Sedimentary Data Collected in April 2013 From Dauphin Island and salt marshes of coastal Alabama

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Marci E. Marot
Originator: Kyle W. Kelso
Originator: Lisa E. Osterman
Originator: Nancy T. DeWitt
Originator: Christopher G. Smith
Publication_Date: 20180713
Title:
Sedimentary Data Collected in April 2013 From Dauphin Island and salt marshes of coastal Alabama
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Multimedia presentation
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7H70DSZ
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7H70DSZ
Description:
Abstract:
From April 13 to 20, 2013, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) collected push cores and vibracores on Dauphin Island, Alabama, along with push and auger cores in salt marshes at several locations in southwestern coastal Alabama. This work, a component of the SPCMSC’s Barrier Island Evolution Research (BIER) project, was conducted as part of USGS field activity number (FAN) 13BIM01. The objectives of the study were to evaluate processes affecting the development and evolution of certain back-barrier environments (marsh, flats, ponds, etc.) and to assist in developing geologic controls on barrier island breaching. In addition to the collection of sediment cores, marsh surface sediments were collected for micropaleontological analysis (included in this report). Ground penetrating radar (GPR) was collected on Dauphin Island and adjacent barrier-island environments. Elevation-corrected subsurface profile images of the processed GPR data, unprocessed digital GPR trace data, post-processed differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) data, and Geographic Information System (GIS) files are reported in Forde and others (2016, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds982). This data report is an archive of field-collected and laboratory analytical data for the sediment cores and surface sediments. Data products include: GPS-derived site locations and elevations; core logs and photographs; lithologic, radiochemical, elemental composition, stable isotopic composition, micropaleontological data; and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata.
Purpose:
Dissemination of field data, core descriptions, and processed sediment data from push cores, vibracores, and surficial sediments collected from Dauphin Island and salt marshes of coastal Alabama, in April 2013 (USGS FAN 13BIM01).
Supplemental_Information:
To ensure that USGS St. Petersburg data management protocols were followed, this survey was assigned the following USGS FAN: 13BIM01 (https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=13BIM01). Funding for this survey was provided by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program’s Barrier Island Evolution Research (BIER) project (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/bier/). The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of B.J. Reynolds, Miriam Jones, and Kathryn Richwine in field data collection and sediment coring. The authors would also acknowledge C. Scott Adams, Alisha Ellis, and Cathryn Wheaton for their assistance with laboratory sample analysis. We would also like to thank Alisha Ellis for pre-release commentary and peer review of this publication.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20130414
Ending_Date: 20130419
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.43110
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.91820
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.82150
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.24350
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:862c8ab9-09de-44a8-9043-0ea75a48ba7d
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Theme_Keyword: bulk density
Theme_Keyword: protists
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: lithology
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: estuaries
Theme_Keyword: marshes
Theme_Keyword: push core
Theme_Keyword: vibracore
Theme_Keyword: auger core
Theme_Keyword: grain size
Theme_Keyword: GRADISTAT
Theme_Keyword: loss on ignition
Theme_Keyword: stable isotope
Theme_Keyword: metals
Theme_Keyword: foraminifera
Theme_Keyword: radiochemistry
Theme_Keyword: gamma spectroscopy
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Mobile-Tensaw River delta
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: Dauphin Island
Place_Keyword: Grand Bay
Place_Keyword: Fowl River
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Geological Survey requests that it be acknowledged as the originator of this dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Service Pack 1; Microsoft Excel Version 2010
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Forde, A.S., Smith, C.G., and Reynolds, B.J.
Publication_Date: 20160318
Title:
Archive of ground penetrating radar data collected during USGS field activity 13BIM01—Dauphin Island, Alabama, April 2013
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 982
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds982
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Blott, S.J. and Pye, K.
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:
Gradistat: A grain size distribution and statistics package for the analysis of unconsolidated sediments
Edition: Version 8.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Issue_Identification: Volume 26
Other_Citation_Details: Pages 1237-1248
Online_Linkage: http://www.kpal.co.uk/gradistat.html
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cutshall, N.H., Larsen, I.L., and Olsen, C.R.
Publication_Date: 19830215
Title:
Direct analysis of 210Pb in sediment samples: self-absorption corrections
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research
Issue_Identification: Volume 206, Issues 1–2
Other_Citation_Details: Pages 309-312
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5087(83)91273-5
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cutshall, N.H. and Larsen, I.L.
Publication_Date: 19860701
Title:
Calibration of a portable intrinsic Ge gamma-ray detector using point sources and testing for field applications
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Health Physics
Issue_Identification: Volume 51
Other_Citation_Details: Pages 53-59
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-198607000-00004
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Taggart, J.E., Jr.
Publication_Date: 2002
Title:
Analytical methods for chemical analysis of geologic and other materials, U.S. Geological Survey
Edition: Version 5.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 02-0223
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/ofr-02-0223
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Harris, D., Horwath, W.R., and van Kessel, C.
