Data Fields

Contents

Form of field description Source Metadata SRC Survey Metadata SVY Seafloor Sample Sites SFS

Seafloor Type SFT Seafloor Biota BIO Sediment Thickness SDT Lithology LTH Coastal Geomorphology CST Colour (Color) COL Petrology PET

Texture TXT Grainsize Analysis GRZ Sediment Composition CMP Geochemistry GCM Acoustic Properties ACU Geotechnics GTC Sediment Hydrodynamics HYD

Polygon Description MIF Polyline Vertices PYL Grid Points GRD

Form of field description

ColumnCode

ORACLE_Code ***

Data Type (CHAR, NUMBER)

Total Number of Digits **

Number of Decimal Places

Unit of Measurement

Upper Bound

Lower Bound

Null Default

**Does not include the decimal point.

*** No special characters allowed

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Source Metadata (Dataset Management)

SRC, SOURCE_METADATA, 14, free, meta, , , ,

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
DataSetCode	DATA_SET_CODE	CHAR	56		text
DataOwnrCode	DATA_OWNER_CODE	CHAR	56		text
PersonName **	DATA_PERSON_NAME	CHAR	56		text
SrceSecurCode	SOURCE_SECURITY_CODE	CHAR	56		text
RelsSecurCode	RELEASE_SECURITY_CODE	CHAR	56		text
AttrEntryMeth	ATTRIBUTE_DATA_ENTRY_METHOD	CHAR	16		text
PosnEntryMeth	POSITION_ENTRY_METHOD	CHAR	16		text
SrceTypCode	SOURCE_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	56		text
Region	REGION	CHAR	16		text
SamplDate	SAMPLING_DATE	CHAR	16		textcode
ReportDate	REPORT_DATE	CHAR	16		textcode
NavMethod	NAVIGATION_METHOD	CHAR	16		text

** Usually an email address

Template

0,SRC, DataSetCode, DataOwnerCode, DataPerson, SourceSecurCode, ReleaseSecurCode, AttrEntryMeth, LocnEntryMeth, SourceTypCode, Region, SurveyDate, ReportDate, NavMethod

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Survey Metadata (Reliability)

SVY, SURVEY_METADATA, 11, free, locn, , , ,

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
SurveyDate	SURVEY_DATE	CHAR	16		textcode
NavTechnology	NAV_TECHNOLOGY	CHAR	16		text
SrcNavAccuracy	SOURCE_NAV_ACCURACY	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	90	-90	-999
LocnRegion	SAMPLE_REGION	CHAR	16		text
LLLatitude	LWR_LFT_LATITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	90	-90	-999
LLLongitude	LWR_LFT_LONGITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	180	-180	-999
URLatitude	UPP_RHT_LATITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	90	-90	-999
URLongitude	UPP_RHT_LONGITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	180	-180	-999
AttribMeasMethdCode	ATTRIB_MEAS_METHD_CODE	CHAR	32		text

Template

0,SVY,SurvyDate,NavTechnol,NavAccuracy,SampleRegion,LLlat,LLlon,URlat,URlon,DataMeasMethd

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Seafloor Sample Site data

SFS, SEAFLOOR SAMPLE SITES, 19, free, locn, , , ,

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
SiteName	SITE_NAME	CHAR	30		text
Latitude	DECIMAL_LATITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	90	-90	-999
Longitude	DECIMAL_LONGITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	180	-180	-999
WaterDepth	WATER_DEPTH	NUMBER	5	0	metres	13000	0	-99
SampleRepos	SAMPLE_REPOSITORY	CHAR	12		text
WDMax	DEPTH_MAXIMUM	NUMBER	5	0	metres	13000	0	-99
WDMin	DEPTH_MINIMUM	NUMBER	5	0	metres	13000	0	-99
Sampler	SAMPLING_DEVICE	CHAR	9		text
CorePenetrn	SAMPLER_PENETRATION	NUMBER	5	2	metres	100	0	-99
CoreRecovy	SAMPLER_RECOVERY	CHAR	16		text
NavMethd	NAVIGATION_METHOD	CHAR	16		text
SiteDate	SITE_DATE	CHAR	16		textcode
SiteTime	SITE_TIME_(WITH_TIME_ZONE)	CHAR	16		text
SiteTime	PROVINCE	CHAR	16		text
Operator	OPERATOR	CHAR	16		text
AODCQual	AODC_QUALITY_INDEX	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0
SiteNavAcc	SITE_NAVIGATION_ACCURACY	NUMBER	6	3	kilometres	0	120	-999

