Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: A.A. Boggess
Originator: B.J. Buczkowski
Originator: J.D. Chaytor
Publication_Date: 20230605
Title:
Undrained shear strength 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:
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:
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. Undrained shear strength provides a relative measure of the sediments' ‘stiffness’ within 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: -73.63370
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.96051
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: lithology
Theme_Keyword: sediment stiffness
Theme_Keyword: torque meter
Theme_Keyword: shear strength
Theme_Keyword: Su
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:6436e5f8d34ee8d4addcb359
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:
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Browse image of the collection locations of cores analyzed for undrained shear strength.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
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