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:
Acid fumigation of soils to remove carbonates prior to total organic carbon or carbon-13 isotopic analysis
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Soil Science Society of America Journal
Issue_Identification: Volume 65
Other_Citation_Details: Pages 1853-1856
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2001.1853
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Walton, W. R.
Publication_Date: 1952
Title: Techniques for recognition of living foraminifera
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
Contributions from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
Issue_Identification: Volume 3
Other_Citation_Details: Pages 56-60
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of the position and elevation data is determined during data collection. It is a function of the benchmark horizontal and vertical accuracy, and the quality of the raw DGPS position data recorded by the DGPS receiver and antenna. Benchmarks for the base stations were selected based upon the reported positional accuracy of a benchmark and the distance between sample sites (rover) and base station. For this survey the distance was kept within 30 kilometers (km). The final position and associated accuracy of the sample locations was determined through post-processing the DGPS trajectory between the base DGPS and the rover DGPS using Waypoint Product Group's GrafNav software version 8.40.1408 for the vibracores and version 8.70.4517 for the marsh sample sites. All base station positions, respective antenna profiles, antenna height offsets, and recording intervals were accounted for in post processing. If a benchmark position was in question the DGPS session(s) was submitted to the NGS (National Geodetic Survey) On-Line Positioning User Service (OPUS), processing software version 2.2 to obtain a position. Replicate analyses of loss on ignition are reported for quality assurance. The grain size data represent the sample averages for a subset of the statistical parameters calculated by GRADISTAT. The number of runs included in the averaged results are reported, and the standard deviation of the averaged results are reported for most parameters. The gamma spectroscopic radioisotope activities reported include the counting error for all samples. The critical level for gamma spectroscopy is reported for each core set. Replicate samples for metal concentration were analyzed for quality assurance and reported in the data spreadsheets. Replicate samples for stable isotopic ratios were analyzed for quality assurance and reported in the data spreadsheets along with the calibrated laboratory reference sample results.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The grain-size sample runs in the GRADISTAT output files for which the mean Folk and Ward grain size varied from the set average by more than 1.5 standard deviations are highlighted in yellow and were not included in final averaged results. No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted on the remaining datasets.
Completeness_Report:
This dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract section. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Three benchmark locations were selected to use as base locations (BH17, ALDI, and 166B); two on Dauphin Island (site name BH17 and ALDI) and one in Grand Bay (site name 166B). The Dauphin Island, AL base was erected upon the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Permanent Identifier (PID) BH1755 benchmark at the entrance to Fort Gaines. The second site ALDI is a Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) in which the data could be downloaded from an active ftp server. The Grand Bay, AL/MS base was set up on NGS PID DO5987 adjacent to the entrance of the boat ramp at the end of Bayou Heron Road. The NGS published numbers obtained from the PID sheets for BH17 and ALDI were utilized for post processing. However, for Grand Bay, at the time of the survey the OPUS solution report for PID DO5987 provided more accuracy in the decimal places and it was decided to use the OPUS solution for processing those sites. The NAD83 (2011) position as reported in the OPUS solution is the following: Latitude = 30 24 46.73405 (DD, MM, SS.sssss), Longitude = 88 24 12.08567 (DD, MM, SS.sssss) and the computed coordinate accuracies (reported as peak-to-peak values as noted on the solution report) are 0.001 and 0.003 meters (m) respectively.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
For PID BH1755 (BH17) and the CORS station ALDI the published coordinates were used. The NAD83 (2011) vertical position for NGS PID DO5987 as reported in the OPUS solution is the following: Ellipsoid height = -27.642 m, Orthometric height = 0.527 ms, and the computed coordinate accuracies (reported as peak-to-peak values) are 0.004 and 0.020 m respectively.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
DGPS Acquisition: A DGPS base station was erected at NGS PID BH1755 located at the entrance to Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, AL, within 30 km of all but two sample sites. Two marsh sites (MD21 and MD22) were within 50 km of the base station. For the Grand Bay, AL/MS marsh site measurements the base station was erected at benchmark NGS PID DO5987 (166B) located at the boat ramp at the end of Bayou Heron Road Grand Bay, AL/MS. The DGPS receivers recorded the full-carrier-phase positioning signals (L1/L2) from satellites via the choke-ring antenna at the base locations. The DGPS instrument and Ashtech marine antenna were duplicated for the roving units at the sample sites. The base receiver and the rover receiver record their positions concurrently at 5-second (s) recording intervals throughout the survey. Occupation times at the sample sites were a minimum of 30 minutes.
Process_Date: 2017
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Nancy DeWitt
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ndewitt@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
GPS Post-Processing: The NAD83 (2011) published coordinates for the GPS base stations located at NGS PID BH1775 (BH17) and CORS station ALDI (ALDI) were used for post-processing all sample sites except for the Grand Bay, MS/AL sample sites, which utilized the NAD83 (2011) position reported in the OPUS solution. Refer to the horizontal and vertical positional accuracy sections of this metadata file for further details. The base station coordinates and antenna heights were entered into Waypoint Product Group’s GrafNav program (version 8.40.1408 for the vibracores and version 8.70.4517 for the marsh sample sites), and the antenna profiles selected for post processing. Final positional coordinates were exported in the processing datum of NAD83 (2011) with respect to the GEOID12A model.
