Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: A.A. Boggess Originator: B.J. Buczkowski Originator: J.D. Chaytor Publication_Date: 20230605 Title: Water content analyses 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/6436e61ed34ee8d4addcb35d 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. Water content analyses were used to determine the density and porosity of samples collected from 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: -74.742167 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.52812 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.43533 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: dry bulk density Theme_Keyword: grain density Theme_Keyword: water content Theme_Keyword: moisture and density Theme_Keyword: pycnometer Theme_Keyword: geotechnical analysis 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: bulk density Theme_Keyword: soil moisture Theme_Keyword: porosity Theme_Keyword: Holocene Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:6436e61ed34ee8d4addcb35d 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/6436e61ed34ee8d4addcb35d?name=HRS1209_WaterContent.jpg&allowOpen=true Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Browse image of the collection locations of cores analyzed for water content. 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 sample ID. Logical_Consistency_Report: Results of water content and density analyses are generally consistent with expected values. Completeness_Report: Of the 24 cores collected during the Hugh R. Sharp HRS1209 cruise, 14 cores were analyzed for this water content dataset. Cores chosen for analysis were thought to represent the full range of sediments expected to be encountered. Omitted cores were not included because the coring locations were near previously analyzed cores. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Peter Blum Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Physical properties handbook: a guide to the shipboard measurements of physical properties of the deep-sea cores Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Online Publisher: ODP Tech. Other_Citation_Details: Note, 26 Online_Linkage: http://www-odp.tamu.edu/publications/tnotes/tn26/INDEX.HTM Type_of_Source_Media: Digital and/or Hardcopy Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1997 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Blum, 1997 Source_Contribution: Description of methods used in moisture and density analysis. Process_Step: Process_Description: Each core was cut into sections on the ship after collection. The cores were then split into halves back on shore. 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: Water content samples were collected at 30-50 cm intervals from undisturbed sediment cores using a spatula, then placed into a pre-weighed aluminum tray or glass beaker. Sample was then dried at 100 degrees C after at least 24 hours, then reweighed. The resulting weight differential between the initial (wet) sample weights and final (dry) sample weights were used to calculate water content. In total, 206 water content analyses were performed. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Blum, 1997 Process_Date: 2012 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: Water content data were compiled from yearly data spreadsheets 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: 206 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_WaterContent.csv Entity_Type_Definition: Comma Separated Value (CSV) file containing water content data 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: Sample_ID Attribute_Definition: Sample ID. Naming convention: 12007-XX-P-WC-ZZ (12007= Field ID abbreviation) (XX=Core ID number) (P=piston core) (WC=indicates water content sample) (ZZ=Sample number) Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: character string Attribute: Attribute_Label: Cruise_ID Attribute_Definition: Cruise identification code assigned by vessel Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: HRS1209 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hugh R. Sharp cruise HRS1209, also known by USGS field activity number 2012-007-FA. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute: Attribute_Label: Contact Attribute_Definition: Contact for samples Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: JCHAYTOR Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jason D. Chaytor Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute: Attribute_Label: Area Attribute_Definition: General area where samples were taken Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Currituck Landslide Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Survey location occupied during Sharp cruise 1209 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute: Attribute_Label: Core_ID Attribute_Definition: Core identification number assigned in field. Naming convention: HRS1209-XXPC (HRS1209 = cruise ID) (XX= core ID number) (PC=piston core) Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: character string Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude_DD Attribute_Definition: Latitude of core that grain-size data came from Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 36.14594 Range_Domain_Maximum: 36.43533 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude_DD Attribute_Definition: Longitude of core that grain-size analysis came from Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -74.742167 Range_Domain_Maximum: -74.52812 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Water_Depth_m Attribute_Definition: Water depth at location where core was collected Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 525 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1923 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters below sea level Attribute: Attribute_Label: T_Depth_cm Attribute_Definition: Depth of the top of the interval that was sampled for analysis as measured from the top of the core Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 10 Range_Domain_Maximum: 700 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: B_Depth_cm Attribute_Definition: Depth of the top of the interval that was sampled for analysis as measured from the top of the core Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 11 Range_Domain_Maximum: 701 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date_Collected_MM/DD/YYYY Attribute_Definition: Date that core was collected in the field (Month/Day/Year) Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: character string Attribute: Attribute_Label: Device Attribute_Definition: Device used to collect core Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PISTON CORER Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Piston Corer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date_Analyzed_MM/DD/YYYY Attribute_Definition: Date that analysis was marked as complete (Month/Day/Year) Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: character string Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: NaN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No date was recorded. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute: Attribute_Label: Vessel_Weight_g Attribute_Definition: Weight of aluminum dish or glass beaker used to hold sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 38.8463 Range_Domain_Maximum: 192.4043 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams Attribute: Attribute_Label: Gross_Wet_Weight_g Attribute_Definition: Combined weight of vessel and wet sediment sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 43.0985 Range_Domain_Maximum: 195.8771 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sample_Wet_Weight_g Attribute_Definition: Initial weight of the sample before drying process; weight difference between gross wet weight and vessel weight. Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.9793 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.5916 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams Attribute: Attribute_Label: Gross_Dry_Weight_g Attribute_Definition: Combined vessel and sample weight after 24 hours of oven drying at 100 degrees Celsius Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.0304 Range_Domain_Maximum: 194.0198 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sample_Dry_Weight_g Attribute_Definition: Weight of the dry sample; weight difference between gross dry weight and vessel weight. Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.2225 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.4855 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sample_Water_Loss_g Attribute_Definition: Mass of water lost during drying process; weight difference between wet sample weight and dry sample weight. Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.7568 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.4925 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams Attribute: Attribute_Label: Percent_Water_Loss Attribute_Definition: Percent water loss as weight of water loss as a percentage of sample wet weight Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.1631 Range_Domain_Maximum: 62.4058 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: weight percent 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_WaterContent.csv), the browse graphic HRS1209_BrowseGraphic.png), and the FGDC CSDGM metadata in XML format (HRS1209_WaterContent.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 the water content data in CSV format. Transfer_Size: 0.037 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/6436e61ed34ee8d4addcb35d Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6436e61ed34ee8d4addcb35d 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