Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Tim Brabets Publication_Date: 1998 Publication_Time: Title: Permafrost Regions of the Cook Inlet Basin - NAWQA Edition: Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Series_Name Issue_Identification Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Anchorage Publisher: USGS Other_Citation_Details: Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: nawqa_perm is a polygon coverage of the permafrost regions in the Cook Inlet National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit. The Cook Inlet Basin is located in southcentral Alaska. Values of the item PERMAFROST in the polygon attribute table indicate the relative type of permafrost for each polygon. Purpose: The purpose of this nawqa_perm was to develop a database of the various basin characteristics of the Cook Inlet Basin. This coverage, along with other coverages, will be used as a guide for selecting water-quality sampling sites. Supplemental_Information: Procedures_Used: A statewide coverage of the permafrost map of Alaska was obtained from the USGS EROS field office in Anchorage. The coverage was then edited using the basin boundaries of the Cook Inlet Basin to obtain the final coverage. Revisions: No revisions have been made. Reviews_Applied_to_Data: Roy Glass reviewed the final edited coverage. An editorial review of the documentation was done by Liska Snyder. Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets: None Other_References_Cited: Ferrians, Jr., O.J., 1965, Permafrost map of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series, Map I-445, 1 sheet. Notes: None Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19970915 Beginning_Time: 1100 Ending_Date: 19970915 Ending_Time: 1200 Currentness_Reference: Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: No updates are planned unless new data become available. Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -154.85231357 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -146.05590611 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.79333933 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.43916036 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Permafrost, Alaska, NAWQA, Cook Inlet Basin, akwrd Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Southcentral Alaska, Cook Inlet Basin Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: None Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: None Access_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact USGS-WRD Use_Constraints: The coverage was developed from a 1:2,500,000 map. Thus, caution should be used when analyzing the coverage at smaller scales. Point_of_Contact: Data_Set_Credit: Thanks are due to the USGS EROS Data Center, Anchorage, AK Security_Information: Security_Classification_System: None Security_Classification: Unclassified Security_Handling_Description: None Native_Data_Set_Environment: dgux, 5.4R3.10, AViiON UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.0.4 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See Entity_Attribute_Information Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment: Attribute_Accuracy_Value: See Explanation Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: Attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section. Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present. 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SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 31 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area Albers_Conical_Equal_Area: Standard_Parallel: 55 Standard_Parallel: 55 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 50 False_Easting: 0.00000 False_Northing: 0.00000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 1.0 Ordinate_Resolution: 1.0 Planar_Distance_Units: METERS Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: Unknown Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: NAWQA_PERM.PAT Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: - Attribute_Definition: Polygon Attribute Table Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: - Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: Area of poly/region in square coverage units Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of poly/region in coverage units Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAWQA_PERM# Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAWQA_PERM-ID Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Integer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERMAFROST Attribute_Definition: Permafrost is an item which indicates the type of permafrost Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0, 12, 13, 22, 25, 26, 31 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Standard items are found in the polygon attribute table with the exception of the item called PERMAFROST. The codes for this item are as follows: 0 is Cook Inlet; 12 - generally free of permafrost, fine grain deposits, (mountainous areas); 13 - generally underlain by isolated masses of permafrost, (mountainous areas); 22 - generally underlain by moderately thick to thin permafrost,(lowland, upland areas); 25 - underlain by isolated masses of permafrost, (lowland, upland areas); 26 - generally free of permafrost, (lowland, upland areas); and 31 - generally free of permafrost (outside permafrost region). Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Tim Brabets Contact_Organization: USGS-WRD Contact_Position: Hydrologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 4230 University Drive, Suite 201 City: Anchorage State_or_Province: AK Postal_Code: 99508 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7105 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30 AST Resource_Description: Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Distribution_Liability: No liability is assumed Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ARCG ARC/INFO Generate format Format_Version_Number: 7.0.4 File_Decompression_Technique: gzip Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: Fees: Free Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 19980227 Metadata_Contact: Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time Metadata_Security_Information: Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None