Process_Date: 2017
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_SiteInformation.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Nancy DeWitt
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ndewitt@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Sediment cores were collected at ten salt marsh sites in coastal Alabama (5 sites on Dauphin Island, 2 sites in Grand Bay marsh, 2 sites along Fowl River, and 1 site within the Mobile-Tensaw River delta). Push cores were collected with 10.2-centimeter (cm) diameter polycarbonate barrels, driven into the sediment until refusal. Measurements were taken on the inside and outside of the barrel to determine compaction or core shortening values. Upon retrieval, the push cores were capped, labeled, and inspected for integrity. Push core recovered lengths ranged between 41 and 76 cm. Russian peat auger cores were collected at each push core site in Grand Bay, Fowl River and the Mobile-Tensaw delta. The peat auger collected sediments in 5-cm diameter, 50-cm long segments. The peat auger was driven to successive 50-cm depth increments until refusal such that a continuous sediment record was obtained. Each core segment was photographed, transferred to a PVC core sleeve, and sealed in plastic wrap. Surficial water quality properties were measured with an YSI Professional Plus multi-sensor meter at the Grand Bay, Fowl River and Mobile-Tensaw delta field sites. The uppermost 1 cm of surficial sediment was collected at each core site for microfossil analysis. At most sites, replicate surface samples, labeled as a and b subsamples, were collected following standard microfossil collection protocols. At sites FR17, GB18, and GB19, a transect of microfossil samples were collected from the edge of the tidal creek to the marsh core site, labeled as {site ID}-#S with #=1 at the marsh edge and incrementing successively up to the core site. Immediately after collection, each surficial sediment sample was stained with Rose Bengal to aid in the identification of live or recently living specimens. Cores and surface sample identifiers consist of the USGS FAN (13BIM01) and a site-specific identifier (for example, DA01). An alphabetic identifier was appended to each site identifier to signify the collection method (M for push core, R for peat auger core, and S for surface sample). Site positioning and elevations were determined using an Ashtech differential GPS receiver. Site locations, elevations, date of collection, vegetation, core lengths and compaction, and YSI measurements are reported in an Excel spreadsheet. Comma-separated values data files containing the tabular data in plain text are included in the download files. Peat auger field photographs are available in Portable Document Format (pdf) files.
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_SiteInformation.zip
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_PeatAugers.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Within 4 days of field collection, all cores were vertically extruded and sectioned into 1-cm intervals. The outer circumference of each interval was removed to avoid use of sediment that was in contact with the polycarbonate barrel. Each sediment interval was bagged and homogenized. The bagged intervals were stored on ice until arrival at the SPCMSC, where they were refrigerated until processing.
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Vibracores were collected at 15 sites on Dauphin Island, AL. The terrestrial vibracores were obtained by using the assemblage of an 8-hp Briggs and Stratton motor attached to a Dreyer 2 1/8-in concrete vibrator head with a 28-ft flexible shaft. Bolted to the vibrator head is a galvanized steel clamp with a quick release system for connecting the clamp to 3-in/7.62-cm diameter aluminum core barrels of varying length. The aluminum barrel is vibrated into the subsurface until refusal, and then cut to discard any unused portion of the barrel. Measurements were taken on the inside and outside of the barrel to determine compaction or core shortening values. The empty void within the barrel was filled with water and an expansion plug was inserted onto the top of the barrel to ensure a solid vacuum. The full core barrel was extracted from the subsurface using a 10-ft. aluminum tripod and a 2-ton come-along winch. Once the barrel was completely removed from the subsurface, core caps were affixed to the openings on both ends of the barrel and reinforced with duct tape. The core was labeled with the USGS FAN, designated sample site identifier (for example, DA01), and top/bottom indicators. Vibracore site identifiers end with the letter V to indicate the sediment collection method. Site positioning and elevations were determined using an Ashtech differential GPS receiver. Site locations, elevations, along with recovered core lengths core compaction measurements are reported in an Excel spreadsheet. Comma-separated values data files containing the tabular data in plain text are included in the download files.
