High-resolution magnetic susceptibility of sediment cores from the New England collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA

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Data_Quality_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: 20210819
Title:

High-resolution magnetic susceptibility of sediment cores from the New England collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI: 10.5066/P9ZYK3PX

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/P9ZYK3PX
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/60551febd34e1894882d0a86

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: A.A. Boggess
Originator: B.J. Buczkowski
Originator: J.D. Chaytor
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:

Sedimentological and geotechnical analyses of marine sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch

Edition: 1.0
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., 2021, Sedimentological and geotechnical analyses of marine sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZYK3PX.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZYK3PX
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/604b8bc4d34eb120311b3800

Description:

Abstract:

Variability in sediment properties with depth and the thickness of individual sedimentary layers are critical determinants of seabed acoustic response. The New England Mud Patch (NEMP), located south of Cape Cod, is an unusual feature on the U.S. Continental Shelf in that it is composed of fine-grained sediment layers containing a relatively-homogeneous mix of sand, silt, and clay-sized particles bounded by more typical sandy shelf sediments. The unique characteristics and nature of this deposit is due to a derivation of sediments that have been transported to, and deposited in, a basal bowl-shaped depression since the last glacial maximum. Ninety-two piston, vibra-, and gravity cores with a maximum length of 8.2 meters were collected from across the New England Mud Patch during a 2-leg, 10-day cruise aboard the R/V Endeavor in the spring of 2016. Geologic characterization and analysis of a subset of the cores including grain size, CaCO3, mineral composition, and bulk index properties (undrained shear strength, water content, density, and porosity) of discrete samples was carried out at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center's (WHCMSC) Sediment Analysis Laboratory. This data release contains the results of these analyses, along with visual core descriptions and summary sheets for each core analyzed for this study.

Purpose:

The data gained through the analyses of cores collected from the New England Mud Patch help provide a comprehensive understanding of the nature and properties of the sediments found in this geographic location. High-resolution magnetic susceptibility (HRMS) measurements were collected to determine the presence and abundance of ferromagnetic and paramagnetic minerals in the cores.

Supplemental_Information:

Cores were collected on the 2016 R/V Endeavor cruise EN577 from April 19, 2016 to May 2, 2016. Information about this expedition, also known as USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA, is available at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-001-FA

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20160419
Ending_Date: 20160502

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.7979
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.4370
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.5952
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.3058

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans

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: acoustic cores
Theme_Keyword: vibracores
Theme_Keyword: Cruise ID EN577
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity 2016-001-FA
Theme_Keyword: R/V Endeavor
Theme_Keyword: magnetic susceptibility
Theme_Keyword: Bartington MS3
Theme_Keyword: Bartington MS2E

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: sedimentology
Theme_Keyword: piston coring
Theme_Keyword: gravity coring
Theme_Keyword: core analysis
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Theme_Keyword: clay deposits
Theme_Keyword: sand deposits
Theme_Keyword: earth material properties
Theme_Keyword: magnetism
Theme_Keyword: magnetic susceptibility
Theme_Keyword: Holocene

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:60551febd34e1894882d0a86

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: New England Mud Patch
Place_Keyword: NEMP
Place_Keyword: Atlantic
Place_Keyword: U.S. Continental Shelf
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard
Place_Keyword: Seabed Experiment Area

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 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/60551febd34e1894882d0a86/?name=MudPatchCores_BrowseGraphic.png

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Browse image of the core collection locations and spatial extent of the study area

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Version 10.0.18363 (Build 18363)

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Jason D. Chaytor
Originator: Megan S. Ballard
Originator: Brian J. Buczkowski
Originator: John A. Goff
Originator: Kevin M. Lee
Originator: Allen H. Reed
Originator: Allyson A. Boggess
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:

Measurements of Geologic Characteristics and Geophysical Properties of Sediments from the New England Mud Patch

Edition: 1.0
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Piscataway, NJ
Publisher: IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society

Other_Citation_Details:

This journal article is the publication supported by this data release.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1109/JOE.2021.3101013

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Drift correction, a measurement of background air to account for any change in sample temperature during the scanning process, was performed every 30 cm down each core.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Magnetic susceptibility data are consistent with expected values according to components and visual observations of sediment cores.

