Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Julie C. Bernier Publication_Date: 2016 Title: Grain-size data from vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular digital data Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0985/downloads/BB-SPCMSC_grain-size.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Julie C. Bernier Originator: Chelsea A. Stalk Originator: Kyle W. Kelso Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis Originator: Rob Tunstead Publication_Date: 2016 Title: Sediment data collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Multimedia presentation Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series Issue_Identification: 985 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds985 Description: 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/985/ds985_data/. Purpose: This zip archive includes the grain-size data in Microsoft Excel format and associated metadata for sediment samples from vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. 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 meters (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 two 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-m 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. Surficial sediments previously collected from Barnegat Bay were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC); therefore, the inorganic sample fractions were returned to that laboratory for textural analysis to facilitate comparisons. Coarse fractions (sand and gravel) were oven-dried, weighed and dry-sieved. Fine fractions (silt and clay) were analyzed using a Multisizer 3 Coulter Counter, which uses electrical impedance to measure the size distribution of sediments ranging in size from 0.4 to 1,200 microns (micrometers, μm). The combination of both techniques allows for the weight percentages of grain sizes from -5 to 11 phi to be determined. The sediment classification and frequency percentages were calculated using GSSTAT software (Poppe and others, 2004). The grain-size data can be viewed or downloaded from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/985/ds985_data/. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20140513 Ending_Date: 20140819 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.176810 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.073801 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.016900 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.759430 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:d48bb13e-8b98-473e-b81c-6253fa8b9f1b Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: location Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: geology Theme_Keyword: marine geology Theme_Keyword: geomorphology Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits Theme_Keyword: coastal processes Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Sediment Theme_Keyword: Vibracore Theme_Keyword: Grain size Theme_Keyword: Percent total organic matter Theme_Keyword: Loss-on-ignition Theme_Keyword: Coarse fraction Theme_Keyword: Fine fraction Theme_Keyword: Sediment classification Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: New Jersey Place_Keyword: Barnegat Bay 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: Julie Bernier 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: 727-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbernier@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: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Microsoft Excel Version 2010 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Brian D. Andrews Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis Originator: William W. Danforth Originator: Barry J. Irwin Originator: Charles R. Worley Originator: Emile M. Bergeron Originator: Dann S. Blackwood Publication_Date: 2015 Title: Marine geophysical data collected in a shallow back-barrier estuary, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series Issue_Identification: 937 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds937 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe Originator: A.H. Eliason Originator: M.E. Hastings Publication_Date: 2004 Title: A Visual Basic Program to Generate Sediment Grain-size Statistics and to Extrapolate Particle Distributions Series_Information: Series_Name: Computers and Geosciences Issue_Identification: Volume 30, number 7 Other_Citation_Details: Pages 791-795 Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2004.05.005 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: 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. Sample depths were measured to the nearest centimeter using a metric tape measure. The sediment textural data was analyzed using standard procedures at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC). Coarse fractions (sand and gravel) were dry-sieved, and fine fractions (silt and clay) were analyzed using a Multisizer 3 Coulter Counter. The sediment classification and frequency percentages were calculated using GSSTAT software (Poppe and others, 2004). Logical_Consistency_Report: Core locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series GPS receiver. All sediment textural data were analyzed using standard procedures at WHCMSC. Completeness_Report: This dataset includes grain-size data for 235 samples from 18 vibracores collected in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey from May to August, 2014. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Core locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series GPS receiver. Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 2.5 Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Meters, manufacturer's specified accuracy (95 percent confidence) Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 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). Sample depths were measured to the nearest centimeter using a metric tape measure. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Core locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. Process_Date: 2014 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service Contact_Person: Rob Tunstead Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical Address: August Professional Center 858 S. White Horse Pike, Suite 3 City: Hammonton State_or_Province: NJ Postal_Code: 08037 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-561-3223 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rob.tunstead@nj.usda.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: 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. Process_Date: 2014 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Julie Bernier 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: 727-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbernier@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: At the SPCMSC core-analysis laboratory, each vibracore was cut into 1-m sections and split in half lengthwise. One-half of each core was described using standard sediment-logging methods then photographed, sealed, and archived at the SPCMSC core repository. The other half was sub-sampled for grain-size analysis based on physical description. Process_Date: 2014 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Kyle Kelso 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: 727-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kkelso@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The percent total organic matter (TOM) for 38 samples from 10 cores was determined using a mass loss technique known as loss-on-ignition (LOI). Samples were selected when visual characteristics indicated high organic matter content. During LOI processing, samples were combusted at high temperatures, oxidizing all organic carbon and allowing determination of mass loss by weight. Bulk wet samples were split, homogenized, placed on pre-weighed aluminum trays, and weighed. All weights were recorded with a precision of 0.01 grams (g) using an analytical balance. The wet sediment and tray were placed inside a drying oven pre-heated to 60 degrees Celsius (°C) for 48 hours. Water content was determined as the mass of water (lost when dried) relative to the initial wet sediment mass. The dried samples were homogenized using a porcelain mortar and pestle. Approximately 5 g of the ground sediment was placed in a pre-weighed porcelain crucible, weighed, and then placed inside a laboratory muffle furnace equipped with stabilizing temperature controls. 