Sediment grain-size distributions from vibracores collected in Searsville Lake, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford, California

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Title:
Sediment grain-size distributions from vibracores collected in Searsville Lake, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford, California
Abstract:
This portion of the data release presents sediment grain-size data from vibracores collected from Searsville Lake, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford, California in October 2018 (USGS Field Activity 2018-682-FA). In total, 36 samples were subsampled from two vibracores: JRBP2018-VC01A and JRBP2018-VC01B. The grain-size distributions of samples were determined using standard techniques developed by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center sediment lab. The grain-size data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet (.csv).
Supplemental_Information:
Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived is available online at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-682-FA
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    SeanPaul M. La Selle, Stegner, M. Allison, Nasr, Brandon M., Hadly, Elizabeth A., Barnosky, Anthony D., and Sherrod, Brian, 20230131, Sediment grain-size distributions from vibracores collected in Searsville Lake, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford, California: data release DOI:10.5066/P98CEB1B, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California.

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    This is part of the following larger work.

    SeanPaul M. La Selle, Stegner, M. Allison, Nasr, Brandon M., Hadly, Elizabeth A., Barnosky, Anthony D., and Sherrod, Brian, 2023, Computed Tomography (CT) scans, photographs, X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) scans, grain size, and gamma-ray bulk density data of vibracores from Searsville Lake, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford, California: data release DOI:10.5066/P98CEB1B, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.23787
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.23783
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.40684
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.40683
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 29-Oct-2018
    Ending_Date: 29-Oct-2018
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Point (40)
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00004. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees. The horizontal datum used is WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.0.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257223563.
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    JRBP2018-grainsize.csv
    Comma Separated Value (.csv) file containing grainsize data. (Source: Producer Defined)
    FACS/FAN I.D.
    Field Activity Number (Source: producer defined) Unique identifier for the U.S. Geological Survey field activity
    Sample ID
    Name of sample in LocalityYear-CoreID-Depth format, where LocalityYear is a four-letter abbreviation of the field locality (for example JRBP = Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve) followed by the 4-digit year (2018), CoreID is the unique name given to a core (for example VC01B is Vibracore 01 B), and Depth is the depth interval in centimeters in the core from which the sample was collected. Samples that were split and analyzed twice are identified by the "duplicate" appended to the Sample I.D. (Source: producer defined) Unique identifier for the sample used given in the field
    Lab ID
    Name of sample identifier in YY-FFFFF-XX format, where YY is the 2-digit year (for example 18=2018), FFFFF is the 5-digit field-activity-number (FAN) ID code, and XX is a sequential number given to the sample in the lab. (Source: Producer defined) Unique identifier for the sample given during analysis in the lab
    Date Collected
    Date of grainsize sample collection out of vibracores in the PCMSC Sediment Lab in mm/dd/yy format. Not to be confused with the date the core itself was collected. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:11/05/21
    Maximum:11/05/21
    Units:Dates in mm/dd/yy format
    Site
    Site name of the core from which the sample was collected from in LocalityYear-CoreID format, where LocalityYear is a four letter abbrevitation of the field locality (for example JRBP = Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve) followed by the 4-digit year (2018) when the core itself was collected. CoreID is the unique name given to a core (for example VC01B is Vibracore 01 B). (Source: Producer defined) Unique identifier for the site and core from which a sample was collected from
    Top of interval in centimeters
    The depth below the lakebed at the top of the sampled interval in centimeters. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:160.25
    Maximum:1129.00
    Units:centimeters
    Bottom of interval in centimeters
    The depth below the lakebed at the bottom of the sampled interval in centimeters. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:161.25
    Maximum:1130.00
    Units:centimeters
    Wt. percent in -4.00 phi bin or 16 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter greater than -4.00 phi, or 16 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -3.75 phi bin or 13.5 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -4.00 and -3.75 phi, or 13.5 and 16 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -3.50 phi bin or 11.2 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -3.75 and -3.50 phi, or 11.2 and 13.5 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -3.25 phi bin or 9.51 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -3.50 and -3.25 phi, or 9.51 and 11.2 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -3.00 phi bin or 8 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -3.25 and -3.00 phi, or 8 and 9.51 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -2.75 phi bin or 6.73 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -3.00 and -2.75 phi, or 6.73 and 8 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -2.50 phi bin or 5.66 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -2.75 and -2.50 phi, or 5.66 and 6.73 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -2.25 phi bin or 4.76 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -2.50 and -2.25 phi, or 4.76 and 5.66 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -2.25 phi bin or 4.76 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -2.50 and -2.25 phi, or 4.76 and 5.66 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -2.00 phi bin or 4 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -2.25 and -2.00 phi, or 4 and 4.76 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -1.75 phi bin or 3.36 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -2.00 and -1.75 phi, or 3.36 and 4 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -1.50 phi bin or 2.83 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -1.75 and -1.50 phi, or 2.83 and 3.36 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -1.25 phi bin or 2.38 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -1.50 and -1.25 phi, or 2.38 and 2.83 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -1.00 phi bin or 2 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -1.25 and -1.00 phi, or 2 and 2.38 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -0.75 phi bin or 1.68 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -1.00 and -0.75 phi, or 1.68 and 2 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -0.50 phi bin or 1.41 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -0.75 and -0.50 phi, or 1.41 and 1.68 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in -0.25 phi bin or 1.19 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -0.50 and -0.25 phi, or 1.19 and 1.41 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 0.00 phi bin or 1 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between -0.25 and 0.00 phi, or 1 and 1.19 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 0.25 phi bin or 0.8409 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 0.00 and 0.25 phi, or 0.8409 and 1 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 0.50 phi bin or 0.7071 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 0.25 and 0.50 phi, or 0.7071 and 0.8409 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 0.75 phi bin or 0.5946 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 