Data Release - Archive of Sediment Data from Vibracores Collected in 2016 from Fire Island, New York

By Julie C. Bernier,¹ Noreen A. Buster,¹ Owen T. Brenner,¹ Kyle W. Kelso,¹ Thomas M. Tuten,² and Jennifer L. Miselis¹

Summary

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a long-term coastal morphologic-change study at Fire Island, New York, prior to and after Hurricane Sandy impacted the area in October 2012. The Fire Island Coastal Change project objectives include understanding the morphologic evolution of the barrier island system on a variety of time scales (months to centuries) and resolving storm-related impacts, post-storm beach response, and recovery. In April 2016, scientists from the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center conducted sediment sampling and geophysical surveys on Fire Island to characterize and quantify spatial variability in the subaerial geology with the goal of subsequently integrating onshore geology with other surf zone and nearshore datasets.

This data release serves as an archive of sediment data from 14 vibracores collected along 6 profiles from the upper beach to shoreface along Fire Island on April 10 and 11, 2016 (USGS Field Activity Number [FAN] 2016–322–FA). Sedimentologic and stratigraphic metrics (for example, sediment texture or unit thicknesses) derived from these data can be used to assess spatial and temporal trends and may aid in understanding beach evolution. Data collection and processing methods are described in U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1100.

Data

File Name and Description	Metadata (XML format)	Metadata (text format)	Download File
2016-322-FA_CoreSites.zip Sample locations (.xlsx, .csv, .shp, .kml)	2016-322-FA_sediment-met.xml	2016-322-FA_sediment-met.txt	2016-322-FA_CoreSites.zip (57 KB)
2016-322-FA_CoreLogs.pdf Core logs with grain-size plots (.pdf)	Same as above	Same as above	2016-322-FA_CoreLogs.pdf (5.4 MB)
2016-322-FA_CorePhotos.zip Core photographs (.jpg)	Same as above	Same as above	2016-322-FA_CorePhotos.zip (18.7 MB)
2016-322-FA_GrainSize_SumStats.zip Grain-size summary statistics (.xlsx, .csv)	Same as above	Same as above	2016-322-FA_GrainSize_SumStats.zip (706 KB)
Supplemental Information
2016-322-FA_FACS.zip Field Activity Collection System (FACS) logs and scanned handwritten notes (.pdf)	Not applicable	Not applicable	2016-322-FA_FACS.zip (1.8 MB)
2016-322-FA_CoreLogs_handwritten.pdf Scanned handwritten core logs (.pdf)	Not applicable	Not applicable	2016-322-FA_CoreLogs_handwritten.pdf (9.8 MB)
2016-322-FA_GrainSize_RunStats.zip GRADISTAT grain-size run statistics (.xlsx)	Not applicable	Not applicable	2016-322-FA_GrainSize_RunStats.zip (6.8 MB)
2016-322-FA_ProfElev_to_CoreDepth.pdf Table showing elevations and sediment depths of previously-surveyed beach surfaces at each core site (.pdf)	Not applicable	Not applicable	2016-322-FA_ProfElev_to_CoreDepth.pdf (79 KB)

Suggested Citation

Bernier, J.C., Buster, N.A., Brenner, O.T., Kelso, K.W., Tuten, T.M., and Miselis, J.L., 2018, Archive of sediment data from vibracores collected in 2016 from Fire Island, New York: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7FN15GX.