Archive of Sediment Data from Vibracores Collected in 2016 from Fire Island, New York

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Julie C. Bernier
Originator: Noreen A. Buster
Originator: Owen T. Brenner
Originator: Kyle W. Kelso
Originator: Thomas M. Tuten
Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Archive of Sediment Data from Vibracores Collected in 2016 from Fire Island, New York
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Multimedia presentation
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7FN15GX
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Noreen A. Buster
Originator: Julie C. Bernier
Originator: Owen T. Brenner
Originator: Kyle W. Kelso
Originator: Thomas M. Tuten
Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Sediment Data from Vibracores Collected in 2016 from Fire Island, New York
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Multimedia presentation
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 1100
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1100
Description:
Abstract:
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a long-term coastal morphologic-change study at Fire Island, New York, prior to and after Hurricane Sandy impacted the area in October 2012. The Fire Island Coastal Change project objectives include understanding the morphologic evolution of the barrier island system on a variety of time scales (months to centuries) and resolving storm-related impacts, post-storm beach response, and recovery. In April 2016, scientists from the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) conducted sediment sampling and geophysical surveys on Fire Island to characterize and quantify spatial variability in the subaerial geology with the goal of subsequently integrating onshore geology with other surf zone and nearshore datasets. Data release doi:10.5066/F7FN15GX associated with this metadata record serves as an archive of sediment data from 14 vibracores collected on April 10 and 11, 2016 (USGS Field Activity Number [FAN] 2016-322-FA) along 6 transects at Fire Island, New York, that extend from the upper to lower subaerial shoreface. Sedimentologic and stratigraphic metrics (for example, sediment texture or unit thicknesses) derived from these data can be used to assess spatial and temporal trends and may aid in understanding beach evolution. Data collection and processing methods are described in Data Series 1100. Data products, including sample location tables, descriptive core logs, core photographs, results of sediment grain-size analyses, and geographic information system (GIS) data files with accompanying formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata, can be downloaded from https://doi.org/10.5066/F7FN15GX.
Purpose:
Dissemination of processed sediment data from vibracores collected from Fire Island, New York, in April 2016 (USGS FAN 2016-322-FA).
Supplemental_Information:
On April 10 and 11, 2016, USGS scientists collected 14 vibracores along 6 transects at Fire Island, New York, that extend from the upper to lower subaerial shoreface (USGS FAN 2016-322-FA). Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and differential global positioning system (DGPS) data were also collected during the same survey as part of ongoing research investigating post-Hurricane Sandy beach response and recovery; those data are published separately (Forde and others, 2018).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20160410
Ending_Date: 20160411
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.15614
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.93323
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.71391
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.63996
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:d919addc-7ae3-4010-8071-04eb01cb7b56
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: vibracore
Theme_Keyword: grain size
Theme_Keyword: GRADISTAT
Theme_Keyword: mean
Theme_Keyword: sorting
Theme_Keyword: skewness
Theme_Keyword: kurtosis
Theme_Keyword: Folk and Ward
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Fire Island
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: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@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 Server 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Microsoft Excel Version 2010; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.4959
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Forde, A.F.
Originator: Bernier, J.C.
Originator: Miselis, J.M.
Publication_Date: 20180222
Title:
Ground penetrating radar and differential global positioning system data collected in April 2016 from Fire Island, New York
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 1078
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1078
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
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The positional accuracy of the core locations (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-F7FN15GX/data/2016-322-FA_CoreSites.zip) is determined by the accuracy of the raw position data recorded by the Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) antenna during data collection. DGPS coordinates were obtained using post-processing software packages (National Geodetic Survey On-Line Positioning User Service, OPUS, and Waypoint Product Group GrafNav, version 8.50). The grain-size data presented in the summary statistics spreadsheets (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-F7FN15GX/data/2016-322-FA_GrainSize_SumStats.zip) represent the sample averages for a subset of the statistical parameters calculated by GRADISTAT. The number of runs included in the averaged results are also reported, and the standard deviation of the averaged results are reported for most parameters. Sample depths were measured to the nearest half-centimeter (cm) using a metric tape measure.