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    "tag": 11486,
    "title": "Sediment Sample Locations Collected in August 2015 from Dauphin Island and the surrounding areas",
    "pubdate": "20170410",
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    "series_name": null,
    "issue": "DS1046",
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    "descript": "Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center collected 303 surface sediment samples from Dauphin Island, Alabama, and the surrounding water bodies in August 2015. These sediments were processed to determine physical characteristics such as organic content, bulk density, and grain-size. The environments where the sediments were collected include high and low salt marshes, over-wash deposits, dunes, beaches, sheltered bays, and open water. Sampling by the USGS was part of a larger study to assess the feasibility and sustainability of proposed restoration efforts for Dauphin Island, Alabama, and assess the island's resilience to rising sea level and storm events. The data presented in this publication can be used by modelers to attempt validation of hindcast models and create predictive forecast models for both baseline conditions and storms. This study was funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, via the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund. This report serves as an archive for sedimentological data derived from surface sediments. Downloadable data are available as Excel spreadsheets, JPEG files, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata (data downloads).",
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    "originator": [
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            "name": "Ellis, Alisha M.",
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        {
            "name": "Marot, Marci E.",
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        {
            "name": "Smith, Christopher G.",
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        {
            "name": "Wheaton, Cathryn J.",
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            "scope": "Study of the planet earth, its composition, structure, physical and chemical processes, and history since its origin."
        },
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        },
        {
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            "code": "1199",
            "name": "unconsolidated deposits",
            "scope": "Loosely bound sediments such as sand, gravel, and silt which tend to accumulate in low areas or valleys."
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            "scope": "Flora or fauna in natural environment, for example wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sea life, wetlands, habitat, biological resources"
        },
        {
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            "name": "oceans",
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    "fan": [
        "2015-322-FA"
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