Template

0,SFS, SampleType, DataType,.SiteName,.Latitude,.Longitude,.WaterDepth,.SampleRepos,.WDMax,.WDMin, Sampler, CorePenetrn, CoreRecovy, NavMethd, SiteDate, SiteTime, SiteTime, Operator, AODCQual, SiteNavAcc

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Seafloor Type and Structure

SFT,SEAFLOOR_TYPE,7,free,feat

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
SeaflrDescn	SEAFLOOR_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	30		text
SeaflrFeatrTyp	FEATURE_TYPE	CHAR	30		text
SeaflrFeatrWaveL	FEATURE_WAVELENGTH	NUMBER	6	3	metres	9999	0	-99
SeaflrFeatrHeight	FEATURE_HEIGHT	NUMBER	6	3	metres	999	0	-99
SeaflrFeatrSlope	FEATURE_SLOPE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	360	0	-999

Template

0,SFT, SampleType, DataType, SeaflrDescn, SeaflrFeatrTyp, SeaflrFeatrWaveL, SeaflrFeatrHeight, SeaflrFeatrSlope

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Seafloor biota

BIO,SEAFLOOR_BIOTA,10,free,feat

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
BiotaType **	BIOTA_TYPE	CHAR	30		text
BiotaAbund **	BIOTA_TYPE_ABUNDANCE	CHAR	30		text
BiotaSize **	BIOTA_TYPE_SIZE	NUMBER	6	3	metres	999	0	-99
BiotaForm **	BIOTA_TYPE_FORM	CHAR	30		text
Biomass/Smpl	BIOMASS_PER_SAMPLE	NUMBER	6	3	gm/sample	9999	0	-99
PcntEpifauna	EPIFAUNA_PERCENT	NUMBER	6	3	percent	100	0	-99
BioDiversity	BIODIVERSITY	CHAR	30		text
BioticDescription	BIOTIC_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	256		text

** Occur also in SFT lines

Template

0,BIO, SampleType, DataType, BiotaType, BiotaAbund, BiotaSize, BiotaForm, Biomass/Smpl, PcntEpifauna, BioDiversity, BioticDescription

Sediment Thickness

SDT,SEDIMENT_THICKNESS,9,free,sthk

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
SiteName	SITE_NAME	CHAR	30		text
Latitude	DECIMAL_LATITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	90	-90	-999
Longitude	DECIMAL_LONGITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	180	-180	-999
WaterDepth	WATER_DEPTH	NUMBER	5	0	metres	13000	0	-99
SedThickness	SEDIMENT_THICKNESS	NUMBER	5	0	metres	13000	0	-99
Horizon	BASAL_STRATIGRAPHIC_HORIZON	CHAR	20
ThknMeasTechn	THICKNESS_MEASUREMENT_TECHNIQUE	CHAR	30

Template

0,SDT, SampleType, DataType, SiteName, Latitude, Longitude, WaterDepth, SedThickness, Horizon, ThknMeasTechn

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Seafloor Material Lithology

LTH,LITHOLOGY,18,free,lith

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
Top	TOP_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Bot	BASE_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
FieldLith	FIELD_LITHOLOGY_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	256		text
FieldConsol	FIELD_COMPACTION_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	256		text
FieldTexr	FIELD_TEXTURE_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	256		text
LayrStruct	LAYER_OR_STRUCTURE_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	256		text
GeolAge	GEOLOGICAL_AGE_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	256		text
SedEnvir	SEDIMENTARY_ENVIRONMENT	CHAR	256		text
Colour **	COLOUR_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	20		text
Sorting	GRAINSIZE_SORTING_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	20		text
HydroBotCode	HYDROGRAPHIC_BOTTOM_CODE	CHAR	20		text
GrainChar	GRAIN_CHARACTER_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	20		text
FreeFormLith	FREE_FORM_LITHOLOGY_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	256		text
FreeFormLith	ALTERATION WEATHERING	CHAR	256		text
MunsellColour **	MUNSELL_COLOUR_CODE	CHAR	20		text
FolkSedClass	FOLK_SEDIMENT_CLASS	CHAR	20		text

