1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 40100

Dataset description: 2011-015-FA_samples

Location and analysis of sediment samples collected during field activity 2011-015-FA by the U.S. Geological Survey and Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management offshore of Massachusetts around Cape Cod and the Islands in September 2011 (point shapefile and CSV file)
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, grab sampling, grain-size analysis, marine geology
Data typesGeology
Formatshapefile; CSV
Amount<1 MB

Contacts

Contact
Seth Ackerman
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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/F73F4NVM
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/field_activities/2011_015_fa/2011-015-FA_samples_meta.xml
Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2011-015-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2011-015-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
Map2011-015-FA_samplestations_footprintFootprint of location of bottom still imagery and analysis of sediment samples collected during field activity 2011-015-FA by the U.S. Geological Survey and Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management offshore of Massachusetts around Cape Cod and the Islands in September 2011