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Boston Harbor and approaches samples (WILLETT72 shapefile
Boston Harbor (and its approaches) is a glacially carved, tidally dominated estuary in western Massachusetts Bay. Characterized by low river discharge and significant human impact, the harbor is typical of many bays and estuaries along the New England coast. The sands and gravels that floor Massachusetts Bay and the Harbor approaches are relict glacial sediments. However, fine-grained sediments are accumulating in areas of lower energy.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[
"010:12"
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| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Lawrence J. Poppe",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:lpoppe@usgs.gov"
}
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| description | Boston Harbor (and its approaches) is a glacially carved, tidally dominated estuary in western Massachusetts Bay. Characterized by low river discharge and significant human impact, the harbor is typical of many bays and estuaries along the New England coast. The sands and gravels that floor Massachusetts Bay and the Harbor approaches are relict glacial sediments. However, fine-grained sediments are accumulating in areas of lower energy. |
| distribution |
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"title": "Digital Data",
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"accessURL": "http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/htmldocs/data.htm",
"mediaType": "application/http",
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"title": "Original Metadata",
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"downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.704894bf-6080-43a4-abae-0f6337e1379f.xml"
}
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_704894bf-6080-43a4-abae-0f6337e1379f |
| keyword |
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"Boston Harbor",
"CMGP",
"Coastal and Marine Geology Program",
"GIS",
"Geographic Information System",
"Gulf of Maine",
"Massachusetts Bay",
"Open-File Report 03-001",
"U.S. Atlantic East Coast",
"U.S. Geological Survey",
"USGS",
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"geoscientificInformation",
"geospatial datasets",
"location",
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"navigational data",
"oceans",
"point shapefile",
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"sea-floor characteristics",
"sediment classification",
"sedimentary environment",
"surficial classification",
"texture"
]
|
| modified | 2021-11-16T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | -70.878820, 42.121880, -70.599270, 42.564340 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Boston Harbor and approaches samples (WILLETT72 shapefile |
