1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 10CEV02

Identifier 10CEV02
Alternate names MB10
Purpose Document several centuries of environmental and sedimentological changes in Mobile Bay caused by natural and anthropogenic forces.
Location Mobile Bay AL
Summary Approximately 22 cores (10 vibracores, 2-3 gravity cores and 6-7 box cores) will be collected in the field and examined by both the USGS SPCMSC and WHCMSC; all seismic processing will be performed in Woods Hole, MA.
Info derived Ground-truth seismic data, investigation of shallow geologic framework, sediment grain size analysis, identification of Foraminifera presence and abundance and determine lithostratigraphic unit contact boundaries.
Comments Cruise dates may change as they are contingent upon the availability of the R/V G.K. Gilbert.
Platform
G.K. Gilbert
40'
Itinerary
Start TBD 2010-08-04
End TBD 2010-08-08
Bounds
West -88.2847
East -87.58156176
North 30.80548656
South 30.12269222
Topic 16
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Christopher G SmithLisa E Osterman
Crew members
Young, Richard
Scientist, Staff
Julie C Bernier
Scientist, Staff
Kyle W Kelso
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Lisa E Osterman
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal David Twichell

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type: Photo, Navigation, Biology, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Vibracorer Geology 3
Gravity Corer Geology 5
Camera, Digital, Hand Held Photo (no data reported)
Box Corer Biology, Geology 18
GPS Navigation 1
Surface grab sampler Biology, Geology 5

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Initial_Elevations_RS.zip Vibracorer NetCDF file containing the following variables: coordinates of the model grid nodes (Longitude and Latitude); the reference scenario (RS) bathymetry/topography (z) model elevations. File names ending in MP include data from Morgan Peninsula and file names ending in PH include data from Pass aux Herons. Davina L Passeri
Velocity_Residual_RS.zip Vibracorer NetCDF file containing the following variables: coordinates of the model grid nodes (Longitude and Latitude); the velocity residuals (x-direction, y-direction) for the reference scenario (RS). Zip file names ending in MP include data from Morgan Peninsula and file names ending in PH include data from Pass aux Herons. Davina L Passeri
Water_Level_RS.zip Vibracorer NetCDF file containing the following variables: coordinates of the model grid nodes (Longitude and Latitude); the maximum water levels (z) for the reference scenario (RS). Zip file names ending in MP include data from Morgan Peninsula and file names ending in PH include data from Pass aux Herons. Davina L Passeri
10CEV02-SA-pd-12 Gravity Corer Sampling parameters (water temp, salinity, DO, pH, ORP) for gravity cores Lisa E Osterman
10CEV02-SA-pd-13 Gravity Corer Geochemical data for gravity cores (tables 2-4) Lisa E Osterman
10CEV02-SA-pd-14 Gravity Corer Metals data analysis for gravity cores (table 5) Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-15 Gravity Corer core 20GC benthic foraminiferal count (table 6) Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-16 Gravity Corer taxonomic citiations for foraminifers in core 20GC Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-23 Box Corer Summary of basic physical properties of box cores Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-24 Box Corer Foram assemblage counts (raw) for box cores Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-25 Box Corer Summary of C and N isotopic signatures and C and N content of bulk organic matter Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-30 Box Corer Forams and geochemistry data summary for box cores and marsh cores Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-31 Box Corer PB-210 and Cs-137 inventories and related parameters Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-33 Box Corer summary of mass accumulation rates derived from both 210Pb and 137Cs data Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-33 Box Corer Summary of excess Pb and total Cs depth-integrated inventories for box-core sediments Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-34 Box Corer summary of organic carbon parameters derived from statistical 2-G model Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-4 Box Corer gamma ray spectrometry box cores Marci E Marot
10CEV02-SA-pd-5 Box Corer alpha ray spectrometry box cores Marci E Marot
10CEV02-SA-pd-6 Box Corer Sediment parameters (bulk density, porosity, water content) for box cores Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-7 Box Corer LOI (loss on ignition) box cores Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-NL-rd-3 GPS Lat and Long for grab sample sites Lisa E Osterman
10CEV02-SA-pd-11 Surface grab sampler LOI (loss on ignition) grab samples Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-27 Surface grab sampler Surface sediment data summary (physical parameters, isotopic signatures, foram abundances) Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-28 Surface grab sampler Foram assemblage counts (living and dead), and the recounts (living and dead) that account for dissolution Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-29 Surface grab sampler Summary of basic physical properties of surface samples Christopher G Smith
10CEV02-SA-pd-32 Surface grab sampler Summary of C and N isotopic signatures and C and N content of bulk organic matter Christopher G Smith

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Table_1_locations Box Corer Locations of surface samples and box cores Kathryn A Richwine
Table_2_living_counts Box Corer Count of living foraminifera in surface samples Kathryn A Richwine
Table_3_dead_counts Box Corer Count of dead foraminifera in surface samples Kathryn A Richwine
Table_4-10_raw_counts Box Corer Count of foraminifera in box core samples Kathryn A Richwine
Table_11_diss-living Box Corer Analysis of calcareous foraminiferal dissolution of living foraminifera in each sample Kathryn A Richwine
Table_12_diss-dead Box Corer Analysis of calcareous foraminiferal dissolution of dead foraminifera in each sample Kathryn A Richwine

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity