1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 43835

Dataset description: caco-waves_grainsize

Grain-size analysis of sediment samples collected in the nearshore zone offshore of Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA, December 9, 2024
Version1
Keywordssediment transport, grab sampling, field sampling, grain-size analysis
Data typesGeology
FormatCSV; shapefile;
Amount<1 MB

Contacts

Contact
Olivia A De Meo
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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/P14KORS8
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P14KORS8/caco-waves_grainsize_metadata.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2024-028-FAshipek grab (WH)
Grab sampler with a cylindrical design (length of the cylinder is parallel to the sea floor) deployed by a weight-released spring mechanism that rotates the inner half cylinder by 180° and cuts through the surface of the seabed.

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Mapcacowaves_grainsizeLocation points of grain-size analysis of sediment samples collected in the nearshore zone offshore of Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA, December 9, 2024