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_SiteInformation.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Kyle W. Kelso
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kkelso@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The vibracores were transported to the core-analysis laboratory at the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center where they were described, photographed, sampled, and archived. Each vibracore was cut into 1-m long sections and split lengthwise. One-half of each core was described macroscopically using standard sediment-logging methods, photographed, and sealed in plastic sleeves for archive storage. The other half was subsampled for Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) age dating. OSL age dating requires that the sample investigated is primarily quartz sand and has not been exposed to light of any sort. To ensure this was the case, the cores were opened in a completely dark room, using only photographic dark room red lights. Samples of the core were also extracted in the dark and placed into film canisters to be shipped off for analysis. The samples were sent to the USGS Luminescence Dating Laboratory in Lakewood, CO. Data from the OSL analysis were not available at the time of publication; consequently, they are not included in this data report. Core logs were compiled presenting the vibracore descriptions and photographs relative to both depth below sediment surface and the orthometric height of the sample site. The core logs are available as Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_Vibracores.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Kyle W. Kelso
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kkelso@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In the SPCMSC laboratory, a subsample of each 1-cm interval from 9 push cores was processed for basic sediment characteristics (dry bulk density and porosity). Core FR17M was not included in any laboratory analysis as FR26M, also from the Fowl River marsh, was of greater interest to this study. Water content, porosity and dry bulk density were determined using water mass lost during drying. For each 1-cm interval, 15–115 milliliters (mL) of each wet subsample was packed into a graduated syringe with 0.5 mL resolution. The wet sediment was then extracted into a pre-weighed aluminum tray and the weight of the wet sediment and the volume was recorded. The wet sediment and tray were placed in a drying oven for a minimum of 48 hours at 60 degrees Celsius (°C). Water content (θ) was determined as the mass of water (mass lost when dried) relative to the initial wet sediment mass. Dry bulk density was determined by ratio of dry sediment to the known volume of sediment packed into the syringe. Porosity (φ) was calculated from the equation φ = θ / [θ+(1-θ)/ρs] where ρs is grain density assumed to be 2.5 grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm^3). Salt-mass contributions were removed based on the salinity measured at the time of sample collection or estimated to be 25 if a field measurement was not recorded. Water content, porosity and dry bulk density are reported in the Excel spreadsheet. A comma-separated values data file containing the tabular data in plain text is included in the download file.
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Organic matter content was determined with a mass loss technique, referred to as loss on ignition (LOI). The dry sediment from the previous process was homogenized with a porcelain mortar and pestle. Approximately 1.5-5 grams (g) of the dry sediment was placed into a pre-weighed porcelain crucible. The mass of the dried sediment was recorded. The sample was then placed inside a laboratory muffle furnace with stabilizing temperature control. The furnace was heated to 110°C for a minimum of 6 hours to remove hygroscopic water absorbed onto the sediment particles. The furnace temperature was then lowered to 60 °C, at which point the sediments could be reweighed. The dried sediment was returned to the muffle furnace. The furnace was heated to 550 °C over 30 minutes and kept at 550 °C for 6 hours. The furnace temperature was then lowered to 60 °C and held at this temperature until the sediments could be reweighed. The latter step prevents the absorption of moisture, which can affect the measurement. The mass lost during the 6-hour baking period relative to the 110 °C-dried mass is used as a metric of organic matter content. Data are reported as a ratio of mass (g) of organic matter to mass (g) of dry sediment (post-110 °C drying). Replicate analyses of loss on ignition for a representative subset are reported for quality assurance in the Excel spreadsheet. A comma-separated values data file containing the tabular data in plain text is included in the download file.
Process_Date: 2015
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The stained microfossil samples collected in the field were transferred to the USGS SPCMSC foraminiferal lab. To ensure accurate and thorough staining, samples were inverted daily for 2 weeks. In addition to the stained surface samples, microfossil analysis was performed on subsamples from select depth intervals from eight push cores and one peat auger core. Since the core samples were not stained with Rose Bengal, only total foraminifera counts are reported. Prior to washing, the relative volume (mL) of sediment was recorded using the volume gradation on the tube (±1 mL). For the marsh push cores, a portion (3 – 25 cm^3) of the wet material from each depth interval was placed in a graduated syringe, and the volume recorded. The samples were soaked in water with a few milliliters of 10 percent sodium hexametaphosphate solution, slowly agitated for up to 1 hour to aid disaggregation, and then washed over 63- and 850-micron (μm) stainless-steel sieves under warm water. The samples retained by the sieves (63-850 and > 850 µm size fraction) were oven-dried at ≤ 60 °C and then the 63-850 µm size fraction was dry-sieved at 125 µm. The foraminifers were picked, counted, and identified from the 125-850 µm size fraction. If more than 300 specimens were encountered in a sample, the sample was split with a micro-splitter. One split fraction from each sample was counted. If splitting was not required, the entire 125-850 µm fraction was spread across a 45-square, hole-punched tray, one or more times, for examination under a microscope. When a stained specimen, which was probably alive at collection, was encountered, it was picked up with a wet brush and dropped through a hole in the tray onto a stationary, 60-square micropaleontological slide for later sorting and identification. Both the a and b subsamples were picked, sorted, and counted individually. The unstained surface samples and core samples were also picked, counted and identified from the 125-850 µm size fraction using the same processing procedures. The foraminiferal counts are reported in Excel spreadsheets. Comma-separated values data files containing the tabular data in plain text are included in the download files.
