Chincoteague Bay surface sediment physical parameters data from the spring and fall sampling trips of 2014

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Data_Quality_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Alisha M. Ellis
Originator: Marci E. Marot
Originator: Cathryn J. Wheaton
Originator: Julie C. Bernier
Originator: Christopher G. Smith
Publication_Date: 20151205
Title:

Chincoteague Bay surface sediment physical parameters data from the spring and fall sampling trips of 2014

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2015-1219

Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1219/data/CTB-Tables/14CTB_Spring-and-Fall_Physical-Parameter-Data.xlsx.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Alisha M. Ellis
Originator: Marci E. Marot
Originator: Cathryn J. Wheaton
Originator: Julie C. Bernier
Originator: Christopher G. Smith
Publication_Date: 20151205
Title:

A seasonal comparison of surface sediment characteristics in Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia, USA

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: multimedia presentation
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2015-1219

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/ofr20151219

Description:

Abstract:

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center conducted a seasonal collection of surficial sediments from Chincoteague Bay and Tom's Cove, located between Assateague Island and the Delmarva Peninsula in March/April 2014 (2014-301-FA) and October 2014 (2014-322-FA). The sampling efforts were part of a larger U.S. Geological Survey study to assess the effects of storm events on sediment distribution. The objective of this study was to characterize the sediments of Chincoteague Bay in order to create baseline conditions to incorporate with hydrodynamic and sediment transport models in order to evaluate pre- and post-storm (Hurricane Sandy) change. This report serves as an archive for sedimentological data derived from the surface sediment. Data are available for a seasonal comparison between March/April 2014 and October 2014. Downloadable data are available as Excel spreadsheets (sediment samples) and as JPEG files (maps). Additional files include: detailed results of sediment grain size analyses, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata (data downloads).

Purpose:

The 14CTB_Spring and Fall_Shear Stress.xlsx.zip file includes all bulk lithologic analysis results from lagoonal surface sediments collected in Chincoteague Bay in March/April and October 2014 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Supplemental_Information:

This publication contains data for two field activities conducted in 2014: Spring March 26 – April 4, 2014 (14CTB01); and fall October 21 – 30, 2014 (14CTB02).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20140326
Ending_Date: 20141030

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.46667
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.11111
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.26667
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.82222

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:f22f8c53-3b78-4b3c-85ea-b89d707c1b32

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: lagoon
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: surface
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: Maryland
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: Chincoteague Bay
Place_Keyword: Tom's Cove
Place_Keyword: Assateague Island

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: sediment
Stratum_Keyword: surface

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: March 2014
Temporal_Keyword: April 2014
Temporal_Keyword: October 2014

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: Alisha M. Ellis

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) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Apple OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.5; Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 Version 14.5.5

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 includes sample ID, water content, dry bulk density, porosity, and loss on ignition.

Completeness_Report:

This is a complete, processed physical parameters data file for the spring and fall Chincoteague Bay seasonal comparison archive.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

At each sample location, the top 1 cm of the recovered, undisturbed surface material from the Ponar grab was subsampled for sediment characterization, placed in individual storage bags, and stored on ice. The surface samples were transported to the USGS SPCMSC.

Process_Date: 2014
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Alisha M. Ellis

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) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In the laboratory, samples were homogenized. The sediment parameters subsample from each sample location was processed for basic sediment characteristics: dry bulk density and porosity. Water content, porosity, and dry bulk density were calculated by determining water mass lost during drying. Known volumes of each wet subsample, usually 20 – 30 mL, were packed into a graduated syringe with 0.5 cm-3 resolution. The wet sediment was then extracted into a pre-weighed aluminum tray and the wet sediment's weight was recorded. The wet sediment and tray were placed in a drying oven for 48 hours at 60 °C. Water content was determined as the mass of water (lost when dried) relative to the initial wet sediment mass. Porosity was estimated from the report equation in the document (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1219/ofr2015-1219_methods.html). Salt-mass contributions were removed based on the salinity measured at the time of sample collection. If salinity was not measured in the field, pore water salinity was estimated to be 25. Dry bulk density was calculated from the report equation in the document (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1219/ofr2015-1219_methods.html).

Process_Date: 2014
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Alisha M. Ellis

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) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Organic matter (OM) 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 5 grams of the dry sediment was placed into a pre-weighed porcelain crucible. The mass of the dried sediment was recorded with a precision of 0.01 g on an analytical balance. 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, at which point the sediments could be reweighed. 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.

Process_Date: 2014
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Alisha M. Ellis

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) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@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: 14CTB_Spring and Fall_Physical Parameter Data.xlsx.zip
Entity_Type_Definition:

Physical lithological parameter results of surface sediment collected in Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample ID
Attribute_Definition: Sample identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character string. Sample IDs listed within the table used the naming convention ##CTB-^^G. Where “##” is the two digit representation of the data collection year (14 for 2014), “^^” is the site location number, and “G” are lagoonal PONAR grab sites).

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: 0.19
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.62

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: 0.47
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.63

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: 0.37
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.80

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: 0.0024
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.0913

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Alisha M. Ellis

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: 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

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. Any use of trade, firm, or product name is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Fees: none
Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Microsoft Excel Worksheet 2011
Format_Version_Number: 1
Format_Specification: .xlxs
Transfer_Size: 0.044

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1219/data/CTB-Tables/14CTB_Spring-and-Fall_Physical-Parameter-Data.xlsx.zip

Resource_Description: Downloadable data
Custom_Order_Process: none
Technical_Prerequisites:

The spreadsheets included in this .zip file were created for use with Microsoft Excel 2011. 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: Alisha M. Ellis

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) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@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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