Other ID: 16CCT02, 16CCT03
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Sea-level and Storm Impacts on Estuarine Environments and Shorelines - SSIEES (GX.18.MN00.F1M10.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Nicole Khan, Stanley Locker, Christopher Smith, Kathryn Smith
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Joseph Fredericks, Marci Marot, Nicholas Zaremba
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Bubble Gun, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Sound Velocity
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect sediment cores and geophysical data to assess estuary history.
Vehicle(s): White Dodge Pickup - White, Chevy Suburban Silver
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2016-05-10
End Date: 2016-05-23
Equipment Used: Bubble Pulser Hydrophone Streamer Cable , Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver, Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS, Choke Ring Antenna, Collapsible Tripod, Garmin GPS, GPS , GPS Pole, Bottom Grab Sampler, Grab Sampler, Peat Corer, Vibracorer, Other, Bubble Pulser, Multibeam Bathymetry System, Valeport SVP, Other
Information to be Derived: Core descriptions, bulk density, LOI, Pb-210, Cs-137, foram assemblages, bathymetry xyz, bathymetry grids, sub bottom profiles.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 16CCT02: Collected 15 bubble pulser lines, 36 multibeam bathymetry lines and QTC data. 16CCT03: 16 push cores, 1 peat auger core, 17 vibracores, 30 grab samples, 11 surface sediments, 11 microfossil sediment samples.
Staff: Joseph Fredericks, Kyle Kelso, Nicole Khan, Stanley Locker, Marci Marot, Rangley Mickey, Christopher Smith, Kathryn Smith, Nicholas Zaremba
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: 16CCT02 = Geophysical
16CCT03 = Sediment Sampling
Multibeam system: RESON SeaBat T50-P
Location:
Grand Bay, AL/MS
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.42732018 | South: 30.2790872 | West: -88.5373 | East: -88.30902148 |
Platform(s):
 Mako (SP) |  Twin Vee (Jabba Jaw) | 25-ft Aluminum Barge |
Ellis, A.M., Smith, C.G., 2019, Benthic foraminiferal data from surface samples and sedimentary cores in the Grand Bay Estuary, Mississippi and Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YCK857.
Ellis, A.M., Smith, C.G., 2021, Emerging dominance of Paratrochammina simplissima (Cushman and McCulloch) in the northern Gulf of Mexico following hydrologic and geomorphic changes: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, v. 255, 107312 p., doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107312.
Haller, C., Osterman, L.E., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Adams, C.S., 2018, Benthic foraminiferal data from the Eastern Mississippi Sound salt marshes and estuaries: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MC8X5F.
Haller, C., Smith, C.G., Hallock, P., Hine, A.C., Osterman, L.E., McCloskey, T., 2019, Distribution of Modern Salt-marsh Foraminifera from the Eastern Mississippi Sound, U.s.a: Journal of Foraminiferal Research, v. 49 no. 1, pp. 29–47, doi: 10.2113/gsjfr.49.1.29.
Haller, C., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Marot, M.E., Ellis, A.M., Adams, C.S., 2018, Benthic foraminiferal data from sedimentary cores collected in the Grand Bay (Mississippi) and Dauphin Island (Alabama) salt marshes: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7445KSG.
Jenkins, R.L., III, Passeri, D.L., Smith, C.G., Thompson, D.M., 2023, Modeling the Effects of Interior Headland Restoration on Estuarine Sediment Transport Processes in a Marine-Dominant Estuary: Delft3D Model Output: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P986ZR6B.
Jenkins, R.L., Passeri, D.L., Smith, C.G., Thompson, D.M., Smith, K.E.L., 2023, Modeling the effects of interior headland restoration on estuarine sediment transport processes in a marine-dominant estuary: Frontiers in Marine Science, v. 10, doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1217830.
Marot, M.E., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Locker, S.D., Khan, N.S., Smith, K.E.L., 2020, Sedimentary data from Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi, 2014-2016 (Version 1.1): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FO8R3Y.
Marot, M.E., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Locker, S.D., Khan, N.S., Smith, K.E.L., 2019, Sedimentary Data from Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi, 2014-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FO8R3Y.
Smith, K.E.L., Terrano, J.F., Khan, N.S., Smith, C.G., Pitchford, J.L., 2021, Lateral shoreline erosion and shore-proximal sediment deposition on a coastal marsh from seasonal, storm and decadal measurements: Geomorphology, Geomorphology, v. 389, 107829 p., doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107829.
Stalk, C.S., Fredericks, J.F., Locker, S.D., Carlson, C.S., 2018, Multibeam bathymetry data Collected in 2016 from Grand Bay Alabama/Mississippi: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MC8Z9N.
Stalk, C.S., Fredericks, J.F., Locker, S.D., Carlson, C.S., 2020, Multibeam bathymetry data collected in 2016 from Grand Bay Alabama/Mississippi, version 2.0: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MC8Z9N.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble Pulser Hydrophone Streamer Cable | --- | Bubble Gun | |
| Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| Choke Ring Antenna | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| Collapsible Tripod | --- | Benchmarks Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Garmin GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| GPS Pole | --- | Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Bottom Grab Sampler | --- | Biology Geology | |
| Grab Sampler | --- | Biology Geology | 16CCT03_Raw_Foram_Count_Data (Raw foraminiferal count data for surface grab and estuarine push core samples) |
| Peat Corer | --- | Biology Geology | |
| Vibracorer | --- | Geology | |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| Bubble Pulser | --- | Bubble Gun | |
| Multibeam Bathymetry System | --- | Multibeam | Grand_Bay_2016_MBB_Unadjusted_xyz.zip (0.50 m resolution xyz data provided in WGS84, NAD83, and NAD83 NAVD88 GEOID12A, sorted by datum and site ) Grand_Bay_2016_MBB_Tracklines.zip (Multibeam bathymetry survey tracklines (.shp)) Grand_Bay_2016_MBB_Adjusted_xyz.zip (0.50 m resolution xyz data provided in WGS84, NAD83, and NAD83 NAVD88 GEOID12A, sorted by datum and site, vertically adjusted to match previous local bathymetry data) |
| Valeport SVP | --- | Sound Velocity | |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