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Position and elevation data at each core site were recorded with an Ashtech DGPS receiver and geodetic antenna. DGPS data were recorded concurrently throughout the survey at a nearby National Park Service benchmark using a similar instrument combination. The final core locations, including elevation, are the post-processed DGPS coordinates; baseline distances for all core sites were 21 kilometers (km) or less. The complete grain-size dataset including all GRADISTAT parameters, results of individual sample runs, and standard deviations for all sample averages are included in the unedited output files (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-F7FN15GX/data/2016-322-FA_GrainSize_RunStats.zip). Sample runs in the 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 and were not included in final averaged results.
Completeness_Report:
Data release doi:10.5066/F7FN15GX associated with this metadata record includes the geographic locations, site elevations, core descriptions, core photos, and grain-size data for 315 samples from 14 vibtracores collected from Fire Island, New York in April 2016 (USGS FAN 2016-322-FA).
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Position information (latitude, longitude, and ellipsoid height) associated with each core site was determined by post-processed differential correction. All static GPS base-station sessions were processed through the Online Positioning User Service (OPUS), which is maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Geodetic Survey (NGS). The time-weighted position calculated from all base-station occupations did not differ significantly from the National Park Service (NPS) Robbins Rest (REST) control coordinates; therefore, the control coordinates were used for post-processing. The base-station coordinates were imported into GrafNav, version 8.5 (NovAtel Waypoint Product Group), and the data from the rover GPS (the GPS unit used to collect data at each vibracore site) were post-processed to the concurrent base-station session data. Processing the full-carrier phase data allows precise positioning of the base and rover receivers. Differential processing improves the rover positions by assessing positional errors computed at the base receiver and applying those errors or differences to the rover receiver. Forward and backward time-series processing of the kinematic (rover) data provides an independent calculation of the baseline trajectory and rover position relative to the base station; the positional accuracy can be estimated by differencing the time series (position separation). For this dataset, the estimated post-processed horizontal accuracy (2-sigma) for the core locations was 0.021 +/- 0.008 m.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Position information (latitude, longitude, and ellipsoid height) associated with each core site was determined by post-processed differential correction (see full description in the horizontal accuracy report [above]). For this dataset, the estimated post-processed vertical accuracy (2-sigma) for the core locations was 0.029 +/- 0.009 m.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
USGS scientists collected 14 vibracores on April 10 and 11, 2016 (USGS FAN 2016-322-FA) along 6 transects at Fire Island, New York that extend from the upper to lower subaerial shoreface. Core sites were selected where analysis of previously-surveyed beach-profile data (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/fire-island/research/sandy/beach-profiles.html) indicated recovery of sediments from below the post-Hurricane Sandy surface was possible. The coring transects correspond to the locations of beach profiles 10, 11, 22, 25, 26, and 29. Vibracores were collected using an 8-horsepower Briggs and Stratton motor connected via an 8.5-meter-long (27.9-foot-long) shaft to a Dreyer 2 1/8-inch (5.4 cm) concrete vibrator head. The vibrator was attached to a 7.6-cm (3-inch) diameter aluminum core barrel using a quick-release clamp, and the core barrel was vibrated into the subsurface until refusal. Measurements were taken on the inside and outside of the core barrel prior to extraction to determine compaction or core shortening values, which is the difference between the recovered core length and the total depth the core barrel penetrated below the sediment surface. After extraction, each core was capped, sealed, and labeled with the core number and orientation. All cores were transported to the SPCMC sediment laboratory for processing and analysis.
Process_Date: 2016
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
All vibracore locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Garmin GPSMAP 76S handheld GPS receiver. Position and elevation data were also recorded with an Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS receiver and geodetic antenna, which recorded the 12-channel full-carrier-phase satellite positioning signals (L1/L2) and provided more accurate horizontal and vertical control than handheld GPS units. A stop-and-go rapid-static survey technique was used, with a static occupation duration of 5 minutes at each sample site. DGPS data were recorded concurrently throughout the survey using a similar instrument combination (Ashtech receiver and Thales choke ring antenna) at a base station set up on the NPS REST benchmark.
Process_Date: 2016
