Vibracore locations collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Vibracore locations collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
Abstract:
In response to the 2010 Governor’s Action Plan to clean up the Barnegat Bay–Little Egg Harbor (BBLEH) estuary in New Jersey, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) partnered with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in 2011 to begin a multidisciplinary research project to understand the physical controls on water quality in the bay. Between 2011 and 2013, USGS scientists mapped the geological and morphological characteristics of the seafloor of the BBLEH estuary using a suite of geophysical tools. However, this mapping effort included only surficial characterization of bay sediments; to verify the sub-surface geophysical data, sediment cores were required. Data Series 985 associated with this metadata record serves as an archive of sedimentologic data from 18 vibracores collected from Barnegat Bay between May and August of 2014 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on behalf of the USGS. The vibracores were collected in conjunction with an ongoing NRCS subaqueous soil survey for the BBLEH estuary. The data presented in this report, including descriptive core logs, core photographs, processed grain-size data, and Geographic Information System (GIS) data files with accompanying formal Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata, can be viewed or downloaded from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0985/ds985_data/.
Supplemental_Information:
The locations of vibracore sites were chosen based on analysis of high-resolution seismic reflection profiles collected by the USGS throughout the bay (Andrews and others, 2015). A total of 18 marine vibracores were collected from Barnegat Bay in water depths greater than 1.5 m between May and August of 2014 from the NRCS Research Vessel (R/V) Doerner. A vessel-mounted tripod system was used to position, deploy, and recover the vibracores. At 2 additional target sites, coring efforts failed to recover sediment. A 5 1/2-horsepower Briggs and Stratton motor attached to a concrete vibrator head with a 3-meter shaft was used to vibrate 7.62-centimeter (cm) diameter aluminum core barrels into the estuarine seafloor to refusal. After recovery, cores were capped, sealed, and labeled. Measurements of compaction were recorded for each core based on a comparison of the external riser height and the depth of the sediment-water interface inside the barrel. Date, time, site location (latitude and longitude), water depth, tidal period, total extracted core length, and estimated compaction were recorded for each core. All vibracores were stored in a refrigerator at the NRCS Plant Materials Center (PMC) in Cape May, N.J., until they were transported from the NRCS PMC to the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) in early September for description and textural analysis.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Bernier, Julie C., 2016, Vibracore locations collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey:.

    Online Links:

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Bernier, Julie C., Stalk, Chelsea A., Kelso, Kyle W., Miselis, Jennifer L., and Tunstead, Rob, 2016, Sediment data collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 985, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.176810
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.073801
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.016900
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.759430
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 13-May-2014
    Ending_Date: 19-Aug-2014
    Currentness_Reference:
    Ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular digital data, vector digital data
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Point (18)
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees. The horizontal datum used is GCS_WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS 1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.0.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257223563.
      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
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    BB-SPCMSC_core-sites_FINAL.xlsx
    Microsoft Excel spreadsheet defining the location of sediment vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey (Source: USGS)
    BB-SPCMSC_core-sites_FINAL.shp
    Esri shapefile defining the location of sediment vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey (Source: USGS)
    BB-SPCMSC_core-sites_FINAL.kml
    Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file defining the location of sediment vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey (Source: USGS)
    FID
    Internal feature number (Source: Esri) Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated
    Shape
    Feature geometry (Source: Esri) Coordinates defining the features
    CORE_ID
    Core identification number (Source: USGS) Character string
    LOCATION
    Description of the core location (Source: USGS) Character string
    LAT_WGS84
    Latitude of the core location in decimal degrees (WGS84) (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:39.75943
    Maximum:40.01690
    Units:Decimal degrees
    Resolution:0.00001
    LON_WGS84
    Longitude of the core location in decimal degrees (WGS84) (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-74.17681
    Maximum:-74.07380
    Units:Decimal degrees
    Resolution:0.00001
    NAVD88_m
    Elevation of the sample location in meters (NAVD88, GEOID09) (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-3.46
    Maximum:-1.68
    Units:Meters
    Resolution:0.01
    LENGTH_m
    Measured core length in centimeters (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:91
    Maximum:267.5
    Units:Centimeters
    Resolution:0.1

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Julie C. Bernier
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: Julie Bernier
    Geologist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL
    USA

    727-502-8000 (voice)
    jbernier@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

This zip archive includes the geographic locations, site descriptions, interpolated elevations, and core lengths in Microsoft Excel, Esri shapefile, and Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format for vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 2014 (process 1 of 4)
    Core locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service
    Attn: Rob Tunstead
    August Professional Center
    858 S. White Horse Pike, Suite 3
    Hammonton, NJ
    USA

    609-561-3223 (voice)
    rob.tunstead@nj.usda.gov
    Date: 2014 (process 2 of 4)
    Sample locations were imported into Esri ArcGIS version 10.2 and surface elevations of the core sites were interpolated from a 10-meter cell size USGS terrain model encompassing the Barnegat Bay study area (Andrews and others, 2015) using the Spatial Analyst Extract Values to Points tool. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: Julie Bernier
    Geologist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL
    USA

    727-502-8000 (voice)
    jbernier@usgs.gov
    Date: 27-Mar-2018 (process 3 of 4)
    Keywords section of metadata optimized by adding theme keyword thesauri and associated keywords. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: Arnell S. Forde
    Geologist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL
    USA

    (727) 502-8000 (voice)
    aforde@usgs.gov
    Date: 13-Oct-2020 (process 4 of 4)
    Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    Andrews, Brian D., Miselis, Jennifer L., Danforth, William W., Irwin, Barry J., Worley, Charles R., Bergeron, Emile M., and Blackwood, Dann S., 2015, Marine geophysical data collected in a shallow back-barrier estuary, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 937, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA.

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    The positional accuracy of the core locations is determined by the accuracy of the Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver used to locate the samples at the time of collection.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
    Core locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series GPS receiver.
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
    Surface elevations of the core sites were interpolated from a 10-meter cell size USGS terrain model encompassing the Barnegat Bay study area (Andrews and others, 2015).
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    This dataset includes the locations of 18 vibracores collected in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey from May to August, 2014. At two additional target sites, coring efforts failed to recover sediment.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    Core locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series GPS receiver.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
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.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: Julie Bernier
    Geologist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL
    USA

    727-502-8000 (voice)
    jbernier@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable data
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    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.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
    • Availability in digital form:
      Data format: This zip archive includes the geographic locations, site descriptions, interpolated elevations, core lengths, and the associated metadata in Microsoft Excel, Esri shapefile, and Kehyhole Markup Language (KML) format for vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. in format Compressed (zip) file Vector digital data, tabular digital data Size: 0.017
      Network links: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0985/downloads/BB-SPCMSC_coresites.zip
    • Cost to order the data: None, if obtained online

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
    The sample locations table was created in Microsoft Excel 2010 and can be opened using Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher; these data may also be viewed using the free Microsoft Excel Viewer (http://office.microsoft.com/). The sample locations are also provided as GIS data files in Esri shapefile (SHP) and Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format; these files can be opened using the free ArcGIS Explorer or Google Earth GIS viewers.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 13-Oct-2020
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey
Attn: Julie Bernier
Geologist
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL
USA

727-502-8000 (voice)
jbernier@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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