Equipment: samples
Dataset Name: Surface-sediment grain-size distributions from the Elwha River delta, Washington, August 2012
Description: This portion of the data release presents sediment grain-size data from samples collected on the Elwha River delta, Washington, in August 2012 (USGS Field Activity W-05-12-PS). Surface sediment was sampled using a small ponar, or 'grab', sampler between August 28 and August 30, 2012 from the R/V Frontier at a total of 57 locations in water depths between about 1 and 9 m around the delta. The locations of grab samples were determined with a hand-held global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The grain-size distributions of samples were determined using standard techniques developed by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center sediment lab. Grab samples that yielded less than 50 g of sediment were omitted from analysis and are classified as "no sample". The grain-size data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet (.csv).
Contact: Andrew Stevens ([email protected])
Format: comma-delimited text
Data Location: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5852da61e4b0e2663625ee00/?name=ew12_aug_grainsize.csv
Metadata URL: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/pcmsc/DataReleases/ScienceBase/DR_F7PN93SB/ew12_aug_grainsize.xml
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