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_Foraminifera.zip
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_ForaminiferaReferenceList.pdf
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Down-core particle size analysis was performed on each 1-cm depth interval for 5 of the push cores (DA13M, GB18M, GB19M, FR26M, and DA27M). A total of 230 samples were analyzed. Prior to particle size analysis, organic material was chemically removed for the samples using 30% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Wet sediment was dissolved in H2O2 overnight. The H2O2 was then evaporated by gentle heating and the sediment washed and centrifuged twice with deionized water. Grain size analyses on the sediment cores were performed using a Coulter LS 200 or LS 13 320 (https://www.beckmancoulter.com/) particle-size analyzer (PSA), which uses laser diffraction to measure the size distribution of sediments ranging in size from 0.4 microns to 2 millimeters (mm) (clay to very coarse-grained sand). To prevent shell fragments from damaging the Coulter instrument, particles greater than 1 mm in diameter were separated from all samples prior to analysis using a number 18 (1000 microns or 1 mm) U.S. standard sieve, which meets the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E11 standard specifications for determining particle size using woven-wire test sieves. Two subsamples from each depth interval were processed through the instrument a minimum of four runs each. The sediment slurry made from the digested sample and deionized water was sonicated with a wand sonicator for 1 minute before being introduced into the Coulter PSA to breakdown aggregated particles. The Coulter PSA measures the particle-size distribution of each sample by passing sediment suspended in solution between two narrow panes of glass in front of a laser. Light is scattered by the particles into characteristic refraction patterns measured by an array of photodetectors as intensity per unit area and recorded as relative volume for 92 size-related channels (bins). The size-classification boundaries for each bin were specified based on the ASTM E11 standard.
Process_Date: 2015
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The raw grain size data were then run through the free software program GRADISTAT (Blott and Pye, 2001; http://www.kpal.co.uk/gradistat), which calculates the mean, sorting, skewness, and kurtosis of each sample geometrically in metric units and logarithmically in phi units. GRADISTAT also calculates the fraction of sediment from each sample by size category (for example, clay, coarse silt, fine sand). A macro function in Microsoft Excel, developed by the USGS SPCMSC, was applied to the data to calculate average and standard deviation for each sample set (6-12 runs per sample), and highlight runs that varied from the set average by more than ±1.5 standard deviations. Excessive deviations from the mean are likely the result of equipment error or extraneous organic material in the sample and are not considered representative of the sample. The highlighted runs were removed from the results and the sample average was recalculated using the remaining runs. The averaged results for all samples, including the number of averaged runs and the standard deviation of the averaged results were summarized in an Excel workbook with each core on its own tab. A comma-separated values data file containing the tabular data in plain text is included in the download file.
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_GrainSize.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dried ground sediment from the 1-cm depth intervals of the 9 push cores were used for the detection of radionuclides by standard gamma-ray spectrometry (Cutshall and Larsen, 1986) at the USGS SPCMSC radioisotope lab. The uppermost 30 cm were analyzed from each core with selected intervals analyzed below 30 cm. A total of 397 depth intervals were analyzed for radioisotopic activities. The sediments (3-50 g) were sealed in airtight polypropylene containers. The sample weights and counting container geometries were matched to pre-determined calibration standards. The sealed samples sat for a minimum of 3 weeks to allow Ra-226 to come into secular equilibrium with its daughter isotopes Pb-214 and Bi-214. The sealed samples were then counted for 24-72 hours on a planar-style, low energy, high-purity germanium, gamma-ray spectrometer. The suite of naturally-occurring and anthropogenic radioisotopes measured along with their corresponding photopeak energies in kiloelectron volts (keV) are Pb-210 (46.5 keV), Th-234 (63.3 keV), Pb-214 (295.7 and 352.5 keV; proxies for Ra-226), Be-7 (477.6 keV), Bi-214 (609.3 keV; proxy for Ra-226), Cs-137 (661.6 keV), and K-40 (1640.8 keV). Sample count rates were corrected for detector efficiency determined with International Atomic Energy Agency RGU-1 reference material, standard photopeak intensity, and self-absorption using a U-238 sealed source (Cutshall and others, 1983). Be-7 activities are only reported for 13BIM01-DA13M. In all other cores, Be-7 was either not present in the sediment or the samples were counted after Be-7 decay to non-detectable levels. All activities were decay-corrected to the date of field collection. The radioisotopic activities reported in the Excel spreadsheet include the counting error for all samples. The critical level is reported for each core. A comma-separated values data file containing the tabular data in plain text is included in the download file.
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_GammaSpectroscopy.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dried, ground sediment from the 1-cm depth intervals of 3 push cores (DA13M, DA27M, and FR26M) were submitted for element concentration analysis to the USGS Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center (CMERSC). Between 0.4936 and 1.8701 g of material was sent in 25 mL glass scintillation vials for a 42-element analysis of concentrations (Taggart, 2002). For quality assurance, thirty percent of samples from each core were submitted in replicate. At CMERSC, samples were digested using hydrochloric, nitric, perchloric, and hydrofluoric acids and then aspirated into the inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). The ICP-AES was calibrated using digested rock reference materials as well as a series of multi-element solution standards. The ICP-MS was calibrated with aqueous standards. To account for internal drifts and matrix effects, internal standards were used. The elemental concentrations reported in the Excel spreadsheet include the replicate sample analyses. A comma-separated values data file containing the tabular data in plain text is included in the download file.
