Locations of sediment cores from the Currituck Landslide Complex and upper slope adjacent to Baltimore Canyon collected on USGS Field Activity 2012-007-FA

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: A.A. Boggess
Originator: B.J. Buczkowski
Originator: J.D. Chaytor
Publication_Date: 20230605
Title:

Locations of sediment cores from the Currituck Landslide Complex and upper slope adjacent to Baltimore Canyon collected on USGS Field Activity 2012-007-FA

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9H74BAX

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9H74BAX
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6436e5a5d34ee8d4addcb351

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: A.A. Boggess
Originator: B.J. Buczkowski
Originator: J.D. Chaytor
Publication_Date: 2023
Title:

Sedimentological and geotechnical analyses of marine sediment cores from the Currituck Landslide Complex and upper slope adjacent to Baltimore Canyon collected on USGS Field Activity 2012-007-FA

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9H74BAX

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested citation: Boggess, A.A., Buczkowski, B.J., and Chaytor, J.D., 2023, Sedimentological and geotechnical analyses of marine sediment cores from the Currituck Landslide Complex and upper slope adjacent to Baltimore Canyon collected on USGS Field Activity 2012-007-FA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9H74BAX.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9H74BAX
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/64355a3dd34ee8d4addacd40

Description:

Abstract:

Twenty-four piston cores (and associated trigger cores) were collected from the source zone of the Currituck Landslide Complex and upper slope adjacent to Baltimore Canyon by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Rhode Island Department of Ocean Engineering during an eight-day cruise aboard the R/V Hugh R. Sharp in September/October of 2012. These cores were analyzed for evidence of seafloor mass transport processes, with an emphasis on constraining the age and shallow stratigraphy of the landslide complex. Sedimentological and geotechnical characterization of the cores was carried out through whole core imaging and description, followed by analysis of discrete samples at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center's Sediment Analysis Laboratory and other facilities, including grain-size, CaCO3 content, mineral composition, and bulk index properties (e.g., undrained shear strength and water content), micropaleontologic separations, and geochronology. This data release contains the results of these core descriptions and results of the laboratory analyses.

Purpose:

The data provides a comprehensive understanding of the nature and properties of the sediments found in this geographic location. Core collection locations provide a geospatial reference for the analytical data gathered through analyses.

Supplemental_Information:

Cores were collected on the Hugh R. Sharp cruise HRS1209 from September 28, 2012 to October 4, 2012, and currently reside in the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center's core repository. Information about USGS Field Activity 2012-007-FA is available at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2012-007-FA.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20120928
Ending_Date: 20121004

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.75693
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.6337
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.0064
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.14594

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: sediment samples
Theme_Keyword: cores
Theme_Keyword: piston cores
Theme_Keyword: trigger cores
Theme_Keyword: Cruise ID HRS1209
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity 2012-007-FA
Theme_Keyword: Hugh R. Sharp
Theme_Keyword: coring locations
Theme_Keyword: latitude
Theme_Keyword: longitude
Theme_Keyword: water depth

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: piston coring
Theme_Keyword: clay deposits
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Theme_Keyword: sedimentology
Theme_Keyword: drilling and coring
Theme_Keyword: geolocation measurement
Theme_Keyword: GPS measurement
Theme_Keyword: Holocene

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:6436e5a5d34ee8d4addcb351

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Currituck Landslide
Place_Keyword: Baltimore Canyon
Place_Keyword: Atlantic
Place_Keyword: U.S. Continental Shelf
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Maryland

Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:

Not to be used for navigation. The public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jason D. Chaytor
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2351
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jchaytor@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

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Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Browse image of the core collection locations.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Version 10.0.18363 (Build 18363)

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The research vessel was equipped with multiple GPS units to ensure location accuracy in the field, water depths were recorded using the vessels onboard sonar.

Logical_Consistency_Report: DGPS positions are at expected locations.
Completeness_Report:

This is a complete list of all 24 piston and associated trigger cores collected on the Hugh R. Sharp HRS1209 cruise in 2012.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal location accuracy is less than 1 meter.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Water depth accuracy is within 1 meter, measured with Knudsen 3260 chirp sonar and confirmed with a lead line.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Cores were collected on board the Hugh R. Sharp during the HRS1209, also known by its USGS field activity number 2012-007-FA. A piston corer was deployed from the side of the vessel and sediment was captured in core liner tubes. Core locations were recorded with the Hugh R. Sharp DGPS system, along with water depth and core length. Upon retrieval, if necessary, the cores were cut into sections up to 1.5 meters in length.