Completeness_Report:

Of the 98 total cores collected during the R/V Endeavor EN577 cruise, 19 piston cores and 9 acoustic/gravity cores were scanned for high-resolution magnetic susceptibility. Cores chosen for analysis were those that were thought to represent the full range of sediments expected to be encountered. Any cores omitted from analysis were not included because the coring locations were in close proximity to previously analyzed cores. Data from known gaps in the core (e.g., core section ends), where full coupling between the sensor and the sediment could not be achieved, were removed from the results.

Lineage:

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 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:

Data were collected using Bartington's probe software, Bartsoft for Windows version 4.2.1.2. A Bartington MS3 magnetic susceptibility (MS) meter with a MS2E surface point probe was used to take surface measurements of magnetic susceptibility at 1 cm intervals down sediment cores, starting at a depth of 1 cm. Drift correction measurements were collected every 30 cm to account for temperature change.

Process_Date: 2020
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jason 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:

Bartsoft software was used to export HRMS data for each core as a tab-delineated text file, which was imported into Microsoft Excel 2008 for data processing. Data from gaps in the core (e.g., core section ends), where full coupling between the sensor and the sediment could not be achieved, were removed from the results. Each core's data were saved as a CSV file.

Process_Date: 2020
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:

Each core's individual HRMS data were compiled into two CSV spreadsheets, each pertaining to one core type: piston cores and acoustic/gravity cores.

Process_Date: 2020
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: Tweaked a thesaurus name (20211117).
Process_Date: 20211117
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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: EN577_HRMS_PistonCores.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

High-resolution magnetic susceptibility data for mud patch piston cores. Point dataset, 11478 data records.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer Defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Core ID
Attribute_Definition:

Core identification number assigned in field. Naming convention EN577-XXPC (EN577=Cruise ID) (XX=Core number) (PC=Piston Core)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Depth (cm)
Attribute_Definition: Depth of core at which the data point was scanned.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 802
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Vol. Susc. in SI (x10^-6)
Attribute_Definition:

Volume magnetic susceptibility using the international system of units (SI); ratio of the magnetization to the magnetic field of the system. Both magnetization and magnetic field strength are measured in amperes^-1, so volume susceptibility is a unitless quantity.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Indicates that an anomalous data point was omitted due to the presence of a known gap (core section end or void space that was previously noted in initial visual description), which prevented full coupling of sensor device and sediment surface.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -30.8578
Range_Domain_Maximum: 98.9468
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: (unitless)

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: EN577_HRMS_AcousticCores.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

High-resolution magnetic susceptibility data for mud patch acoustic/gravity cores. Point dataset, 1628 data records.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer Defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Core ID
Attribute_Definition:

Core identification number assigned in field. Naming convention EN577-ACXX (AC=Acoustic Core) (EN577=Cruise ID) (XX=Core number)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Depth (cm)
Attribute_Definition: Depth of core at which the data point was scanned.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 231
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Vol. Susc. Meas. (SI x 10-6)
Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.0819
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: (unitless)

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 files (EN577_HRMS_PistonCores.csv, EN577_HRMS_AcousticCores.csv), the browse graphic (MudPatchCores_BrowseGraphic.png) and the FGDC CSDGM metadata in XML format (EN577_HRMS_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 includes the magnetic susceptibility data as comma-delineated value spreadsheets, browse graphic and the CSDGM metadata.

Transfer_Size: 1.33

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/60551febd34e1894882d0a86

Computer_Contact_Information:

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Network_Resource_Name:

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Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZYK3PX

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: 20230522
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 metadata contact is no longer with the USGS or the email is otherwise invalid.

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

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