0.50 and 0.75 phi, or 0.5946 and 0.7071 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 1.00 phi bin or 0.5 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 0.75 and 1.00 phi, or 0.5 and 0.5946 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 1.25 phi bin or 0.4204 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 1.00 and 1.25 phi, or 0.4204 and 0.5 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 1.50 phi bin or 0.3536 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 1.25 and 1.50 phi, or 0.3536 and 0.4204 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 1.75 phi bin or 0.2973 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 1.50 and 1.75 phi, or 0.2973 and 0.3536 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 2.00 phi bin or 0.25 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 1.75 and 2.00 phi, or 0.25 and 0.2973 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 2.25 phi bin or 0.2102 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 2.00 and 2.25 phi, or 0.2102 and 0.25 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 2.50 phi bin or 0.1768 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 2.25 and 2.50 phi, or 0.1768 and 0.2102 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 2.75 phi bin or 0.1487 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 2.50 and 2.75 phi, or 0.1487 and 0.1768 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 3.00 phi bin or 0.125 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 2.75 and 3.00 phi, or 0.125 and 0.1487 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 3.25 phi bin or 0.1051 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 3.00 and 3.25 phi, or 0.1051 and 0.125 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 3.50 phi bin or 0.08839 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 3.25 and 3.50 phi, or 0.08839 and 0.1051 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 3.75 phi bin or 0.07433 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 3.50 and 3.75 phi, or 0.07433 and 0.08839 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 3.75 phi bin or 0.07433 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 3.50 and 3.75 phi, or 0.07433 and 0.08839 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 4.00 phi bin or 0.0625 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 3.75 and 4.00 phi, or 0.0625 and 0.07433 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 4.25 phi bin or 0.052556 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 4.00 and 4.25 phi, or 0.052556 and 0.0625 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 4.50 phi bin or 0.044194 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 4.25 and 4.50 phi, or 0.044194 and 0.052556 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 4.75 phi bin or 0.037163 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 4.50 and 4.75 phi, or 0.037163 and 0.044194 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 5.00 phi bin or 0.03125 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 4.75 and 5.00 phi, or 0.03125 and 0.037163 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 5.25 phi bin or 0.02628 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 5.00 and 5.25 phi, or 0.02628 and 0.03125 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 5.50 phi bin or 0.0221 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 5.25 and 5.50 phi, or 0.0221 and 0.02628 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 5.75 phi bin or 0.01858 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 5.50 and 5.75 phi, or 0.01858 and 0.0221 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 6.00 phi bin or 0.01563 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 5.75 and 6.00 phi, or 0.01563 and 0.01858 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 6.25 phi bin or 0.01314 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 6.00 and 6.25 phi, or 0.01314 and 0.01563 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 6.50 phi bin or 0.01105 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 6.25 and 6.50 phi, or 0.01105 and 0.01314 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 6.75 phi bin or 0.00929 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 6.50 and 6.75 phi, or 0.00929 and 0.01105 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 7.00 phi bin or 0.00781 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 6.75 and 7.00 phi, or 0.00781 and 0.00929 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 7.25 phi bin or 0.00657 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 7.00 and 7.25 phi, or 0.00657 and 0.00781 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 7.50 phi bin or 0.00552 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 7.25 and 7.50 phi, or 0.00552 and 0.00657 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 7.75 phi bin or 0.00465 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 7.50 and 7.75 phi, or 0.00465 and 0.00552 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 8.00 phi bin or 0.00391 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 7.75 and 8.00 phi, or 0.00391 and 0.00465 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 8.25 phi bin or 0.00329 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 8.00 and 8.25 phi, or 0.00329 and 0.00391 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 8.50 phi bin or 0.00276 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 8.25 and 8.50 phi, or 0.00276 and 0.00329 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 8.75 phi bin or 0.00232 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 8.50 and 8.75 phi, or 0.00232 and 0.00276 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 9.00 phi bin or 0.00195 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 8.75 and 9.00 phi, or 0.00195 and 0.00232 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 9.25 phi bin or 0.00164 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 9.00 and 9.25 phi, or 0.00164 and 0.00195 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 9.50 phi bin or 0.00138 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 9.25 and 9.50 phi, or 0.00138 and 0.00164 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 9.75 phi bin or 0.00116 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 9.50 and 9.75 phi, or 0.00116 and 0.00138 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 9.99 phi bin or 0.00098 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 9.75 and 9.99 phi, or 0.00098 and 0.00116 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 10.25 phi bin or 0.00082 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 9.99 and 10.25 phi, or 0.00082 and 0.00098 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 10.50 phi bin or 0.00069 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 10.25 and 10.50 phi, or 0.00069 and 0.00082 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 10.75 phi bin or 0.00058 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 10.50 and 10.75 phi, or 0.00058 and 0.00069 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 10.99 phi bin or 0.00049 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 10.75 and 10.99 phi, or 0.00049 and 0.00058 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 11.25 phi bin or 0.0004 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 10.99 and 11.25 phi, or 0.0004 and 0.00049 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 11.48 phi bin or 0.00035 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 11.25 and 11.48 phi, or 0.00035 and 0.0004 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 12.02 phi bin or 0.000241 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 11.48 and 12.02 phi, or 0.000241 and 0.00035 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Wt. percent in 13.02 phi bin or 0.00012 mm bin
    Weight percent of sample with grain diameter between 12.02 and 13.02 phi, or 0.00012 and 0.000241 mm. (Source: producer defined)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000000
    Maximum:100.000000
    Units:percentage
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The first line of the csv file is a header line.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • SeanPaul M. La Selle
    • M. Allison Stegner
    • Brandon M. Nasr
    • Elizabeth A. Hadly
    • Anthony D. Barnosky
    • Brian Sherrod
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
    U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
    2885 Mission Street
    Santa Cruz, CA

