Chandeleur Islands physical parameters data from field activities 12BIM01, 12BIM02, 12BIM05, and 13BIM06

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Data_Quality_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Marci E. Marot
Originator: C. Scott Adams
Originator: Kathryn A. Richwine
Originator: Christopher G. Smith
Publication_Date: 20131201
Title:

Chandeleur Islands physical parameters data from field activities 12BIM01, 12BIM02, 12BIM05, and 13BIM06

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1079

Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1079/images/Tables/Physical_Parameter_Data.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Marci E. Marot
Originator: C. Scott Adams
Originator: Kathyrn A. Richwine
Originator: Christopher G. Smith
Originator: Lisa E. Osterman
Publication_Date: 20131201
Title:

Temporal Changes in Lithology and Radiochemistry from the Back-barrier Environments along the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana: March 2012–July 2013

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: multimedia presentation
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1079

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida
Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141079

Description:

Abstract:

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) conducted a time-series collection of shallow sediment cores from the back-barrier environments along the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana from March 2012 through July 2013. The sampling efforts were part of a larger USGS study to evaluate the effects on the geomorphology of the Chandeleur Islands following the construction of an artificial sand berm in response to the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of the back-barrier tidal and wetland environments to the berm. This report serves as an archive for sedimentological, radiochemical, and microbiological data derived from the sediment cores. Data is available for a time-series of four sampling periods: March 2012; July 2013; September 2012; and July 2013. Data is available in downloadable spreadsheet, Joint Photographic Experts Group and Portable Document File formats. Additional files included: ArcGIS shape files of the sample locations, detailed results of sediment grain size analyses, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FDGC) metadata.

Purpose:

The Physical_Parameters_Data.zip file includes all bulk lithologic analysis results from back-barrier wetlands collected on or around the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana from March 2012 to July 2013 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Supplemental_Information:

This publication contains data for each of four field activities that were conducted in 2012 and 2013: 12BIM01 March 24-26, 2012; 12BIM02 July 10, 2012; 12BIM05 September 10, 2013; and 13BIM06 July 15–17, 2013.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20120324
Ending_Date: 20130717

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.835832
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.825012
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.969498
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.895495

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:14fc7e5c-f0b1-4b0a-9175-80a0430e8469

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: back-barrier
Theme_Keyword: wetland
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: core
Theme_Keyword: physical parameters
Theme_Keyword: water content
Theme_Keyword: dry bulk density
Theme_Keyword: porosity
Theme_Keyword: loss on ignition
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword:

U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Chandeleur Islands

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: sediment
Stratum_Keyword: subsurface

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: March 2012
Temporal_Keyword: July 2012
Temporal_Keyword: September 2012
Temporal_Keyword: July 2013

Access_Constraints: none
Point_of_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: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8057
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Microsoft Excel Version 2010

Use_Constraints:

The U.S. Geological Survey requests that it be referenced as the originator of this dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The physical parameters reported in the tables were analyzed at the USGS SPCMSC sedimentology lab. These lithologic data have not been independently verified for accuracy. Replicate analyses of loss on ignition are reported for quality assurance.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The data include core ID, date of collection, sample depth interval in core (cm), water content, dry bulk density, porosity, and loss on ignition.

Completeness_Report:

This is a complete processed physical parameters data file for the 12BIM01, 12BIM02, 12BIM05, and 13BIM06 core time series archive.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In the field, the cores were sectioned at 2 cm intervals to a depth of 10-16 cm, placed in individual storage bags, and stored on ice. The only exception was the back-barrier marsh cores collected in March 2012 (12BIM01-M) that were subsampled at 1 cm intervals. The section core samples were transported to the USGS SPCMSC.

Process_Date: 2012
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) 502-8057
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In the laboratory, samples were homogenized in the sample bag and a subsample of each 1 or 2 cm interval was processed for basic sediment characteristics (dry bulk density and porosity). Water content, porosity and dry bulk density were determined using water mass lost during drying. Thirty 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 was recorded. The wet sediment and tray were placed in a drying oven for approximately 48 hours at 60°C. Water content was determined as the mass of water (in other words,mass lost when dried) relative to the initial wet mass. Salt-mass contributions were removed from the porosity values under the assumption that pore water salinity was equivalent to average salinity of 25. Dry bulk density was calculated from the report equation in the document.

Process_Date: 2012
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) 502-8057
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Organic matter content was determined using a similar mass loss technique, commonly referred to as loss on ignition. The dry sediment from the processing described above was homogenized using a porcelain mortar and pestle. Approximately 5 g of the dry sediment was placed into a pre-weighed porcelain crucible. The mass of the dried sediment was recorded with an analyitcal balance to a precision of 0.01 g. The samples were then placed into a laboratory muffle furnace with stabilizing temperature control. The furnace was ramped to 450°C over a 30 minute interval and then held at 450°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. Samples were reweighed using the same balance and to a precision of 0.01 g. The mass lost during the 6 hour baking period relative to the initial dry mass is used as a metric of organic matter content.

Process_Date: 2012
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) 502-8057
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:

##BIM**-^^ Physical Data.xlxs (where # is the two digit year, where 12 is equivalent to the year 2012 and 13 is equivalent to the year 2013, ** is the field activity number during each year, ranging from 01 to 06, and ^^ is the site location type, where BB are back-barrier sites and M are tidal marsh sites)

Entity_Type_Definition:

Physical lithological parameter results of sediment push cores collected on the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Core ID
Attribute_Definition: Back-barrier or marsh sediment core site number
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Core site identification number assigned by USGS scientist

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date Collected
Attribute_Definition: The calendar date that the core was collected in the field.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 20120324
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20130717

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Depth (cm)
Attribute_Definition: Sample interval depth measured from top of the core (cm)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 16

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Water Content (g-water/g-wet)
Attribute_Definition:

The ratio of mass of water to the mass of wet sediment in the individual sample interval, measured in grams of water per grams of wet sediment

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.17
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.66

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Dry Bulk Density (g/cm^3)
Attribute_Definition:

Dry bulk density of the sediment measured in grams per cubic centimeter.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.43
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.03

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Porosity
Attribute_Definition:

Porosity in each sample interval measured in cubic centimeter of void space per cubic centimeter of wet sediment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.34
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.83

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Loss On Ignition (g-OM/g-dry)
Attribute_Definition:

The ratio of the mass of organic matter combusted at 450 Celsius to the pre-combusted mass of dry sediment measured in grams of organic matter to grams of dry sediment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.42
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.21

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_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: 502-8057
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@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, 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:

Fees: none
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Format_Version_Number: 1
Format_Specification: .xlxs
Transfer_Size: .086

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Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1079/images/Tables/Physical_Parameter_Data.zip

Resource_Description: Downloadable data
Custom_Order_Process: none
Technical_Prerequisites:

These spreadsheets included in this .zip file were created for use with Microsoft Excel 2010. They may also be viewed with the Microsoft Excel viewer or by downloading a Microsoft Compatibility Pack to view with older versions of Microsoft Excel.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20201013
Metadata_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) 502-8057
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmarot@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

The U.S. Geological Survey requests that it be referenced as the originator of this dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.

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