U.S. Geological Survey
2009
Bottom sample analysis and locations in the vicinity of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (ESRI POINT SHAPEFILE, SAMPLES)
1.0
vector digital data
Open-File Report
2008-1288
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20081288
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/html/gis.html
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/GIS_catalog/Samples/samples.zip
Denny, J.F.
Danforth, W.W.
Foster, D.S.
Sherwood, C.R.
2009
Geophysical Data Collected off the South Shore of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
1.0
online
Open-File Report
2008-1288
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/
The USGS Woods Hole Science Center conducted a nearshore geophysical survey offshore of the southern coast of Martha's Vineyard, in the vicinity of the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) in August 2007. This mapping program was part of a larger research effort supporting the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Ripples Directed-Research Initiative (DRI) studies at MVCO by providing data collection and modeling. The geophysical data will be used to provide initial conditions for wave and circulation models for the study area. Ultimately, geophysical mapping, oceanographic measurements and modeling will help to improve our understanding of coastal sediment-transport processes.
The geophysical mapping utilized a suite of high-resolution instrumentation to map the surficial sediment distribution, depth and sub-surface geology: dual-frequency 100/500 KHz sidescan-sonar system, 234-KHz interferometric sonar, and 500 Hz -12 KHz chirp sub-bottom profiler. The survey was conducted aboard the M/V Megan Miller August 9-13, 2007. The study area covers 35 square kilometers from about 0.2 km to 5-km offshore of the south shore of Martha's Vineyard, and ranges in depth from ~ 5 to 20 meters.
This sample data set is used to support the Office of Naval Research (ONR) OASIS (optical and acoustic sediments in situ) and Ripples Directed Research Initiative (DRI) projects near the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO). Specifically, sample data were collected to mark the boundary between coarse and fine sediment prior to deployment of instrumented tripods, after retrieval of tripods, and to document physical characteristics of the beach. (See Sherwood and others, 2009)
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20050916
20070827
20070828
20070829
20070830
20071001
20071002
20071029
20071030
ground condition
None planned
-70.573700
-70.532600
41.349700
41.326000
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:b31e77ac-501d-4e4f-8ca4-9f772fc36d52
None
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Woods Hole Science Center
WHSC
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
CMGP
Sediment Samples
Beach Samples
Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory
MVCO
ESRI Point Shapefile
USGS Field Activity 07028
R/V Connecticut
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
geoscientificInformation
USGS Thesaurus
grain-size analysis
navigational data
geospatial datasets
sea-floor characteristics
marine geology
None
North America
Southeastern Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard
Cape Cod
Elizabeth Islands
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Northeast United States
Atlantic Ocean
None
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.
Chris Sherwood
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
(508) 548-8700x2269
5084572310
csherwood@usgs.gov
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/GIS_catalog/Samples/samples_sm.jpg
Thumbnail image of seafloor and beach sample data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperators at the MVCO in 2005 and 2007
JPEG
U.S. Geological Survey
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Poppe, L.J.
Williams, S.J.
Paskevich, V.F.
2005
USGS East-Coast Sediment Analysis Procedures, Database, and GIS Data
1.0
online
Open-File Report
2005-1001
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/
Schlee, J.
1973
Atlantic continental shelf and slope of the United States -- sediment texture of the northeastern part
1.0
document
Professional Paper
529-L
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
Shepard, F.P.
1954
Nomenclature based on sand-silt-clay ratios: Journal Sedimentary Petrology
1.0
document
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
v. 24, p. 151-158
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Society for Sedimentary Geology
Sherwood, C.R.
Butman, B.
Rubin, D.M.
Signell, R.P.
Warner, J.C.
2009
National Community Sediment-Transport Modeling Project
online
Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/sediment-transport/
Onshore beach samples were collected within approximately 0.5 kilometers of the MVCO Meteorological Mast in September 2005. Seafloor samples were collected in the vicinity of the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) 12-meter node and ASIT in August and October 2007. Beach samples were collected by hand, seafloor samples were collected by SCUBA divers using short (30-cm) push cores or by Van Veen grab sampler. All samples were processed by the U.S. Geological Survey sediment laboratory.
All sample data collected in September 2005, August and October, 2007 are included in this ESRI shapefile.
Navigation was provided by the R/V Connecticuts GPS system for samples collected in August and October 2007, (http://www.marinesciences.uconn.edu/MSTC/Vesselops/rv_specs.html). GPS (no Selective Availability) is considered to provide roughly 10 meters positional accuracy (http://www.navcen.uscg.gov).
The location of beach samples was estimated from Google Earth images (2005).
