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Analysis for estimated percent sand in cores taken from San Francisco Bay, California, 1990-2016

Online link https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/catalog/pcmsc/DataReleases/CMGDS_DR_tool/DR_P9Y7W1ZM/SanFranciscoCoreSedimentAnalysis_metadata.faq.html
Description Sediment analysis of cores collected in San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Carquinez Strait and Suisun Bay, California from 1990 to 2016 for percent sand. Handwritten core logs, x-radiographs, and the cores themselves, were examined for the presence of sand.
Originators Fregoso, Theresa A.; Kharrazi, Bethany; Jaffe, Bruce E.; and Foxgrover, Amy C.
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Bathymetry, Box coring, Dredging, Drilling and coring, Estuarine processes, Gravity coring, Mining and quarrying, Ocean processes, Ocean sciences, Sedimentation, Sediment transport, Stratigraphic thickness, Suspended material (water), Environment, InlandWaters, Bathymetry and Elevation, Mining and Mineral Extraction, Analytical modeling, Box coring, Coastal sediment budget, Conceptual modeling, Dredge spoils disposal, Grab sampling, Sand deposit, Sediment, Sediment analysis, Sediment deposition, Sediment erosion, Sediment resources, Sediment sinks, Sediment sources, Surface sampling