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Sedimentologic data and core descriptions from surface samples and sand augers collected in 2023 from the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana

Online link https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/catalog/spcmsc/2023-307-FA_Sediment_metadata.faq.html
Description In 2023, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) conducted a sediment sampling survey at the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana. Funded by the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 117-43) enacted on September 30, 2021, these data complement sediment data from samples previously collected from the Chandeleur Islands in 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, and 2015.
Originators Bernier, Julie C.; Everhart, Cheyenne S.; and Miselis, Jennifer L.
Field activities 2023-307-FA

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Coastal processes, Drilling and coring, Field sampling, Geology, Grain-size analysis, Sedimentology, Unconsolidated deposits, GeoscientificInformation, Location, Oceans, Coastal processes, Sediment analysis, Stratigraphic characterization and correlation