Water depth of sample locations were recorded from the ship's echosounder to provide a general depth for each sample. Nominal depth (meters, relative to MLLW, probably accurate to +/- 1 m).
Information unavailable from original metadata - assumed USGS
unknown
Information unavailable from original metadata
Information unavailable from original metadata
2009
publication date
Information unavailable from original metadata
In August, 2007 USGS deployed instrumented tripods at two locations within the geophysical survey area. Prior to tripod deployment, seafloor sediment samples were collected at the tripod locations, to define the boundary between coarse and fine sediment. The sample locations were dictated by the investigative needs of the OASIS (optical and acoustic sediments in situ) and DRI projects, and were not collected to ground-truth the 2007 geophysical survey area. In October, 2007 the tripods were recovered and additional sample locations were collected. Beach samples collected in 2005 are also included.
All samples were processed for grain size in the WHSC sediment lab using sieve and coulter counter techniques (Poppe, and others, 2005). Beach samples (top 2 cm) were hand-sampled with a Teflon-coated scoop. Most other samples were obtained by SCUBA divers with short (~15 to 30-cm long x 4.5-cm diameter) push cores, but a few were collected with a modified Van Veen grab sampler and subsampled to obtain representative material from the top 2 cm. Samples were collected in September, 2005 and August and October, 2007. Only samples collected in August, 2007 are associated with a USGS, Woods Hole Science Center, Field Activity Number (07028).
Sediment sizes are reported in phi units, which are defined as: size [phi] = -log2( size [mm] ).
Beach samples were obtained by R. Horwitz. USGS diver samples were obtained by D. Blackwood and C. Worley. Samples were also provided by A. Hay (Dalhousie University) and P. Traykovski (WHOI). Sample analyses were performed by K. McMullen.
A Microsoft Excel 2004 spreadsheet containing sediment analysis and additional acquisition information was exported as a comma-delimited text file (*.csv). The comma-delimited text file was then imported to ArcGIS 9.2 using Tools - Add XY Data, creating an event theme referenced to the Geographic Coordinate System WGS84. The event theme was then exported as a point shapefile.
2009
Jane F. Denny
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
508-548-8700 x 2311
508-457-2310
jdenny@usgs.gov
Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.36 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. In some cases, this meant adding text "Information unavailable" or "Information unavailable from original metadata" for those required fields that were left blank. Other minor edits were probably performed (title, publisher, publication place, etc.). Reordered the links in the identification section so a landing page link is first. Attempted to modify http to https where appropriate. The source information was incomplete and had to be modified to meet the standard. The distribution format name was modified in an attempt to be more consistent with other metadata files of the same data format. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent.
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U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section.
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U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Crossref DOI link was added as the first link in the metadata.
20191118
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
20200908
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Vector
Entity point
73
0.000001
0.000001
Decimal degrees
D_WGS_1984
WGS_1984
6378137.000000
298.257224
samples
ESRI Point Shapefile
ESRI
FID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
FRAME
Indicates the instrument frame associated with the sample, or beach location.
U.S. Geological Survey
Indicates the instrument frame associated with the sample, or beach location.
FIELD_NO
Original sample information recorded in the field.
U.S. Geological Survey
Original sample information recorded in the field.
LATITUDE
Location of sample, WGS84
U.S. Geological Survey
41.326
41.3497
decimal degrees
LONGITUDE
Location of sample station, WGS84
U.S. Geological Survey
-70.5737
70.5326
decimal degrees
DEPTH_M
Depth at sample location read from the ship's fathometer
U.S. Geological Survey
0
16
meters
DEVICE
Sampling device (if reported)
U.S. Geological Survey
Sampling Device used. A 'Not Reported' is listed if the sampling device was not reported.
T_DEPTH
Sample depth in sediment (cm) used for analyses. If not specifically noted, the samples are from the sediment surface, nominally including the top 2 cm. -9999 to represent 'No Data' if sampling device was not reported.
U.S. Geological Survey
0
21
centimeters
B_DEPTH
Sample depth in sediment (cm) used for analyses. If not specifically noted, the samples are from the sediment surface, nominally including the top 2 cm. -9999 value used to represent 'No Data' if sampling device was not reported.
U.S. Geological Survey
0
23
centimeters
MONTH_COLL
Month sample was collected
U.S. Geological Survey
Month of the year
USGS
DAY_COLL
Day sample was collected
U.S. Geological Survey
Day of the year
USGS
YEAR_COLL
Year sample was collected
U.S. Geological Survey
Calendar Year
USGS
WEIGHT
Dry mass (gm) of sample used in analysis
U.S. Geological Survey
4.7116
83.2817
percent
GRAVEL_PCT
Percent Gravel in sample
U.S. Geological Survey
0
12.36
percent
SAND_PCT
Percent Sand in sample
U.S. Geological Survey
85.12
99.99
percent
SILT_PCT
Percent silt in sample
U.S. Geological Survey
0
2.86
percent
CLAY_PCT
Percent clay in sample
U.S. Geological Survey
0
1.74
percent
CLASSIFICA
Descriptive size classification according Shepard (1954) ternary classification system, as modified by Schlee, 1973).
