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, Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver, Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS, Choke Ring Antenna, Collapsible Tripod, Garmin GPS, Global Positioning System (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) |  22-ft Twin Vee (R/V G. Hill) | 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, C.G., Bernier, J., Ellis, A.M., Smith, K.E.L., 2025, Predictive regressive models of recent marsh sediment thickness improve the quantification of coastal marsh sediment budgets: Applied Computing and Geosciences, v. 25, 100215 p., doi: 10.1016/j.acags.2024.100215.
Smith, C.G., Ellis, A.M., 2025, Peat Thickness Measurements From Grand Bay, Mississippi and Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13BDDHQ.
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 | --- | 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 | |
| Global Positioning System (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 | --- | --- | --- |