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Base station data were post-processed through OPUS, and the time-weighted position calculated from all base-xstation occupations did not differ significantly from the NPS REST control coordinates; therefore, the control coordinates were used for post-processing. The base-station coordinates were imported into GrafNav, version 8.5 (NovAtel Waypoint Product Group), and the data from the rover GPS (the GPS unit used to collect data at each vibracore site) were post-processed to the concurrent base-station session data; baseline distances for all core sites were 21 km or less. The GPS data were acquired and processed in the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84) (G1150) geodetic datum.
Process_Date: 2016
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using the NGS transformation software packages Horizontal Time-Dependent Positioning (HTDP, https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/TOOLS/Htdp/Htdp.shtml), version 3.2.5 and VDatum, version 3.4 (https://vdatum.noaa.gov/), the sample locations were transformed from the GPS processing datum (WGS84) to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18 North (18N) reference frame and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) orthometric elevation using the NGS geoid model of 2012(A) (GEOID12A).
Process_Date: 2016
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016-322-FA_CoreSites.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
At the SPCMSC sediment laboratory, each vibracore was split lengthwise, photographed with a Canon Powershot SX20 IS digital camera, described macroscopically using standard sediment-logging methods, and subsampled for grain-size analysis. Grain-size samples consisted of 2-cm sections sampled at varying intervals down-core depending on the number and thickness of the observed sedimentologic units. Textural descriptions for the core logs are based on macroscopic observations; the quantitative grain-size data are represented by down-core plots on the core logs. Sediment color is based on the Munsell soil color system (https://munsell.com/color-products/color-communications-products/environmental-color-communication/munsell-soil-color-charts/).
Process_Date: 2017
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016-322-FA_CoreLogs.pdf
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Grain-size analyses were performed using a Coulter LS 13 320 particle-size analyzer, which uses laser diffraction to measure the size distribution of sediments ranging in size from 0.4 microns (µm) to 2 millimeters (mm) (clay to very coarse-grained sand). A total of 315 samples were analyzed from 14 vibracores. Prior to analysis, each sample was dried at 40 degrees Celsius (°C) for 24 hours. Two subsamples (sets) from each sample were processed (4 runs per set) through the LS 13 320 particle-size analyzer, which 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). In order to prevent shell fragments and coarse material from damaging the LS 13 320, particles greater than 2 mm in diameter were separated from each subsample prior to analysis using a number 10 (2,000 µm, 2 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, and the fraction of sediment greater than 2 mm was recorded as a percentage of the subsample dry weight.
Process_Date: 2017
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The raw grain-size data were run through GRADISTAT, version 8 (Blott and Pye, 2001), which calculates the geometric (in metric units) and logarithmic (in phi units, Φ) mean, sorting, skewness, and kurtosis of each sample using the Folk and Ward method as well as the cumulative particle-size distribution. GRADISTAT also calculates the fraction of sediment from each sample by size category (for example, clay, coarse silt, fine sand) based on a modified Wentworth size scale. A macro developed by the USGS was applied to calculate the average and standard deviation of each sample (four runs per set, eight runs per sample) and highlight runs that varied from the set or sample average by more than plus or minus (±) 1.5 standard deviations. Excessive deviations from the mean are likely the result of equipment error or extraneous material in the sample and, therefore, are not considered representative of the sample. Those runs were removed from the results and the sample average was recalculated using the remaining runs. The individual run statistics are available at https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-F7FN15GX/data/2016-322-FA_GrainSize_RunStats.zip. The averaged results for all samples, including the number of runs used, the standard deviation of the averaged results, and graphical representations of the data, are summarized in Microsoft Excel workbooks with each core on its own tab and are available at https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-F7FN15GX/data/2016-322-FA_GrainSize_SumStats.zip.
Process_Date: 2017
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016-322-FA_GrainSize_SumStats.zip
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016-322-FA_GrainSize_RunStats.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using Exchangeable image file format (Exif) data, the GPS date, time and coordinates recorded during sediment core collection were embedded in the core photograph's image metadata. The Exif headers were initially populated by the camera’s imaging software but were subsequently updated by USGS staff to include core-related supplemental information. A Python version 2.7.3 script (UpdatePhotoEXIFv2.py) was run to incorporate location information and auxiliary details into the appropriate locations within the Exif header of each full-resolution JPEG image. The Python script used ExifTool version 10.25 to write the information to the image headers. The following tags were populated in the JPEG image headers. Information is duplicated in some tags. This was done because different software packages access different tags.
GPS tags: The values populated are unique for each image and based on the post-processed DGPS position information.
GPSLatitudeRef
GPSLatitude
GPSLongitudeRef
GPSLongitude
GPSTimeStamp
GSPDateStamp