Process_Date: 2015
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_ElementConcentrations.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Sediment samples from the 1-cm depth intervals of 3 push cores (DA13M, DA27M, and FR26M) were submitted to the University of California, Davis Stable Isotope Facility (SIF) for percent organic carbon, percent nitrogen, carbon-nitrogen ratio, δ13C, and δ15N. Dried, homogenized sediment was placed in 8 x 5 millimeter (mm) silver capsules, wet with 50 microliters (µL) of deionized water, and fumigated in a desiccator with 100 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid for 6 hours to remove inorganic carbon (Harris and others, 2001). Samples were then dried at 60 °C overnight, and double encapsulated in tin for combustion purposes. For quality assurance, thirty percent of samples from each core were submitted in replicate. All samples were analyzed using a Costech ESC 4010 Elemental Combustion System interfaced with a Thermo Finnigan DELTAplus Advantage isotope ratio mass spectrometer. Values are relative to international standards: the VPDB (Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite) for carbon, and air for nitrogen. The standard deviation of the provided values is estimated at ±0.4 per mille. The stable isotopic ratios reported in the Excel spreadsheet include the replicate sample analyses and calibrated laboratory reference sample results. Data for the cores and the laboratory reference material are reported each on their own tab. A comma-separated values data file containing the tabular data in plain text is included in the download file.
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 13BIM01_StableIsotopes.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
Process_Date: 20201013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_SiteInformation.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:
Microsoft Excel workbook defining the field sampling dates, site locations, elevations, vegetation, core lengths and compaction, and water quality parameters for the marsh push cores; field sampling dates, site locations, elevations, and core lengths and compaction for the vibracores; and the field sampling dates, site locations, elevations, and vegetation for surface sediment samples collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). Push core, vibracore, and surface sample site information is provided on its own tab.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_SiteInformation.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values text file defining the field sampling dates, site locations, elevations, vegetation, core lengths and compaction, and water quality parameters for the marsh push cores; field sampling dates, site locations, elevations, and core lengths and compaction for the vibracores; and the field sampling dates, site locations, elevations, and vegetation for surface sediment samples collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01).
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Attribute_Definition: Site identifier assigned by the USGS scientist
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mm/dd/yyyy
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 day
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude (NAD83)
Attribute_Definition:
Latitude of site location, in decimal degrees, relative to the North American Datum of 1983
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 30.82143
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude (NAD83)
Attribute_Definition:
Longitude of site location, in decimal degrees, relative to the North American Datum of 1983
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
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Range_Domain_Maximum: -88.43104
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Orthometric Height (m, NAVD88 12A)
Attribute_Definition:
Orthometric height of site location, in meters, relative to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 using the Geoid 12A model
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.122
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.104
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Dominant Vegetation
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Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition:
Field measurement of the recovered push core length, in centimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 76
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Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Push Core Compaction During Coring (cm)
Attribute_Definition:
Field measurement of sediment compaction due to coring, in centimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Total Auger Core Length (cm)
Attribute_Definition:
Total depth of sediment recovered in combined peat auger segments, in centimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 500
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Vibracore Recovered Length (cm)
Attribute_Definition:
Field measurement of the recovered vibracore length, in centimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
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Range_Domain_Minimum: 95
Range_Domain_Maximum: 363
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Vibracore Compaction During Coring (cm)
Attribute_Definition:
Field measurement of sediment compaction due to coring, in centimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 11
Range_Domain_Maximum: 155
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Temperature (°C)
Attribute_Definition: Water temperature in degrees Celsius at each marsh core site
Attribute_Definition_Source: YSI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 29.2
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Degrees Celsius
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Barometric Pressure (mmHg)
Attribute_Definition:
Barometric pressure at each marsh core site, in millimeters of mercury
Attribute_Definition_Source: YSI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 759.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 766.3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters of mercury
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Dissolved Oxygen (%)
Attribute_Definition: Water column percent dissolved oxygen at each marsh core site
Attribute_Definition_Source: YSI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.9
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100.4
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)
Attribute_Definition:
Water column dissolved oxygen in milligrams per liter at each marsh core site
Attribute_Definition_Source: YSI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.18
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Milligrams per liter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Specific Conductance (μS/cm)
Attribute_Definition:
Water column specific conductance in microsiemens per centimeter at each marsh core site
Attribute_Definition_Source: YSI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 146
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41726
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Microsiemens per centimeter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Salinity
Attribute_Definition: Water column salinity at each marsh core site
Attribute_Definition_Source: YSI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.37
Range_Domain_Maximum: 25.17
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Practical salinity units
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: pH
Attribute_Definition: Water column pH at each core location
Attribute_Definition_Source: YSI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.05
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.94
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Hydrogen ion concentrations
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Oxidation-Reduction Potential (mV)
Attribute_Definition:
Water column oxidation-reduction potential in millivolts at each core location
Attribute_Definition_Source: YSI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -62.5
Range_Domain_Maximum: 834.8
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millivolts
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Comment
Attribute_Definition:
Additional information or explanation for the corresponding data provided by the USGS scientist
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_SedimentPhysicalProperties.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:
Microsoft Excel workbook listing water content, porosity, bulk density and loss on ignition data for the sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). The results for each core are provided on its own tab.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_SedimentPhysicalProperties.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values text file listing water content, porosity, bulk density and loss on ignition data for sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01).
