1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 5076

Dataset description: 2011-047-FA-SC-001-01

Sediment texture analyses of surface sediment samples obtained using Craib corer and UGEMS samples obtained using USGS slower corer. The UGEMS samples obtained from top of core after erosion. Grain-size analysis: Lab #s AZ066 through AZ191

Contacts

Contact
Bradford Butman
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Location of materials and files

Physical mediaPC K. McMullens desktop computer, D:/sediment lab/ecstdb11.xls
Public fileshttp://cotuit.er.usgs.gov/data/2011-047-FA/SC/001/01/oc477_sedimenttexture.xls

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2011-047-FACraib corer
Coring device mounted inside a stabilizing frame using hydraulic pistons to control the rate of deployment into the sea floor designed to gently collect an undisturbed single core sample from the top 12 centimeters of surface sediment.