Data Release
Sediment Data for Samples Collected in 2015, 2016, and 2017 from Coastal Louisiana
By Julie C. Bernier,1 Thomas M. Tuten,2 James G. Flocks,1 Ioannis Y. Georgiou,3 Mark A. Kulp,3 Michael Brown,3 and Andrew Courtois3
1 U.S. Geological Survey
2 Cherokee Nation Technologies
3 Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences
Summary
This data release serves as an archive of sediment data for samples collected in 2015, 2016, and 2017 from coastal Louisiana. In 2015 and 2016, sediment grab samples (N=874) were collected coast-wide along shore-perpendicular transects that included back-barrier, emergent (beach and barrier island), shoreface, and nearshore environments. Sample locations were selected to re-occupy locations previously sampled in 2008 (U.S. Geological Survey [USGS] Open-File Report 2013–1083). The 2008 and 2015–2016 datasets were collected under the Barrier Island Coastal Monitoring (BICM) program, an ongoing collaboration between the State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the University of New Orleans (UNO) Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences (PIES), and the USGS. In 2017, additional grab samples (N=77) were collected along shore-perpendicular transects from West Belle Pass to Caminada Pass as part of the CPRA Caminada Headland Beach and Dune Restoration project (CPRA project BA-0045).
The 2015, 2016, and 2017 sediment samples were collected by personnel from UNO–PIES and provided to the USGS St. Petersburg and Coastal Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) sediment laboratory. Textural characteristics were analyzed using a Coulter LS 200 particle-size analyzer. Following SPCMSC data management and archiving protocols, the samples were assigned a USGS field activity number (FAN) 2015-301-CNT.
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-301-CNT_SampleSites.zip 2015–2017 sample locations (.xlsx, .csv, .shp, .kml) |
2015-301-CNT-met.xml | 2015-301-CNT-met.txt | 2015-301-CNT_SampleSites.zip (279 KB) |
| 2015-301-CNT_SumStats.zip 2015–2017 grain-size summary statistics (.xlsx, .csv) |
2015-301-CNT-met.xml | 2015-301-CNT-met.txt | 2015-301-CNT_SumStats.zip (1.3 MB) |
| Supplemental information | |||
| 2015-301-CNT_Maps.zip 2015–2017 sample location maps (.jpg) |
Not applicable | Not applicable | 2015-301-CNT_Maps.zip (18.6 MB) |
| 2015-301-CNT_RunStats.zip 2015–2017 grain-size raw data and run statistics files (.xlsx) |
2015-301-CNT-met.xml | 2015-301-CNT-met.txt | 2015-301-CNT_RunStats.zip (10.7 MB) |
Figure 1. Regional map of coastal Louisiana showing (A) 2015–2016 samples (represented by white circles) and (B) 2017 sediment sample locations (represented by white triangles). Red box shows location of (B) relative to the statewide coastline. Background image is 2017 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) color-infrared aerial imagery; false-color image uses bands 4,4,2.
Suggested Citation
Bernier, J.C., Tuten, T.M., Flocks, J.G., Georgiou, I.Y., Kulp, M.A., Brown, Michael, and Courtois, Andrew, 2018, Sediment data for samples collected in 2015, 2016, and 2017 from coastal Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F71G0KKD.