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<idinfo>
<citation>
<citeinfo>
<origin>Joseph S. Duval</origin>
<pubdate>2001</pubdate>
<title>Aerial Gamma-Ray Surveys in Alaska</title>
<geoform>CD-ROM</geoform>
<serinfo>
<sername>U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report</sername>
<issue>01-128</issue>
</serinfo>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Reston, Virginia</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of01-128/</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>
Data generated by aerial sensing of radiation emanating from the
earth's surface in Alaska provides general estimates of the
geographic distribution of Uranium, Thorium, and Potassium in
surficial and bedrock units throughout this area.
</abstract>
<purpose>
The grids were re-projected and geotiff images created for
distribution using internet map services.
</purpose>
</descript>
<spdom>
<bounding>
<westbc>-174</westbc>
<eastbc>-116</eastbc>
<northbc>72</northbc>
<southbc>54</southbc>
</bounding>
</spdom>
<timeperd>
<timeinfo>
<sngdate>
<caldate>2002</caldate>
</sngdate>
</timeinfo>
<current>available</current>
</timeperd>
<status>
<update>when data upgraded</update>
<progress>complete</progress>
</status>
<accconst>none</accconst>
<useconst>none</useconst>
<keywords>
<theme>
<themekt>none</themekt>
<themekey>radiometric, uranium, potassium, thorium</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
<themekey>geoscientificInformation</themekey>
</theme>
<place>
<placekt>none</placekt>
<placekey>Alaska</placekey>
</place>
</keywords>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Robert P. Kucks</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Operational Geologist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
<address>
Box 25046, MS 964
Denver Federal Center
</address>
<city>Denver</city>
<state>CO</state>
<postal>80225</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>(303)236-1405</cntvoice>
<cntemail>rkucks@usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<browse>
<browsen>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of01-128/AKccm.jpg</browsen>
<browsed>
Gamma-ray composite-color map that combines the uranium, potassium,
and thorium data as shades of red, green, and blue, respectively,
555x453 pixels, 78k bytes.
</browsed>
<browset>JPEG</browset>
</browse>
<crossref>
<citeinfo>
<origin>Saltus, Richard W.</origin>
<origin>Riggle, Frederic E.</origin>
<origin>Clark, Brian T.</origin>
<origin>Hill, Patricia L.</origin>
<pubdate>1999</pubdate>
<title>
Merged aeroradiometric data for Alaska: A website for distribution of
gridded data and plot files
</title>
<edition>only</edition>
<geoform>remote-sensing image</geoform>
<serinfo>
<sername>U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report</sername>
<issue>99-16</issue>
</serinfo>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Denver</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
</pubinfo>
<othercit>An earlier release of generally the same raw data with modified resultant products.</othercit>
<onlink>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/ofr-99-0016/</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</crossref>
</idinfo>
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<lineage>
<srcinfo>
<srccite>
<citeinfo>
<origin>Joseph S. Duval</origin>
<pubdate>2001</pubdate>
<title>Aerial Gamma-Ray Surveys in Alaska</title>
<geoform>CD-ROM</geoform>
<serinfo>
<sername>U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report</sername>
<issue>01-128</issue>
</serinfo>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Reston, Virginia</pubplace>
<publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of01-128/</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</srccite>
<typesrc>CD-ROM</typesrc>
<srctime>
<timeinfo>
<sngdate>
<caldate>2001</caldate>
</sngdate>
</timeinfo>
<srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
</srctime>
<srccitea>USGS OF 01-128</srccitea>
<srccontr>contains all grids and Geosoft/Oasis maps needed for processing</srccontr>
</srcinfo>
<procstep>
<procdesc>
Reprojected original grids to Spacial Data project specifications

Input Geosoft/Oasis map files from USGS OFR 01-128 to create color scales from original images

Create ArcView geotiff files from new maps in Geosoft/Oasis using above input
</procdesc>
<srcused>USGS OF 01-128</srcused>
<procdate>20020610</procdate>
<proccont>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Robert P. Kucks</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Operational Geologist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
<address>
Box 25046, MS 964
Denver Federal Center
</address>
<city>Denver</city>
<state>CO</state>
<postal>80225</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>(303)236-1405</cntvoice>
<cntemail>rkucks@usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</proccont>
</procstep>
</lineage>
</dataqual>
<eainfo>
<overview>
<eaover>
AKfltlin.gdb - this database contains flight-line data for the
aerial surveys.

After completion of all corrections, grids of the various data
channels were calculated using a minimum curvature algorithm and a
grid cell of 5 km.

Merged aeromagnetic anomaly data are provided in AKMagMrg.GRD.

Gridded gamma-ray emission data are provided for Potassium
(kfilt.grd), Thorium (thfilt.grd), and Uranium (ufilt.grd).
</eaover>
<eadetcit>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/of01-128/Database.htm</eadetcit>
</overview>
</eainfo>
<distinfo>
<distrib>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Peter N Schweitzer</cntper>
<cntorg>USGS ER MW GD</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
<address>12201 Sunrise Valley Drive$Mail Stop 954</address>
<city>Reston</city>
<state>VA</state>
<postal>20192-0002</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>703-648-6533</cntvoice>
<cntfax>703-648-6252</cntfax>
<cntemail>pschweitzer@usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</distrib>
<resdesc>USGS Open-File Report 01-128</resdesc>
<distliab>
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for
conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards (or
with the North American Stratigraphic Code).  Any use of trade,
product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does
not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
</distliab>
<stdorder>
<digform>
<digtinfo>
<formname>Geosoft database (.gdb)</formname>
<formcont>Flight-line gamma-ray observations</formcont>
<transize>1000 megabytes</transize>
</digtinfo>
<digtopt>
<onlinopt>
<computer>
<networka>
<networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/of01-128/Data/GDB/AKfltlin.gdb</networkr>
</networka>
</computer>
</onlinopt>
</digtopt>
</digform>
<digform>
<digtinfo>
<formname>Geosoft grid (.grd)</formname>
<formspec>Gridded data in .grd file, georeference information in .grd.gi file by the same name</formspec>
<formcont>Gridded geophysical parameters</formcont>
</digtinfo>
<digtopt>
<onlinopt>
<computer>
<networka>
<networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/of01-128/Data/GRD/AKMagMrg.GRD</networkr>
<networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/of01-128/Data/GRD/kfilt.grd</networkr>
<networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/of01-128/Data/GRD/thfilt.grd</networkr>
<networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/of01-128/Data/GRD/tcfilt.grd</networkr>
<networkr>http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/of01-128/Data/GRD/ufilt.grd</networkr>
</networka>
</computer>
</onlinopt>
</digtopt>
</digform>
<fees>none</fees>
</stdorder>
</distinfo>
<metainfo>
<metd>20091124</metd>
<metc>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntper>Robert P. Kucks</cntper>
<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
</cntperp>
<cntpos>Operational Geologist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
<address>
Box 25046, MS 964
Denver Federal Center
</address>
<city>Denver</city>
<state>CO</state>
<postal>80225</postal>
<country>USA</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>(303)236-1405</cntvoice>
<cntemail>rkucks@usgs.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</metc>
<metstdn>Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
</metainfo>
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