COMET Project Case Study Data on the WWW
Entry ID: COMET_CASE_STUDIES

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Summary
Abstract: The Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET) was established in 1989 by NOAA and UCAR as a broad effort to affect meteorology education and training in the United States. Recently, COMET has been involved in efforts to enhance meteorological education in Universities and Meteorological Services throughout the world.

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Description:  image showing the extent of the GIS layer and the
distribution of Long Island Sound samples used in the LIS
metals calculations

 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 41.34   S: 40.84   E: -72.04   W: -73.75

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Ellen L. Mecray (ed.); Marilyn R. Bucholtz ten Brink (ed.); Sunita Shah (comp.)
Dataset Title: Long Island Sound metals sample distribution locations
Dataset Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Dataset Release Date: 2000-06-25
Dataset Release Place: Woods Hole, MA
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Issue Identification: OFR 00-304
Other Citation Details: In Paskevich, V. and L. J. Poppe, eds., 2000, Open-File Report 00-304
Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-304/
Parent DIF
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 5000 m
Longitude Resolution: 5000 m
Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Instrument
GRAB SAMPLERS Ancillary Description
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the
dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset have been used
by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as
to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of
distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no
responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or
related materials.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
Woods Hole Science Center, Coastal and Marine Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/
Dataset ID: Long Island Sound: lisgrabs.shp

Data Center Personnel
Name: ELLEN L. MECRAY
Phone: (508) 548-8700 x2213
Email: emecray at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: CD-ROM
Distribution Size: 247Kbytes
Distribution Format: ARCView
Fees: none
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Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (508) 548-8700 x2213
Email: emecray at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Ellen L. Mecray (ed.), Marilyn R. Bucholtz ten Brink, Sunita
Shah. Metal Distribution in the Surface Sediments of Long Island
Sound, Journal of Coastal Research, in press.

Paskevich, V. and L. J. Poppe, eds., 2000, Georeferenced sea-floor
mapping and bottom photography in Long Island Sound - U.S. Geological
Survey Open-File Report 00-304, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole
Field Center. http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-304/
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-08
Last DIF Revision Date: 2003-01-29

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