** Also found in COLOUR theme

Template

0,LTH, SampleType, DataType, Top, Bot, FieldLith, FieldConsol, FieldTexr, LayrStruct, GeolAge, SedEnvir, Colour, Sorting, HydroBotCode, GrainChar, FreeFormLith, FreeFormLith, MunsellColour, FolkSedClass

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Coastal Geomorphology

CST,COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY,7,free,lith

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
RockCoastDominc	ROCKY_COAST_DOMINANCE	NUMBER	5	1	fraction	1	0	-99
SndyCoastDominc	SANDY_COAST_DOMINANCE	NUMBER	5	1	fraction	1	0	-99
MudyCoastDominc	MUDDY_COAST_DOMINANCE	NUMBER	5	1	fraction	1	0	-99
CoastGeologyFeat **	GEOLOGIC_FEATURES_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	256		text
CoastLandscpFeat **	LANDSCAPE_FEATURES	CHAR	256		text

** Free-form - no front/ back/ weighting

Template

0,CST, SampleType, DataType, RockCoastDominc, SndyCoastDominc, MudyCoastDominc, CoastGeologyFeat, CoastLandscpFeat

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Seafloor Material Colour

COL,COLOUR,6,free,colr

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
Top	TOP_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Bot	BASE_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Colour **	COLOUR_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	20		text
MunsellColour **	MUNSELL_COLOUR_CODE	CHAR	20		text

** These also found in LITHOLOGY theme

Template

0,COL, SampleType, DataType, Top, Bot, Colour, MunsellColour

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Seafloor Material Grain Petrology

PET,PETROLOGY,18,free,petr

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
Top	TOP_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Bot	BASE_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
GrainTyp	GRAIN_TYPE_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	9		text
PcntGrainTyp	PERCENT_OF_GRAIN_TYPE	NUMBER	3	0	percent	100	0	-99
GrainTypSize	GRAINTYPE_SIZE	NUMBER	6	1	mm			-99
PcntMaxGrainTyp	MAXIMUM_GRAINTYPE_ABUND	NUMBER	6	1	percent	100	0	-99
PcntMinGraintyp	MINIMUM_GRAINTYPE_ABUND	NUMBER	6	1	percent	100	0	-99
GrainShape	GRAIN_SHAPE_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	9		text
GrainSorting	GRAIN_SORTING_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	9		text
GrainChar	GRAIN_CHARACTER_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	9		text
FrctnAvGrz	FRACTN_AV_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
FractnStDevnGrz	FRACTN_STDEVN_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
FractnSkewn	FRACTN_SKEWNESS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
FractnKurtos	FRACTN_KURTOSIS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
FractnModes	FRACTN_MODE_GRAINSIZES	CHAR			textcode
PetEndFlag	PET_END_FLAG	CHAR	6		textcode	"PETend"

Template

0,PET, SampleType, DataType, Top, Bot, GrainTyp, PcntGrainTyp, GrainTypSize, PcntMaxGrainTyp, PcntMinGraintyp, GrainShape, GrainSorting, GrainChar, FrctnAvGrz, FractnStDevnGrz, FractnSkewn, FractnKurtos, FractnModes, PetEndFlag