JPEG tags: The tag is listed along with the information used to populate it - which is the same for every image taken with a particular camera. The following information is based on the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS camera.

comment: Photo of vibracore collected in April 2016 from Fire Island, New York during field activity number 2016-322-FA (https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-322-FA). Published as USGS data release DOI:10.5066/F7FN15GX.

EXIF tags: The tag is listed along with the information used to populate it - which is the same for every image.

ImageDescription: Photograph of sediment core collected from Fire Island, NY during 2016-322-FA.
Artist: J. Bernier
Copyright: Public Domain - please credit U.S. Geological Survey

IPTC tags: The tag is listed along with the information used to populate it - which is the same for every image.
Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact: gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov
Keywords: Fire Island National Seashore, New York, Fire Island, 2016-322-FA, Hurricane Sandy, sediment sample, vibracore, USGS
CopyrightNotice: Public Domain - please credit U.S. Geological Survey
Caption-Abstract: Photograph of sediment core collected from Fire Island, NY during 2016-322-FA.

XMP tags: The tag is listed along with the information used to populate it - which is the same for every image.
Caption: Photograph of sediment core collected from Fire Island, NY during 2016-322-FA.

To extract the information from the image headers using ExifTool, the following command can be used (tested with ExifTool version 10.25):

exiftool.exe -csv -f -filename -GPSTimeStamp -GPSLongitude -GPSLatitude -n -Artist -Credit -comment -keywords -Caption -Copyright -CopyrightNotice -Caption-Abstract -ImageDescription photos/*.jpg > out.csv

The -csv flag writes the information out in a comma-delimited format. The -n option formats the latitude and longitude as signed decimal degrees.
Process_Date: 2018
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016-322-FA_CorePhotos.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Arnell Forde
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: Saint Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aforde@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
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 18
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 87.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 500000.0
False_Northing: 0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Altitude_Resolution: 0.001
Altitude_Distance_Units: Meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 2016-322-FA_VibracoreSites
Entity_Type_Definition:
Files defining the site locations and selected core metrics for vibracores collected in April 2016 from Fire Island, New York (USGS FAN 2016-322-FA). Files are provided in Microsoft Excel (.xlsx), comma-separated values (.csv), Esri shapefile (.shp), and Keyhole Markup Language (KML) formats.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Geometry type defining the features
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Core_ID
Attribute_Definition: Core identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date_Coll
Attribute_Definition: Date core was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 04/10/2016
Range_Domain_Maximum: 04/11/2016
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAD83_lat
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of site location, in decimal degrees (NAD83)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 40.64370
Range_Domain_Maximum: 40.71016
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAD83_lon
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of site location, in decimal degrees (NAD83)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -73.15614
Range_Domain_Maximum: -72.93323
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAD83_X
Attribute_Definition:
X-coordinate (easting) of site location, in meters (NAD83, UTM zone 18 N)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 655907.208
Range_Domain_Maximum: 674583.461
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAD83_Y
Attribute_Definition:
Y-coordinate (northing) of site location, in meters (NAD83, UTM zone 18 N)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 4500839.574
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4508637.080
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAD83_Ell
Attribute_Definition: Ellipsoid height of site location, in meters (NAD83)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -30.739
Range_Domain_Maximum: -28.482
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CumErr_Ell
Attribute_Definition: Estimated cumulative vertical error, in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.014
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.037
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAVD88G12A
Attribute_Definition:
Elevation (orthometric height) of site location, in meters (NAD83, GEOID 12A)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.948
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.216
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition:
Cross-shore beach profile along which vibracore was collected (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/fire-island/research/sandy/beach-profiles.html).
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Location2
Attribute_Definition:
Relative position along cross-shore beach profile at which vibracore was collected (dune toe, upper beach, lower beach).
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Prof_Dist
Attribute_Definition:
Distance, in meters, along beach profile at which vibracore was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 20
Range_Domain_Maximum: 60
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Length_cm
Attribute_Definition: Core length, in centimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 71.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 171.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Compaction_cm
Attribute_Definition:
Core compaction, in centimeters. "N/A" (not applicable) indicates no compaction measurement.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.5
Range_Domain_Maximum: 74.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Penetration_cm
Attribute_Definition:
Depth core penetrated below the sediment surface, in centimeters. This is equal to core length plus core compaction.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 98.5
Range_Domain_Maximum: 199.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Comment
Attribute_Definition: Additional site or core information
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 2016-322-FA_GrrainSize_SumStats
Entity_Type_Definition:
Summary grain-size data for sediment samples from vibracores collected from Fire Island, New York, in April 2016 (USGS FAN 2016-322-FA). Files are provided in Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) and comma-separated values (.csv) formats. The averaged results for all samples, including the number of runs used, the standard deviation of the averaged results, and down-core plots, are provided for each core on its own tab.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The detailed attribute descriptions for the summary statistics workbooks are provided in the included data dictionary (2016-322-FA_Grain_Size_DataDictionary.pdf). These metadata are not complete without this file.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Data dictionary for grain-size data tables, in: Bernier, J.C., Buster, N.A., Brenner, O.T., Kelso, K.K., Tuten, T.M., and Miselis, J.L., 2018, Archive of Sediment Data Collected in 2016 from Fire Island, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7FN15GX.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@usgs.gov
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_Information_Content:
This zip archive includes Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, comma-separated values text files, Esri shapefiles, Keyhole Markup Language (KML), and accompanying metadata for sediment data from vibracores collected from Fire Island, New York in April 2016 (USGS FAN2016-322-FA).
File_Decompression_Technique: Unzip
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Fees: None, if obtained online
Technical_Prerequisites:
The sample locations table was created in Microsoft Excel 2010 and can be opened using Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher. The sample locations are also provided as comma-separated values text files (.csv) and GIS data files in Esri shapefile (.shp) and Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format; the GIS files can be opened using the free ArcGIS Explorer or Google Earth GIS viewers. The core photographs are provided as high-resolution Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) files and can be viewed using standard image viewing software.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20201013
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Julie C. Bernier
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: jbernier@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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