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
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Attribute_Label: Core ID
Attribute_Definition: Core identifier assigned by the USGS scientist
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Depth (cm)
Attribute_Definition: Depth interval in centimeters measured below the core surface
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0-1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 70-72
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Water Content (g-water/g-wet)
Attribute_Definition: The ratio of the mass of water to the mass of wet sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.13
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.94
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Grams of water per grams of wet sediment
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Porosity (cm^3-voids/cm^3-wet)
Attribute_Definition: Porosity of the sediment interval
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.25
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.93
Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
Cubic centimeter of void space per cubic centimeter of wet sediment
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Dry Bulk Density (g/cm^3)
Attribute_Definition: Dry bulk density of the sediment interval
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.04
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.70
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Grams per cubic centimeter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Loss On Ignition (g-OM/g-dry)
Attribute_Definition:
The ratio of the mass of organic matter combusted at 550 Celsius to the pre-combusted mass of dry sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.008
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.423
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Grams of organic matter per grams of dry sediment
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_GrainSize.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:
Microsoft Excel workbook summarizing grain-size parameters for five sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). The averaged results for each sample, including the number of runs used, the standard deviation of the averaged results, and graphical class-size distributions, are provided for each core on its own tab.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_GrainSize.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values text file summarizing grain-size parameters for five sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). The averaged results for each sample, including the number of runs used, the standard deviation of the averaged results, and graphical class-size distributions, are provided.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_GammaSpectroscopy.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:
Microsoft Excel workbook listing gamma spectroscopy radiochemistry results for the sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). The results for each core are provided on its own tab.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_GammaSpectroscopy.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values text file listing gamma spectroscopy radiochemistry results for the sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01).
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Be-7 (dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Beryllium-7 specific activity measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment decay-corrected to the date of field collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: Not Detected
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.29
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Be-7 Error (+/- dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Beryllium-7 specific activity counting error measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: Null
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.76
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cs-137 (dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Cesium-137 specific activity measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment decay-corrected to the date of field collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: Not Detected
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.01
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cs-137 Error (+/- dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Cesium-137 specific activity counting error measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: Null
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.16
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Pb-210 (dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Lead-210 specific activity measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment decay-corrected to the date of field collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.11
Range_Domain_Maximum: 30.02
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Pb-210 Error (+/- dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Lead-210 specific activity counting error measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.11
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.98
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ra-226 (dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Radium-226 specific activity measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment decay-corrected to the date of field collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.11
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.52
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ra-226 Error (+/- dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Radium-226 specific activity counting error measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.04
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.22
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Th-234 (dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Thorium-234 specific activity measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment decay-corrected to the date of field collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.13
Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.11
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Th-234 Error (+/- dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Thorium-234 specific activity counting error measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.13
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.84
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: K-40 (dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Potassium-40 specific activity measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment decay-corrected to the date of field collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.72
Range_Domain_Maximum: 48.77
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: K-40 Error (+/- dpm/g)
Attribute_Definition:
Potassium-40 specific activity counting error measured in disintegrations per minute per gram of dry sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.37
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.05
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Disintegrations per minute per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_Foraminifera_Cores.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:
Microsoft Excel workbook summarizing foraminiferal counts for eight sediment push cores and one peat auger core collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). The species count data, total foraminifera present, number of species, sample volume, percent of sample examined, and foraminifera density are provided for each core on its own tab.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_Foraminifera_Cores.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values text file summarizing foraminiferal counts for eight push cores and one peat auger core collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). The species count data, total foraminifera present, number of species, sample volume, percent of sample examined, and foraminifera density are provided.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_Foraminifera_Surface.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:
Microsoft Excel workbook summarizing foraminiferal counts for surface sediment samples collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). The species count data, total foraminifera present, number of species, sample volume, percent of sample examined, and foraminifera density are provided. Counts for living and dead foraminifera from each sample are provided on separate tabs.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_Foraminifera_Surface.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values text file summarizing living and dead foraminiferal counts for surface sediment samples collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). The species count data, total foraminifera present, number of species, sample volume, percent of sample examined, and foraminifera density are provided.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_ElementConcentrations.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:
Microsoft Excel workbook listing the elemental concentrations for three sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). The results for each core are provided on its own tab.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_ElementConcentrations.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values text file listing the elemental concentrations for three sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01).