Process_Date: 2012
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jason D. Chaytor
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2351
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jchaytor@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Coring locations were derived from GPS navigation device attached to the coring equipment. Core collection data was extracted from navigation based on the time at bottom mark, and the points were compiled into a CSV spreadsheet.

Process_Date: 2021
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Allyson A. Boggess
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, NORTHEAST REGION

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2341
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aboggess@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 24

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0197608011
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0246515591
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal seconds

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_84
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
Depth_Resolution: 1
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit depth coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: EN577_CoreLocations.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

Comma Separated Value (CSV) file containing core collection and location information for piston cores collected from the Currituck Landslide Complex and upper slope adjacent to Baltimore Canyon.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer Defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Core_ID
Attribute_Definition:

Sediment core identifier assigned in the field. Naming convention: HRS1209-XXPC (HRS1209 = cruise ID) (XX= core ID number) (PC=piston core).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Core_Type
Attribute_Definition: Type of core, pertaining to the device used for collection.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Piston
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Core collected with piston corer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_Collected_MM/DD/YYYY_local
Attribute_Definition:

Local date that the core was collected. Date format: MM/DD/YYYY (MM=month) (DD=day) (YYYY=year).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time_local
Attribute_Definition:

Local time that the core was collected. Time format: HH:MM (HH= hours in 24-hour format) (MM=minutes).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_Collected_MM/DD/YYYY_utc
Attribute_Definition:

Corrected universal time (UTC) date that the core was collected. Date format: MM/DD/YYYY (MM=month) (DD=day) (YYYY=year).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time_utc
Attribute_Definition:

Corrected universal time (UTC) time that the core was collected. Time format: HH:MM (HH= hours in 24-hour format) (MM=minutes).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NaN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No data collected
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude_DD
Attribute_Definition: Latitude at which core was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 36.145940
Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.006400
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude_DD
Attribute_Definition: Longitude at which core was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -74.756930
Range_Domain_Maximum: -73.633700
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Water_Depth_m_multibeam
Attribute_Definition:

Water depth at location where core was collected from the multibeam.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 532
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1916
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters below sea level

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NaN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No data collected
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Water_Depth_m_35kHz
Attribute_Definition:

Water depth at location where core was collected from the 35kHz.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 339
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1923
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters below sea level

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NaN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No data collected
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Wire_Out_m
Attribute_Definition: Length of wire let out during core descent.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 327
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1896
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NaN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No data collected
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ?
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Data were collected but results are either uncertain or unlocatable

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time_at_Bottom_utc
Attribute_Definition:

Corrected universal time (UTC) time that the core reached the seabed. Time format: HH:MM (HH= hours in 24-hour format) (MM=minutes).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time_on_Surface_utc
Attribute_Definition:

Corrected universal time (UTC) time that the core reached the water surface after collection. Time format: HH:MM (HH= hours in 24-hour format) (MM=minutes).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NaN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No data collected
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ?
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Data were collected but results are either uncertain or unlocatable

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Deployed_Length_cm
Attribute_Definition: Length of core barrel upon deployment.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 900
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 900 centimeters
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Recovered_Length_cm
Attribute_Definition: Length of piston core recovered during collection.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 835
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Trigger_Length_cm
Attribute_Definition:

Length of the associated trigger core recovered from piston core locations.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 92
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sections
Attribute_Definition:

Number of sections recovered from the core. Sections are ideally cut into 150 cm lengths, but this may vary depending on overall length of the core, condition of the liner, or other factors.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number of sections

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

The dataset includes the data file (HRS1209_CoreLocations.csv), the browse graphic HRS1209_BrowseGraphic.png), and the FGDC CSDGM metadata in XML format (HRS1209_CoreLocations_Metadata.xml).

Distribution_Liability:

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 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 constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: CSV
Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Excel 2008
Format_Information_Content: The dataset contains core location information in CSV format.
Transfer_Size: 0.003

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/6436e5a5d34ee8d4addcb351

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6436e5a5d34ee8d4addcb351

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9H74BAX

Access_Instructions:

The first link is to download the data in a ZIP file. The second link is to the dataset landing page where files can be downloaded individually. The third link is to the main landing page of the data release.

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20230605
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Allyson A. Boggess
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, NORTHEAST REGION

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2341
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:

The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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