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Seafloor Material Texture

TXR,TEXTURE,55,free,texr

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
Top	TOP_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Bot	BASE_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
PcntGvl	PERCENT_GRAVEL	NUMBER	5	1	percent	101	0	-99
PcntSnd	PERCENT_SAND	NUMBER	5	1	percent	101	0	-99
PcntSlt	PERCENT_SILT	NUMBER	5	1	percent	101	0	-99
PcntCly	PERCENT_CLAY	NUMBER	5	1	percent	101	0	-99
PcntMud	PERCENT_MUD	NUMBER	5	1	percent	101	0	-99
MednGrz	MEDIAN_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
AvGrz	AV_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
StDevnGrz	STDEVN_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
LabTextr	LAB_TEXTURE_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	32		text
umGrz	UM_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	0	micrometers	10000	0	-99
PcntGvlSnd	PERCENT_GRAVEL_SAND	NUMBER	5	1	percent	101	0	-99
SndMednGrz ****	SAND_MEDIAN_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
AvSettlVeloc ***	AVERAGE_SETTLING_VELOCITY	NUMBER	5	2	cm/sec	100	-10	-99
InclusGraphSkewn	INCLSV_GRAPHIC_SKEWNESS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
GraphKurtos	GRAPHIC_KURTOSIS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
NormGraphKurt	NORMALIZED_GRPHC_KURT	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
umMudGrz	UM_MUD_MEDIAN_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	0	umeters	10000	0	-99
ModeGrz **	MODE_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndMode(s)	SAND_MODE_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
FirstQuart	1ST_QUARTILE_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
ThirdQuart	3RD_QUARTILE_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
QuartSort	QUARTILE_SORTING	NUMBER	5	2	non_dim	-6	12	-99
QuartSkewn	QUARTILE_SKEWN	NUMBER	5	2	non_dim	-6	12	-99
D10	1ST_DECILE_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
D90	9TH_DECILE_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndGrphAv	SAND_GRAPHIC_AVERAGE_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndMdn	SAND_MEDIAN_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndInclGrphSD	SAND_INCL_GRAPHIC_STDEVN	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndGrphSkewns	SAND_GRAPHIC_SKEWNESS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndInclGrphKurtos	SAND_INCLSV_GRAPHIC_KURTOSIS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndMean	SAND_MEAN	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndSD	SAND_SD	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndSkewn	SAND_SKEWNESS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndKurtos	SAND_KURTOSIS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
MudAv	MUD_MEAN_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
MudMedn	MUD_MEDIAN_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
MudSD	MUDSD	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
TrrigSndMean	TERRIG_SAND_MEAN	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
TrrigSndSD	TERRIG_SAND_SD	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
InclGrSD	INCLSV_GRAPHIC_STDEVN	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
InmAvg	INMAN_AVG	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
InmSD	INMAN_SD	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
InmSk1	INMAN_SK1	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
InmSk2	INMAN_SK2	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
InmK	INMAN_K	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
Skewn	SKEWNESS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
Kurtos	KURTOSIS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
PcntSndMud	PERCENT_SAND_MUD	NUMBER	5	1	percent	101	0	-99
FolkGrphcMean	FOLK_GRAPHIC_MEAN	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
SndMudRatio	SAND_MUD_RATIO	NUMBER	8	3	ratio	1000	0	-99
CoefUniformity	COEFF_UNIFORMITY

** Modes are separated by slashes - "4.3/-2/3.5"

*** Field duplicated in HYD

**** Field duplicated further below

See the definition of phi grainsize.

Template

0,TXR, SampleType, DataType, Top, Bot, PcntGvl, PcntSnd, PcntSlt, PcntCly, PcntMud, MednGrz, AvGrz, StDevnGrz, LabTextr, umGrz, PcntGvlSnd, SndMednGrz, AvSettlVeloc, InclusGraphSkewn, GraphKurtos, NormGraphKurt, umMudGrz, ModeGrz, SndMode(s), FirstQuart, ThirdQuart, QuartSort, QuartSkewn, D10, D90, SndGrphAv, SndMdn, SndInclGrphSD, SndGrphSkewns, SndInclGrphKurtos, SndMean, SndSD, SndSkewn, SndKurtos, MudAv, MudMedn, MudSD, TrrigSndMean, TrrigSndSD, InclGrSD, InmAvg, InmSD, InmSk1, InmSk2, InmK, Skewn, Kurtos, PcntSndMud, FolkGrphcMean, SndMudRatio, CoefUniformity

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Seafloor Material Detailed Grainsize

