Alisha M. Ellis
Marci E. Marot
Cathryn J. Wheaton
Julie C. Bernier
Christopher G. Smith
20151205
Sediment Sample Locations Collected in March/April 2014 and October 2014 from Chincoteague Bay, Virginia and Maryland (U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity Numbers 14CTB01, and 14CTB22)
Tabular digital data
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1219/data/CTB-Tables/14CTB_Spring-and-Fall_Site-Information.xlsx.zip
Alisha M. Ellis
Marci E. Marot
Cathryn J. Wheaton
Julie C. Bernier
Christopher G. Smith
20151205
A seasonal comparison of surface sediment characteristics in Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Multimedia presentation
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
2015-1219
St. Petersburg, FL
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151219
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).
The file 14CTB_Spring and Fall_Site Information.xlsx.zip includes all site information and water quality parameters collected from each lagoonal surface sediments sample site collected in Chincoteague Bay in Spring March 26 – April 4, 2014 (14CTB01) and fall October 21 – 30, 2014 (14CTB02) by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.
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20140326
20141030
Ground condition
None planned
-75.46667
-75.11111
38.26667
37.82222
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:3516c57a-c41e-402a-a55b-c15f0de2fc81
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lagoon
sediment
surface
sampling date
latitude
longitude
water depth
temperature
barometric pressure
dissolved oxygen
specific conductance
salinity
pH
oxidation-reduction potential
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Maryland
Virginia
Chincoteague Bay
Tom's Cove
Assateague Island
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sediment
surface
None
March 2014
April 2014
October 2014
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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.
U.S. Geological Survey
Alisha M. Ellis
Geologist
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA
(727) 502-8056
aellis@usgs.gov
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Apple OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.5; Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 Version 14.5.5
The positional accuracy of the sample locations was determined by the accuracy of the raw position data recorded by the handheld Garmin GSPmap 76S handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, which is accurate to within 3 meters,used to locate the sample sites during time of collection.
Sample locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Garmin 76S handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.
This dataset includes 99 [Ponar] surface grab samples collected in Chincoteague Bay and Tom's Cove in March, April and October of 2014.
Sample locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Garmin GPSmap 76S handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.
Surface elevations of the sediment samples were interpolated from USGS lidar data collected in February 2012.
Water quality parameters including salinity, pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), specific conductance, and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), were collected at each site using a YSI Professional Plus multi-sensor meter at a depth of 1 m below the water surface. Water depth was also recorded at all sample locations at the time of collection by either a Garmin depth sounder or direct measurement. Site coordinates were recorded on a Garmin GSPmap 76S handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.
2014
U.S. Geological Survey
Alisha M. Ellis
Geologist
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA
(727) 502-8056
aellis@usgs.gov
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
20201013
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
14CTB_Spring and Fall_Site Information.xlsx.zip
Microsoft Excel workbook defining the location and water quality parameters at each sediment sample site collected from March/April 2014 and October 2014 from Chincoteague Bay, Virginia and Maryland (U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity Number 14CTB01 and 14CTB22).
USGS
Sample ID
Sample identification number
USGS
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).
Sampling Date
Date sample was collected
USGS
04/01/2014
10/30/2014
mm/dd/yyyy
1 day
Latitude
Latitude of sample location in decimal degrees (NAD83)
USGS
37.87006
38.24602
decimal degrees
0.00001
Longitude
Longitude of sample location in decimal degrees (NAD83)
USGS
-75.18492
-75.41255
decimal degrees
0.00001
Water Depth (m)
Water depth of sample location in meters
USGS
0.4
6.3
Meters
0.1
Temperature (°C)
Water temperature in degrees Celsius at each sample location
USGS
8.4
18.3
degrees Celsius
0.1
Barometric Pressure (mmHg)
Barometric pressure at each sample location
USGS
758.6
767.7
millimeters of mercury
0.1
Dissolved Oxygen (%)
Percent dissolved oxygen at each sample location
USGS
1.1
172.3
percent
0.1
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)
Dissolved oxygen at each sample site expressed in milligrams per liter
USGS
0.1
14.0
milligrams per liter
0.1
Specific Conductance (mS/cm)
Specific conductance in millisiemens per centimeter at each sample location
USGS
31.96
49.63
millisiemens per centimeter
0.01
Salinity
Salinity at each sample location
USGS
19.07
32.48
decimal degrees
0.01
pH
pH at each sample location
USGS
6.36
8.70
hydrogen ion concentration
0.01
pH (mV)
pH at each sample location in millivolts
USGS
-92.7
-71.3
decimal degrees
0.1
ORP (mV)
Oxidation-reduction potential at each sample location in millivolts
USGS
44.3
151.6
millivolts
0.1
U.S. Geological Survey
Alisha M. Ellis
Geologist
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA
(727) 502-8056
aellis@usgs.gov
Downloadable data
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. Any use of trade, firm, or product name is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Microsoft Excel
2011
Tabular data
This Microsoft Excel workbook contains site information for sediment samples collected from March/April 2014 and October 2014 (USGS Field Activity Numbers 14CTB01 and 14CTB02).
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0.069
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1219/data/CTB-Tables/14CTB_Spring-and-Fall_Site-Information.xlsx.zip
None, if obtained online
This workbook was created using Microsoft Excel 2011 and can be opened using Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher; these data may also be viewed using the free Microsoft Excel Viewer (http://www.microsoft.com/).
20201013
U.S. Geological Survey
Alisha M. Ellis
Geologist
Mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA
(727) 502-8056
aellis@usgs.gov
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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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.
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Unclassified
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