U.S. Geological Survey
SAND
Sediment grain size < 2 mm and > 0.062 mm
U.S. Geological Survey
Gravelly Sediment
Grain Size > 2mm and < 64 mm
U.S. Geological Survey
MEDIAN
median size of sample (phi)
U.S. Geological Survey
-0.01
3.22
phi
MEAN
mean size of sample (phi)
U.S. Geological Survey
0.1
3.1
phi
STDEV
Standard Deviation of sample (phi)
U.S. Geological Survey
0.13
1.64
phi
SKEWNESS
Skewness of sample (unitless)
U.S. Geological Survey
-14.78
4.53
unit less
KURTOSIS
Kurtosis of sample (unitless)
U.S. Geological Survey
-1
275.88
unit less
PHIm5
Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 5 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).
U.S. Geological Survey
0
0
phi
PHIm4
Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 4 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).
U.S. Geological Survey
0
0
phi
PHIm3
Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 3 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).
U.S. Geological Survey
0
3.13
phi
PHIm2
Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 2 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).
U.S. Geological Survey
0
4.2
phi
PHIm1
Fraction of analyzed sample in negative 1 phi size class ( m indicates a minus sign).
U.S. Geological Survey
0
8.22
phi
PHI_0
Fraction of analyzed sample in 0 phi size class.
U.S. Geological Survey
0.01
44.05
phi
PHI_1
Fraction of analyzed sample in 1 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0.06
82.44
phi
PHI_2
Fraction of analyzed sample in 2 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0.49
89.55
phi
PHI_3
Fraction of analyzed sample in 3 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0.01
77.08
phi
PHI_4
Fraction of analyzed sample in 4 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0.01
63.34
phi
PHI_5
Fraction of analyzed sample in 5 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0
0.87
phi
PHI_6
Fraction of analyzed sample in 6 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0
0.65
phi
PHI_7
Fraction of analyzed sample in 7 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0
0.69
phi
PHI_8
Fraction of analyzed sample in 8 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0
0.86
phi
PHI_9
Fraction of analyzed sample in 9 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0
0.89
phi
PHI_10
Fraction of analyzed sample in 10 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0
0.6
phi
PHI_11
Fraction of analyzed sample in 11 phi size class
U.S. Geological Survey
0
0.25
phi
ANALYST
USGS Sediment Analyst
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Sediment Analyst's Comments
ANAL_COMM
Analyst's Comments
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Sediment Analyst's Comments
LITHOLOGY
physical character of the sample
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Comments on physical character of sample
COMMENTS
Additional USGS Comments
U.S. Geological Survey
Additional USGS Comments
Column A FRAME
This indicates which instrument frame the sample is associated with, except for beach samples, indicated with a B. The key for the other samples is:
First letter C or F indicates coarse or fine sediment patch, D indicates dividing line between coarse and fine at the USGS 11-m site.
Two-digit number 08, 11, 12, 16 indicates nominal water depth (meters, relative to MLW).
Next letter C or T (if present) indicates location of sample on crest or trough of a ripple.
Final letter T or B (if present) indicates top or bottom of diver push core.
Column B FIELD_NO
This column contains the original sample information recorded in the field. In some cases, it includes a date and a sample number; in others, it provides more information on sample location. In the case of the beach samples, KB indicates Katama Beach. Sediment samples were collected on south-facing Katama Beach in Edgartown, MA on September 16, 2005. Samples were collected in three parallel transects, roughly 5m apart. Each transect started at the base of the dune and ran to the low-tide water level (12:50pm EDT), totaling 7 samples at 5m intervals, zero to 30 meters from the dune base. Samples at 0m are labeled dune then +5, +10, +15, etc. The second number identifies the transect, with transect 1 farthest west.
Definitions of the fields within the sediment sample shapefile were provided by Chris R. Sherwood, USGS.
Jane Denny
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
(508) 548-8700x2311
5084572310
jdenny@usgs.gov
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Shapefile
ArcGIS 9.2
WinZip (version 9.0) file containing ESRI point shapefile and metadata describing sample location and analysis
Use WinZip or pkUnzip
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https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/GIS_catalog/Samples/samples.zip
Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
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Jane Denny
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
(508) 548-8700x2311
5084572310
whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240318)
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
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