GRZ,GRAINSIZE ANALYSIS,11,free,grsz

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
Top	TOP_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Bot	BASE_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
CseGrszLim	GRAINSIZE_COARSE_LIMIT	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
FneGrszLim	GRAINSIZE_FINE_LIMIT	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
PcntInFrac	PERCENT_IN_FRAC	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
MaxPcntFrac	MAX/MIN_PERCENT_IN_FRAC	CHAR	16		textcode	<100	>0
GrainTypeFrctn	GRAIN_TYPE_FRAC	CHAR	16		textcode
GrszFractn	GRNSZ_FRAC	CHAR	16		textcode
EndFlag	RUN_END_FLAG	CHAR	6		textcode	GRZend

Template

0,GRZ, SampleType, DataType, Top, Bot, CseGrszLim, FneGrszLim, PcntInFrac, MaxPcntFrac, GrainTypeFrctn, GrszFractn, EndFlag

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Seafloor Material Composition

CMP,SEDIMENT COMPOSITION,15,free,comp

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
Top	TOP_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Bot	BASE_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
PcntCaCO3	PERCENT_CACO3	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
PcntP2O5	PERCENT_P2O5	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
CaCO3PcntInMud	PERCENT_CACO3_IN_MUD	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
CaCO3PcntInSnd	PERCENT_CACO3_IN_SAND	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
OrgCarbon	PERCENT_ORGANIC_CARBON	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
PcntFe2O3	PERCENT_FE2O3	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
PcntTiO2	PERCENT_TIO2	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
PcntAl2O3	PERCENT_Al2O3	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
PcntN	PERCENT_N	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
PcntCaO	PERCENT_CaO	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99
CaCO3PcntInGvl	PERCENT_CACO3_IN_GRAVEL	NUMBER	5	1	percent	100	0	-99

Template

0,CMP, SampleType, DataType, Top, Bot, PcntCaCO3, PcntP2O5, CaCO3PcntInMud, CaCO3PcntInSnd, OrgCarbon, PcntFe2O3, PcntTiO2, PcntAl2O3, PcntN, PcntCaO, CaCO3PcntInGvl

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Seafloor Material Geochemistry

GCM,GEOCHEMISTRY,8,free,gchm

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
Top	TOP_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Bot	BASE_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
CmpntTyp	CHEMICAL_COMPONENT_TYPE	CHAR	30		text
CmpntPPM	COMPONENT_ABUNDANCE	NUMBER	6	1	ppm	10000	0	-99
CmpntPPMMax	MAX_COMPONENT_ABUNDANCE	NUMBER	6	1	ppm	10000	0	-99
CmpntPPMMin	MIN_COMPONENT_ABUNDANCE	NUMBER	6	1	ppm	10000	0	-99

Template

0,GCM, SampleType, DataType, Top, Bot, CmpntTyp, CmpntPPM, CmpntPPMMax, CmpntPPMMin

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Seafloor Material Acoustic Properties

ACU,ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES,35,free,acou

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
Top	TOP_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Bot	BASE_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Vp	P_WAVE_VELOCITY	NUMBER	4	0	m/sec	10000	0	-99
LabDens	LAB_DENSITY	NUMBER	5	2	gm/cm^3	5	0	-99
GRAPEDens	GRAPE_DENSITY	NUMBER	5	2	gm/cm^3	5	0	-99
%WaterWetWt	PERCENT_WATER_WET_WEIGHT	NUMBER	3	0	percent	100	0	-99
Porosity	POROSITY	NUMBER	3	0	percent	100	0	-99
Vs	S_WAVE_VELOCITY	NUMBER	4	0	m/sec	1000	0	-99
DryDens	DRY_DENSITY	NUMBER	5	2	gm/cm^3	5	0	-99
VoidRatio	VOID_RATIO	NUMBER	5	2	ratio	10	0	-99
%MoistDryWt	PERCENT_MOISTURE_DRY_WEIGHT	NUMBER	3	0	percent	300	0	-99
GrainDens	GRAIN_DENSITY	NUMBER	5	2	gm/cm^3	5	0	-99
VelocRatioVs/Vo	VELOCITY_RATIO_VS_V0				ratio
MeasFreq	MEAS_FREQ				kHz
PWaveAtten	P_WAVE_ATTEN				dB/m
ShearModulus
k (10-12)'
Archie
IntragrPor					percent
VpVert					m/sec
VpHoriz					m/sec
VpGradient					/s
Impedance					kg m/s
RelaxnTime					usec
Attenuation
QualityFactor
PoissonsRatio
ShearMod
FrameBulkMod
Saturation
SatdVoidRat
MeasTemp					degC