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 and the sediment was reweighed. The dried sediment was returned to the furnace and heated to 550 °C for 6 hours. The furnace temperature was cooled and held at 110 °C overnight, and then cooled to 60 °C before weighing. The mass lost during the 6-hour baking period, relative to the 110 °C dry mass, was used as a metric of organic matter content. The LOI organic content of the 38 organic-rich samples ranged from 0.91 to 77.55 percent. Prior to grain-size analysis, these samples were chemically leeched of all organic matter to prevent organics from being counted as part of the sample and biasing the grain-size distribution. Organic matter was removed from the samples using approximately 8 milliliters (mL) of 30 percent hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) overnight. The H2O2 was then evaporated through slow heating on a hot plate, and the sediment was washed and centrifuged twice with deionized water. Due to the high organic content of some samples, excess amounts of H2O2 were added to induce reactions and ensure full digestion. Process_Date: 2015 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Chelsea Stalk 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: 727-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cstalk@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Surficial sediments previously collected from Barnegat Bay were analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC); therefore, the inorganic sample fractions were returned to that laboratory for textural analysis to facilitate comparisons. For the analysis of the inorganic sediment fraction, approximately 50 grams (g) of wet sample were wet-sieved through a 0.062 millimeter (mm) sieve to separate the coarse and fine fractions. For several of the organic-rich samples, less than 50 g of wet sediment remained after the organic matter was removed. In two cases, the organic content was high enough that an insufficient amount of inorganic sediment remained for textural analysis. Coarse fractions (sand and gravel) were oven-dried, weighed and dry-sieved. Fine fractions (silt and clay) were analyzed using a Multisizer 3 Coulter Counter, which uses electrical impedance to measure the size distribution of sediments ranging in size from 0.4 to 1,200 microns (micrometers, μm). The combination of both techniques allows for weight percentages of grain sizes from -5 to 11 phi (ϕ) to be determined. The sediment classification and frequency percentages were calculated using GSSTAT software (Poppe and others, 2004). Process_Date: 2015 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Sediment parameters (mean, median, sorting, and skewness) were converted from phi to metric units and the 10, 16, 50, 84, and 90 percent cumulative percentiles were calculated using MATLAB software. Process_Date: 2015 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Jennifer Miselis Contact_Position: Research 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: 727-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jmiselis@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Keywords section of metadata optimized by adding theme keyword thesauri and associated keywords. Process_Date: 20180327 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Arnell S. Forde 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) 502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aforde@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 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: GCS_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 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 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: BB-SPCMSC_grain-size_FINAL.xlsx Entity_Type_Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing grain-size data for sediment samples from vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: CORE_ID Attribute_Definition: Core identification number Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string Attribute: Attribute_Label: FIELD_NO Attribute_Definition: Sample identification number Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLASSIFICATION Attribute_Definition: Sediment Classification - physical description of sediment textural group Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt, but with significant clay. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is >2 mm. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVELLY SEDIMENT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is >2 mm, but with significant other sediment. Gravel > 10 percent. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.062 mm. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND SILT CLAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment with significant (over 20 percent) sand, silt, and clay. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt, but with significant sand. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is less than 0.0625 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.004 mm. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY CLAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is clay, but with significant silt. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is sand, but with significant silt. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude of the core location, in decimal degrees (WGS84) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 39.75943 Range_Domain_Maximum: 40.01690 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude of the core location, in decimal degrees (WGS84) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -74.17681 Range_Domain_Maximum: -74.07380 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CoreElev_m Attribute_Definition: Surface elevation of the core site, in meters (NAVD88, GEOID09) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.46 Range_Domain_Maximum: -1.68 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: T_DEPTH Attribute_Definition: Top depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface, in centimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 265 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: B_DEPTH Attribute_Definition: Bottom depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface, in centimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 3 Range_Domain_Maximum: 266 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: M_DEPTH Attribute_Definition: Median depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface, in centimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.5 Range_Domain_Maximum: 265.5 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: M_ELEV Attribute_Definition: Median elevation of the sample, in meters (NAVD88, GEOID09) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -6.112 Range_Domain_Maximum: -1.734 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: WEIGHT Attribute_Definition: Weight of dry sample, in grams Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2123 Range_Domain_Maximum: 68.5456 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Grams Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm5 Attribute_Definition: -5 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the -5 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 32 mm); very coarse pebbles, cobbles, and boulders Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm4 Attribute_Definition: -4 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the -4 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 16 mm, but less than 32 mm); coarse pebbles Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.41 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm3 Attribute_Definition: -3 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the -3 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 8 mm, but less than 16 mm); medium pebbles Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.25 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm2 Attribute_Definition: -2 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the -2 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 4 mm, but less than 8 mm); fine pebbles Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 28.53 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHIm1 Attribute_Definition: -1 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the -1 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 2 mm, but less than 4 mm); very fine pebbles (granules) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 60 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_0 Attribute_Definition: 0 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 0 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 1 mm, but less than 2 mm); very coarse sand Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 67.11 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_1 Attribute_Definition: 1 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 1 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, but less than 1 mm); coarse sand Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.85 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_2 Attribute_Definition: 2 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 2 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.25 mm, but less than 0.5 mm); medium sand Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.04 Range_Domain_Maximum: 56.28 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_3 Attribute_Definition: 3 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 3 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.125 mm, but less than 0.25 mm); fine sand Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06 Range_Domain_Maximum: 79.45 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_4 Attribute_Definition: 4 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 4 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.00625 mm, but less than 0.125 mm); very fine sand Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.02 Range_Domain_Maximum: 75.03 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_5 Attribute_Definition: 5 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 5 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.031 mm, but less than 0.0625 mm); coarse silt Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.08 Range_Domain_Maximum: 59.99 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_6 Attribute_Definition: 6 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 6 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.016 mm, but less than 0.031 mm); medium silt Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06 Range_Domain_Maximum: 29.55 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_7 Attribute_Definition: 7 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 7 