Dataset description: Multi-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL) data of piston and gravity cores

This dataset includes multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) data for 39 piston and gravity cores that were collected as part of a groundtruthing survey in September 2019 aboard the R/V Bold Horizon. This dataset is one of several collected as part of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)-funded California Deepwater Investigations and Groundtruthing (Cal DIG I) project.

Version	1
Keywords	coastal processes, core analysis, hazards
Data types	Geology
Format	various delimited text files
Amount	144.7 MB

Contacts

Contact	Daniel J Kennedy PCMSC_data@usgs.gov

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://doi.org/10.5066/P9DE639J
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/pcmsc/DataReleases/CMGDS_DR_tool/DR_P9DE639J/2019-642-FA_MSCL_metadata.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
2019-642-FA	pistoncore Shelby tubes (thin-walled metal tubes); split barrel samplers (split spoons - thick walled metal tubes); "O" samplers (split spoon with a liner)