Template

0,ACU, SampleType, DataType, Top, Bot, Vp, LabDens, GRAPEDens, %WaterWetWt, Porosity, Vs, DryDens, VoidRatio, %MoistDryWt, GrainDens, VelocRatioVs/Vo, MeasFreq, PWaveAttenkp, ShearModulus, k (10-12)', Archie, IntragrPor, VpVert, VpHoriz, VpGradient, Impedance, RelaxnTime, Attenuation, QualityFactor, PoissonsRatio, ShearMod, FrameBulkMod, Saturation, SatdVoidRat, MeasTemp

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Seafloor Material Geotechnical Properties

GTC,GEOTECHNIC_PROPERTIES,40,free,gtch

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
Top	TOP_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
Bot	BASE_SUBBOTTOM_DEPTH	NUMBER	6	2	metres	10000	0	-99
HandPenetrStr	HAND_PENETR_STRENGTH	NUMBER	6	2	kPascal	1000	0	-99
ThermConduct	THERMAL_CONDUCTIVITY	NUMBER	4	3	Watts/m/K	10	0	-99
LiquidLim	LIQUID_LIMIT	NUMBER	4	1	percent	300	0	-99
PlasticLim	PLASTIC_LIMIT	NUMBER	4	1	percent	300	0	-99
PlasticIndx	PLASTICITY_INDEX	NUMBER	4	1	percent	300	0	-99
ComprShrStr	COMPRESSIONAL_SHEAR_STRENGTH	NUMBER	5	1	kPa	5000	0	-99
UnifiedSoilClassn	UNIFIED_SOIL_CLASSIFICATION	CHAR	20		text
VaneShearStr	VANE_SHEAR_STRENGTH	NUMBER	5	1	kPascal	1000	0	-99
TriaxFrictAngle	TRIAXIAL_FRICT_ANGLE	NUMBER	3	1	degrees	60	0	-99
BulkDensity	BULK_DENSITY	NUMBER	3	2	gm/cm^3	5	0	-99
Permeability	PERMEABILITY	NUMBER	8	3	mDarcy	99999	0	-99
TriaxCohesion	TRIAXIAL_COHESION	NUMBER	6	2	kPascal	1000	0	-99
ConeResistance	CONE_RESISTANCE	NUMBER	6	2	Newton/m^2	1000	0	-99
BlowPenetrn **	BLOW_PENETRATION	NUMBER	6	2	blows/m or m/blow	10	0	-99
ShearBoxCohes	SHEAR_BOX_COHESION	NUMBER	6	2	kPascal	1000	0	-99
ShearBoxFrictAngle	SHEAR_BOX_FRICTION_ANGLE	NUMBER	3	1	degrees	60	0	-99
ProbePenMin	PROBE_PENTRN_MIN	NUMBER	6	2	m	1000	0	-99
ProbePenMin	PROBE_PENTRN_MAX	NUMBER	6	2	m	1000	0	-99
Vane Shear Strength at Failure (kPa)
Over Consolidation Ratio (OCR)
Init Void Ratio (or max)
Init Void Ratio (or min)
Special Measurement Conditions
Liquidity Index (LI)
Remolded Vane Shear Strength (kPa)
Compression INDX
Coefficient of Consolidation
Pre-consolidation Stress
Effective Overburden Stress
Natural Compressive Stress
Remolded Compressive Stress
Cohesion Remolded
Shear Strength Method
Modulus of Elasticity
Activity
Angle of Internal Friction (deg)

