Other ID: 18CCT01
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): Christopher Smith, Kathryn Smith
Affiliate Investigator(s): Jonathan Pritchard (GBNERR)
Information Specialist(s): Joseph Terrano
Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Determine marsh thickness and establish sites for erosion tiles
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually White (GSA)
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: Grand Bay, MS
Start Date: 2018-06-04
End Date: 2018-06-08
Equipment Used: Push Corer, Net Sedimentation Tile , Other
Information to be Derived: elevation, peat thickness
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected 24 cores, 18CCT01-GB500 through 18CCT01-GB523.
Staff: Christopher Smith, Kathryn Smith, Joseph Terrano
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: ops personnel unavailable
Location:
Grand Bay, Mississippi/Alabama
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.4433042 | South: 30.22354168 | West: -88.5361775 | East: -88.30680738 |
Platform(s):
 Mako (SP) |
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., Pitchford, J.L., Sparks, E.L., Archer, M.J., Virden, M.F., Terrano, J.F., Smith, C.G., 2025, Evaluating the Influence of Constructed Subtidal Reefs on Marsh Shoreline Erosion, Sediment Deposition, and Wave Energy: Estuaries and Coasts, v. 48 no. 5, 128 p., doi: 10.1007/s12237-025-01564-7.
Smith, K.E.L., Terrano, J.F., Pitchford, J., Brochard M., Vargas, J.M., Atchia, I.D., Everhart, C.S., Smith C.G., 2020, Shore proximal marsh sediment deposition and ancillary data from Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi, from July 2018 to January 2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ONI8PS.
Smith, K.E.L., Terrano, J.F., Pitchford, J., Brochard, M., Vargas, J.M., Atchia, I.D., Everhart, C.S., Smith, C.G., 2025, Shore Proximal Marsh Sediment Deposition and Ancillary Data From Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi, From July 2018 to January 2020, Version 3.0 (Sept. 2025): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ONI8PS.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Push Corer | --- | Geology | |
| Net Sedimentation Tile | --- | Geology | |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
