1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 38478

Dataset description: 2018-043-FA_SedimentSamples

Sediment sample locations and analysis collected in the vicinity of Buffalo Reef, Michigan, within Lake Superior during USGS Field Activity 2018-043-FA (Microsoft Excel file)
Keywordsgrab sampling, lakebed characteristics, geology, geophysics, geospatial datasets, grain-size analysis
Data typesGeology
FormatCSV
Amount< 1 MB

Contacts

Contact
Brian Andrews
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Location of materials and files

Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P9K4HX8V/2018-043-FA_SedimentSamples_meta.xml
Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2018-043-FAVan Veen grab sampler
Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Map2018-043-FA_samples_footprintFootprint of sediment sample locations and analysis collected in the vicinity of Buffalo Reef, Michigan, within Lake Superior during USGS Field Activity 2018-043-FA