** Ambiguous in units

Template

0,GTC, SampleType, DataType, Top, Bot, HandPenetrStr, ThermConduct, LiquidLim, PlasticLim, PlasticIndx, ComprShrStr, UnifiedSoilClassn, VaneShearStr, TriaxFrictAngle, BulkDensity, Permeability, TriaxCohesion, ConeResistance, BlowPenetrn, ShearBoxCohes, ShearBoxFrictAngle, ProbePenMin, ProbePenMin, Vane Shear Strength at Failure (kPa), Over Consolidation Ratio (OCR), Init Void Ratio (or max), Final Void Ratio (or min), Special Measurement Conditions, Liquidity Index (LI), Remolded Vane Shear Strength (kPa), Compression INDX, Coefficient of Consolidation, Pre-consolidation Stress, Effective Overburden Stress, Natural Compressive Stress, Remolded Compressive Stress, Cohesion Remolded, Shear Strength Method, Modulus of Elasticity, Activity, Angle of Internal Friction (deg)

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Sediment Hydrodynamics

HYD,SEDIM_HYDRODYNAM,12,free,hydr

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
ExpNme	EXPERIMENT_NAME	CHAR	30		text
AvSettlVeloc **	AVERAGE_SETTLING_VELOCITY	NUMBER	6	2	cm/sec	100	-10	-99
InitD50mm	INITIAL_MEDIAN_GRAINSIZE_MM	NUMBER	4	2	mm	1000	0	-99
CritErosVeloc	CRITICAL_EROSION_VELOCITY	NUMBER	4	2	cm/sec	1000	0	-99
ExpVeloc	EXPR_VELOCITY	NUMBER	4	2	cm/sec	1000	0	-99
ExpSedTranspRate	EXPR_SEDIMENT_TRANSPORT_RATE	NUMBER	4	2	ugm/cm/sec	100	0	-99
ExpBdLoadAvGrz	EXPR_BEDLOAD_AVERAGE_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
ExpBdLoadSDGrz	EXPR_STANDARD_DEVIATION_GRAINSIZE	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
ExpBdLoadInclGraphSkewn	EXPR_INCLUSIVE_GRAPHIC_SKEW	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99
ExpBdLoadGraphKurtos	EXPR_GRAPHIC_KURTOSIS	NUMBER	5	2	phi	-6	12	-99

** Field is duplicated in TXR

Template

0,HYD, SampleType, DataType, ExpNme, AvSettlVeloc, InitD50mm, CritErosVeloc, ExpVeloc, ExpSedTranspRate, ExpBdLoadAvGrz, ExpBdLoadSDGrz, ExpBdLoadInclGraphSkewn, ExpBdLoadGraphKurtos

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Polyline Vertices

PYL,POLYLINE_VERTICES,8,free,poly

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
PolyLineName	VERTX_POLYLN_NAME	CHAR	30		text
Latitude	DECIMAL_LATITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	90	-90	-999
Longitude	DECIMAL_LONGITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	180	-180	-999
WaterDepth	WATER_DEPTH	NUMBER	5	0	metres	13000	0	-99
PolyLineClosure	POLYLN_CLOSED_FLAG	CHAR	1		text	y	n
PolyLineEnd	POLYLN_END_FLAG	CHAR	1		text	y	n

The characters of a polyline are given by the (SFT, LTH,...) line before

Template

0,PYL, SampleType, DataType, PolyLineName, Latitude, Longitude, WaterDepth, PolyLineClosure, PolyLineEnd

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Grid points

GRD,GRID_POINTS,7,free,poly

SampleType	SAMPLE_TYPE_CODE	NUMBER	6	3	numcode	9	0	-99
DataType	DATA_TYPE_CODE	CHAR	30		textcode
GridPointName	GRID_POINT_NAME	CHAR	30		text
Latitude	DECIMAL_LATITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	90	-90	-999
Longitude	DECIMAL_LONGITUDE	NUMBER	6	3	degrees	180	-180	-999
WaterDepth	WATER_DEPTH	NUMBER	5	0	metres	13000	0	-99
GridEnd	GRID_END_FLAG	CHAR	1		text	GRIDend

The characters of a grid point are given by the (SFT, LTH,...) line before

Template

0,GRD, SampleType, DataType, GridPointName, Latitude, Longitude, WaterDepth, GridEnd

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CJ Jenkins

The University of Sydney University

17 Aprl 2001