    831-427-474 (voice)
    pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

Data were obtained to characterize sediment grainsize distributions. These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 29-Oct-2018 (process 1 of 3)
    Cores were collected on October 29, 2018. A handheld global satellite navigation system (GNSS) receiver was used to determine the locations of sediment samples. Sediments were subsampled from cores by hand in the laboratory at 0.5 and 1.0 cm vertical intervals. Person who carried out this activity:
    SeanPaul La Selle
    U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science CEnter
    Geologist
    2885 Mission St.
    Santa Cruz, CA

    831-460-7574 (voice)
    slaselle@usgs.gov
    Date: 05-Nov-2021 (process 2 of 3)
    The grain-size distributions of samples were determined in the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center sediment lab. Approximately 20 g of sediment was sub-sampled and 10 mL of 35 percent hydrogen peroxide was added to remove organic material in the sample. The sample was heated at 250 degrees C to remove any remaining hydrogen peroxide and was placed in an ultrasonic bath to liberate the fine fraction. Subsequently, the sample was centrifuged for 1.5 hours to remove soluble salts. Samples were funneled through 2 mm and 63 um sieves to separate the gravel (greater than 2 mm), sand (63 um to 2 mm), and mud (less than 63 um). The sand and gravel fractions were dried in an 80-degree C oven and weighed. Five mL of sodium hexametaphosphate was added to the mud fraction and a 20 mL aliquot was taken from a 1 L graduated cylinder to determine the weight of the mud. The sand fraction was run through a 2m settling tube. Measured settling velocities were converted to sizes of equivalent quartz spheres in quarter-phi size intervals. The particle-size distribution of the mud fraction was analyzed separately using a Beckman Coulter LS 13 320, and the gravel, sand, and mud results were integrated into a single grain-size distribution for each sample. Person who carried out this activity:
    Angela Tan
    U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Physical Scientist
    2885 Mission Street
    Santa Cruz, CA

    831-460-7409 (voice)
    atan@usgs.gov
    Date: 23-Feb-2023 (process 3 of 3)
    corrected typo in doi number (scochran@usgs.gov)
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
    The locations of samples were determined using a Garmin etrex 30x handheld global satellite navigation system (GNSS) receiver capable of receiving wide area augmentation system (WAAS) signals. The manufacturer reported accuracy for horizontal positions is 3-5 m while receiving WAAS signals.
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
    No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted, nor were they applicable for this dataset.
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted

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Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints None. Please see 'Distribution Info' for details.
Use_Constraints USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    GS ScienceBase
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
    Denver, CO
    United States

    1-888-275-8747 (voice)
    sciencebase@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Sediment grainsize data are available in comma-delimited text file format (JRBP2018-grainsize.csv), accompanied by FGDC-compliant metadata
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 23-Feb-2023
Metadata author:
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA

831-427-4747 (voice)
pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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