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)

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Identification_Information
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:

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)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular digital data
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1219/data/CTB-Tables/14CTB_Spring-and-Fall_Site-Information.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

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, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

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 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.

Supplemental_Information: None

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:3516c57a-c41e-402a-a55b-c15f0de2fc81

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: lagoon
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: surface
Theme_Keyword: sampling date
Theme_Keyword: latitude
Theme_Keyword: longitude
Theme_Keyword: water depth
Theme_Keyword: temperature
Theme_Keyword: barometric pressure
Theme_Keyword: dissolved oxygen
Theme_Keyword: specific conductance
Theme_Keyword: salinity
Theme_Keyword: pH
Theme_Keyword: oxidation-reduction potential
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
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: 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: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@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:

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

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

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.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Sample locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Garmin 76S handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

Completeness_Report:

This dataset includes 99 [Ponar] surface grab samples collected in Chincoteague Bay and Tom's Cove in March, April and October of 2014.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Sample locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Garmin GPSmap 76S handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Surface elevations of the sediment samples were interpolated from USGS lidar data collected in February 2012.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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.

Process_Date: 2014
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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: USA

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_Site Information.xlsx.zip
Entity_Type_Definition:

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).

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: Sampling Date
Attribute_Definition: Date sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 04/01/2014
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10/30/2014
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mm/dd/yyyy
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of sample location in decimal degrees (NAD83)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 37.87006
Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.24602
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of sample location in decimal degrees (NAD83)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -75.18492
Range_Domain_Maximum: -75.41255
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Water Depth (m)
Attribute_Definition: Water depth of sample location in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Temperature (°C)
Attribute_Definition: Water temperature in degrees Celsius at each sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 8.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18.3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees Celsius
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Barometric Pressure (mmHg)
Attribute_Definition: Barometric pressure at each sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 758.6
Range_Domain_Maximum: 767.7
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters of mercury
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Dissolved Oxygen (%)
Attribute_Definition: Percent dissolved oxygen at each sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 172.3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)
Attribute_Definition:

Dissolved oxygen at each sample site expressed in milligrams per liter

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 14.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milligrams per liter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Specific Conductance (mS/cm)
Attribute_Definition:

Specific conductance in millisiemens per centimeter at each sample location

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 31.96
Range_Domain_Maximum: 49.63
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millisiemens per centimeter
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Salinity
Attribute_Definition: Salinity at each sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 19.07
Range_Domain_Maximum: 32.48
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: pH
Attribute_Definition: pH at each sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.36
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.70
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: hydrogen ion concentration
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: pH (mV)
Attribute_Definition: pH at each sample location in millivolts
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -92.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: -71.3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ORP (mV)
Attribute_Definition:

Oxidation-reduction potential at each sample location in millivolts

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 44.3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 151.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millivolts
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aellis@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable data
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, 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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Microsoft Excel
Format_Version_Number: 2011
Format_Specification: Tabular data
Format_Information_Content:

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).

File_Decompression_Technique: None
Transfer_Size: 0.069

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_Site-Information.xlsx.zip

Fees: None, if obtained online

Technical_Prerequisites:

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/).

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20201013
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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: USA

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_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.

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

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