RPD) depth in cm (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0.5 - 5.3

GRAIN_SIZE

CC ID: 660765
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abbreviation of modal sediment grain size estimate (Folk) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: Grain size code

MAX_GRSZ

CC ID: 660766
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum grain size | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: Grain size code

BEDFORMS

CC ID: 660767
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of small sand ripples (bedforms) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0: absence | 1: presence |

FLOC_LAYER

CC ID: 660768
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fluid mud layer above the sediment | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0: absence | 1: presence |

ALGAE

CC ID: 660769
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of diatom mats or macro algae | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0: absence | 1: presence |

HYD_BRY

CC ID: 660770
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Presence of Hydroids and Bryozoans | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0: absence | 1: presence |

EPIFAUNA

CC ID: 660771
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Epifaunal organisms on sediment surface | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: Text description of organisms if applicable

PIT_MOUND

CC ID: 660772
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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
Allowed Values: 0: absence | 1: presence |

PELLETS

CC ID: 660773
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fecal pellets on the sediment surface | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0: absence | 1: presence |

TUBES_LARG

CC ID: 660774
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of worm tubes in image greater than 2 mm diameter | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 3

TUBES_SMAL

CC ID: 660775
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of worm tubes in image smaller than 2 mm diameter | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - greater than 20

ADJ_T_SMAL

CC ID: 660776
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Adjusted number of small tubes (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 20

INFAUNA

CC ID: 660777
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of infaunal worms | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 12

MD_INFAUNA

CC ID: 660778
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum depth that infaunal organisms were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 12.4

BURROW

CC ID: 660779
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of infaunal burrows | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 8

OXIC_VOIDS

CC ID: 660780
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear oxygenated (oxic) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 3

MD_OXIC_VO

CC ID: 660781
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum depth that oxic voids (water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear oxygenated) were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 12.4

ANOX_VOIDS

CC ID: 660782
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of water-filled inclusions in the sediment that appear anaerobic (anoxic) | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 3

MD_ANOX_VO

CC ID: 660783
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum depth that anaeorbic voids (water-filled includes in the sediment that appear anaerobic) were observed | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 15.3

GAS_VOIDS

CC ID: 660784
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of methane gas-filled inclusions in the sediment | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: 0 - 0

COMMENTS

CC ID: 660785
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Special notes on the images made during analysis | Description Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Allowed Values: text description if applicable

BHQ

CC ID: 660786
Seq. Order: 34
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Benthic Habitat Quality Index | Description Source: Nilsson and Rosenberg 1997 modified by R.J. Diaz
Allowed Values: 2 - 8

ADJ_BHQ

CC ID: 660787
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Adjusted Benthic Habitat Quality Index (removed greater than symbols from values) | Description Source: Nilsson and Rosenberg 1997 modified by R.J. Diaz
Allowed Values: 2 - 8

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 49395
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49395
Metadata Record Created By: Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created: 2017-11-15 08:31+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2017-11-16
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2017-11-16
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2018-11-16