Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: A.A. Boggess Originator: B.J. Buczkowski Originator: J.D. Chaytor Publication_Date: 20230605 Title: Multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) data 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/6436e5d8d34ee8d4addcb357 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. Multi-sensor core logger data were used as a non-destructive technique to gather structural properties of the cores. 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: -74.75686 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: p-wave amplitude Theme_Keyword: p-wave velocity Theme_Keyword: gamma density Theme_Keyword: multi-sensor core logger Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: geology Theme_Keyword: sedimentology Theme_Keyword: piston coring Theme_Keyword: core analysis Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits Theme_Keyword: clay deposits Theme_Keyword: sand deposits Theme_Keyword: earth material properties Theme_Keyword: Holocene Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:6436e5d8d34ee8d4addcb357 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: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/6436e5d8d34ee8d4addcb357?name=HRS1209_MSCL.jpg&allowOpen=true Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Browse image of the collection locations of cores analyzed analyzed on a multi-sensor core logger. 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: Attributes were double checked that they related the correct interval data to the identifiers assigned to the cores. Logical_Consistency_Report: Results of P-wave amplitude and velocity, density, and magnetic susceptibility analyses are generally consistent with expected values. Data for cores HRS1209-1PC and HRS1209-6PC do not include the attribute Modified Depth. Those data were not included in the dataset. Completeness_Report: Of the 24 cores collected during the Hugh R. Sharp HRS1209 cruise, 22 cores were analyzed using the multi-sensor core logger. Cores 4 and 24 were omitted cores because the coring locations were near previously analyzed cores. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Each core was cut by hand into sections on the ship after collection. These sections ideally were cut into 150 cm lengths, but this may vary depending on overall length of the core, condition of the liner, or other factors Process_Date: 2016 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 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: Cores were analyzed using the Geotek multi-sensor core logger at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography. Process_Date: 2015 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: Multi-sensor core logger data were compiled from individual spreadsheets by core into a XLSX workbook by adding each individual spreadsheet to a new sheet (Microsoft Excel 365). Process_Date: 2023 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: VeeAnn A Cross 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 x2251 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0197464427 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0258271413 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees 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: 0.1 Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: HRS1209_MSCL.xlsx Entity_Type_Definition: Microsoft Excel (XLSX) data workbook of results of multi-sensor core logger analyses for piston cores collected from the Currituck Landslide Complex and upper slope adjacent to Baltimore Canyon. Units, if applicable, occupy the second row. No-data value is NaN. Minimum and maximum values apply across all tabs. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute: Attribute_Label: SB_Depth Attribute_Definition: Depth of point reading measured below top of core liner Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.04 Range_Domain_Maximum: 109.70 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Modified_Depth Attribute_Definition: Depth of point reading measured below top of core liner adjusted for gaps. This modified depth is not included for cores HRS1209-1PC and HRS1209-6PC Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.02 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.20 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Section_Number Attribute_Definition: Section number corresponding to scanned data Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 6 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: sections Attribute: Attribute_Label: Section_Depth Attribute_Definition: Depth of point reading measured below top of core liner Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.8 Range_Domain_Maximum: 150.4 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: ST Attribute_Definition: Diameter of core measured by the MSCL Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 3.406 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.014 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: PWAmp Attribute_Definition: Measured P-wave amplitude Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 66 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percentage Attribute: Attribute_Label: PWVel Attribute_Definition: Measured P-wave velocity Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 384.0445 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2159.8720 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters per second Attribute: Attribute_Label: Den1 Attribute_Definition: Measured gamma-ray density Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0785 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.3745 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams per cubic centimeter Attribute: Attribute_Label: MS1 Attribute_Definition: Measured magnetic susceptibility Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -10.1857 Range_Domain_Maximum: 166.2000 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: SI units Attribute: Attribute_Label: Imp Attribute_Definition: Impedance Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 34.6045 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4537.8270 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: *10^3/(kilograms*meters^3) Attribute: Attribute_Label: FP Attribute_Definition: Fractional porosity Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2178 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.5496 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: dimensionless Attribute: Attribute_Label: RES Attribute_Definition: Resistance Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.7922 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: ohm-meter Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The Excel spreadsheet has a total of 22 sheets. Each sheet contains the information from a single core, and each sheet contains the same type of information. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Data processor. 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_MSCL.xlsx), the browse graphic HRS1209_BrowseGraphic.png), and the FGDC CSDGM metadata in XML format (HRS1209_MSCL_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: XLSX Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Excel 365 Format_Information_Content: The dataset contains the multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) data in XLSX format. Transfer_Size: 0.531 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/6436e5d8d34ee8d4addcb357 Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6436e5d8d34ee8d4addcb357 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