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_StableIsotopes.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:
Microsoft Excel workbook listing the stable isotopic ratios for three of the sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). Isotopic ratios for calibrated laboratory reference material are included. The results for each core are provided on its own tab.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: SIF
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 13BIM01_StableIsotopes.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Comma-separated values text file listing the stable isotopic ratios for three of the sediment push cores collected in this study (USGS FAN 13BIM01). Isotopic ratios for calibrated laboratory reference material are included.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Core ID
Attribute_Definition: Core identifier assigned by the USGS scientist.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Depth (cm)
Attribute_Definition:
Depth interval, in centimeters, measured below the core surface.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0-1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 69-70
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lab ID
Attribute_Definition:
Sample identifier assigned by the University of California, Davis Stable Isotope Facility analytical laboratory
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Analysis Number
Attribute_Definition:
Analytical sequence identifier assigned by the analytical laboratory
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sample Weight (mg)
Attribute_Definition:
Weight of fumigated sediment double-encapsulated in tin submitted for stable isotopic analysis, in milligrams
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 12.2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 73.8
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Milligram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: δ13C
Attribute_Definition:
Ratio of the stable isotopes carbon-13 to carbon-12 in the sediment relative to the Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite standard, reported in parts per thousand
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -27.86
Range_Domain_Maximum: 37.71
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Parts per thousand
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: C Amount (μg)
Attribute_Definition:
Reported amount of total carbon present in the analyzed sample in micrograms
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 183.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2771.36
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Microgram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: δ15N
Attribute_Definition:
Ratio of the stable isotopes nitrogen-15 to nitrogen-14 in the sediment relative to air, reported in parts per thousand
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03
Range_Domain_Maximum: 47.63
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Parts per thousand
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: N Amount (μg)
Attribute_Definition:
Reported amount of total nitrogen present in the analyzed sample, in micrograms
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 11.75
Range_Domain_Maximum: 191.46
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Microgram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Reference ID
Attribute_Definition: Laboratory identifier of calibrated reference standards
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Weight (μg)
Attribute_Definition: Weight of reference material analyzed in micrograms
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 494
Range_Domain_Maximum: 6006
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Microgram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Reference Name
Attribute_Definition: Name of calibrated reference standards
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: %C
Attribute_Definition:
Percent of total carbon measured in laboratory reference standard
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 40.81
Range_Domain_Maximum: 46.18
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: %N
Attribute_Definition:
Percent of total nitrogen measured in laboratory reference standard
Attribute_Definition_Source: SIF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.88
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.52
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The detailed attribute descriptions for the grain size workbook are provided in the included data dictionary (13BIM01_Grain_Size_Data_Dictionary.pdf). These metadata are not complete without this file.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Data dictionary for grain-size data tables, in: Marot, M.E., Kelso, K.W., Osterman, L.E., DeWitt, N.T., and Smith, C.G., 2018, Sedimentary Data Collected in April 2013 From Dauphin Island and salt marshes of coastal Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7H70DSZ.
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The detailed attribute descriptions for the foraminifera workbooks are provided in the included data dictionary (13BIM01_Foraminiferal_Data_Dictionary.pdf). These metadata are not complete without this file.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Data dictionary for foraminifera data tables, in: Marot, M.E., Kelso, K.W., Osterman, L.E., DeWitt, N.T., and Smith, C.G., 2018, Sedimentary Data Collected in April 2013 From Dauphin Island and salt marshes of coastal Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7H70DSZ.
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The detailed attribute descriptions for the element concentration workbook are provided in the included data dictionary (13BIM01_Element_Concentration_Data_Dictionary.pdf). These metadata are not complete without this file.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Data dictionary for element concentration data tables, in: Marot, M.E., Kelso, K.W., Osterman, L.E., DeWitt, N.T., and Smith, C.G., 2018, Sedimentary Data Collected in April 2013 From Dauphin Island and salt marshes of coastal Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7H70DSZ.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable data
Distribution_Liability:
This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Compressed (zip) archive
Format_Version_Date: 2018
Format_Specification: Multimedia presentation
Format_Information_Content:
This zip archive includes Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, comma-separated values text files, Portable Document Format (PDF) image files, and accompanying metadata for sediment data from cores collected from Dauphin Island and salt marshes along coastal Alabama (USGS FAN 13BIM01).
File_Decompression_Technique: Unzip
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Fees: None, if obtained online
Technical_Prerequisites:
The data tables for USGS FAN 13BIM01 were created in Microsoft Excel 2010 and can be opened using Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher; these data may also be viewed using the free Microsoft Excel Viewer (http://office.microsoft.com/). The data tables are also provided as comma-separated values text files (.csv). The .csv data file contains the tabular data in plain text and may be viewed with a standard text editor. Portable Document Format (PDF) files can be viewed using the free software Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://get.adobe.com/reader).
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20201013
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Marci E. Marot
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution.
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

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