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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

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

	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

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