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.008 mm, but less than 0.016 mm); fine silt Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.12 Range_Domain_Maximum: 29.04 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_8 Attribute_Definition: 8 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 8 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.004 mm, but less than 0.008 mm); very fine silt Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.12 Range_Domain_Maximum: 27.32 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_9 Attribute_Definition: 9 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 9 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.002 mm, but less than 0.004 mm); coarse clay Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.54 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_10 Attribute_Definition: 10 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 10 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.001 mm, but less than 0.002 mm); medium clay Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.05 Range_Domain_Maximum: 16.72 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHI_11 Attribute_Definition: 11 Phi: weight percent of the sample in the 11 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.001 mm); fine clay Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.02 Range_Domain_Maximum: 13.03 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: GRAVEL_PCT Attribute_Definition: Gravel content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters greater than 2 mm; -1 Phi and larger) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 88.53 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAND_PCT Attribute_Definition: Sand content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm; 0 Phi through 4 Phi) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.21 Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.15 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SILT_PCT Attribute_Definition: Silt content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.0625 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.004 mm; 5 Phi through 8 Phi, inclusive) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.51 Range_Domain_Maximum: 79.98 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLAY_PCT Attribute_Definition: Clay content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.004 mm; 9 Phi and smaller) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.18 Range_Domain_Maximum: 48.35 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MEDIAN_phi Attribute_Definition: Middle point in the grain size distribution, in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.28 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.92 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MEAN_phi Attribute_Definition: Average value in the grain size distribution, in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.02 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.93 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: STDEV_phi Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation (root mean square of the deviations) of the grain size distribution, in phi units (sorting) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.64 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.75 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS_phi Attribute_Definition: Skewness (deviation from symmetrical form) of the grain size distribution, in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.51 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.92 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS_phi Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis (degree of curvature near the mode) of the grain size distribution, in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.32 Range_Domain_Maximum: 51.35 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MEDIAN_mm Attribute_Definition: Middle point in the grain size distribution, in millimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00413 Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.71356 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MEAN_mm Attribute_Definition: Average value in the grain size distribution, in millimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00410 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.05584 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: STDEV_mm Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation (root mean square of the deviations) of the grain size distribution, in millimeters (sorting) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.07433 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.64171 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS_mm Attribute_Definition: Skewness (deviation from symmetrical form) of the grain size distribution, in millimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.13213 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.42405 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS_mm Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis (degree of curvature near the mode) of the grain size distribution, in millimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00000 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.49666 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SORTING Attribute_Definition: Physical description of sample sorting Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string Attribute: Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS Attribute_Definition: Physical description of sample skewness Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string Attribute: Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS Attribute_Definition: Physical description of sample kurtosis Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string Attribute: Attribute_Label: D10 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 10 percent cumulative percentile value (10 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the D10 grain size), in millimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00049 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.57435 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: D16 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 16 percent cumulative percentile value (16 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the D16 grain size), in millimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00056 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.07177 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: D50 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 50 percent cumulative percentile value (50 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the D50 grain size), in millimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00209 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.92458 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: D84 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 84 percent cumulative percentile value (84 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the D84 grain size), in millimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00592 Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.18959 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: D90 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 90 percent cumulative percentile value (90 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the D90 grain size), in millimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00781 Range_Domain_Maximum: 11.31371 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: phi10 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 10 percent cumulative percentile value (10 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the phi10 grain size), in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.8 Range_Domain_Maximum: 11 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: phi16 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 16 percent cumulative percentile value (16 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the phi16 grain size), in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.8 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: phi50 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 50 percent cumulative percentile value (50 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the phi50 grain size), in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.3 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.9 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: phi84 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 84 percent cumulative percentile value (84 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the phi84 grain size), in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.4 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: phi90 Attribute_Definition: Particle diameter representing the 90 percent cumulative percentile value (90 percent of the particles in the sediment sample are finer than the phi90 grain size), in phi units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.5 Range_Domain_Maximum: 7 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LOI-OM_pct Attribute_Definition: Percent total organic matter determined using loss-on-ignition technique Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.91 Range_Domain_Maximum: 77.55 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Julie Bernier 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: 727-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbernier@usgs.gov Resource_Description: 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