Data Release
The Sedimentological Characteristics and Radiochemistry Data for the Marshes on Dauphin Island, Alabama
By Alisha M. Ellis, Christopher G. Smith, and Marci E. Marot
USGS, St. Petersburg, Florida
Summary
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center collected push cores from the marshes of Dauphin Island, Little Dauphin Island, and Cedar Key, Alabama in August, 2015 (U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity Number 2015-322-FA). Sample sites varied between high marshes, low salt marshes, and sand flats. This report serves as an archive for the sedimentological and geochemical data derived from the marsh cores and select surface data from the corresponding marsh core sites. Downloadable data are available and include Excel spreadsheets, JPEG files, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata For further information regarding data collection and/or processing methods refer to USGS Open-File Report 2017–1165 (https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171165) and Data Series 1046 (https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1046).
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15BIM09-DA_M_Site_Information.zip Latitude, longitude, elevation, vegetation, core length, and compaction (.csv and .xlsx) |
15BIM09-DA_M_metadata.xml | 15BIM09-DA_M_metadata.txt | 15BIM09-DA_M_Site_Information.zip (65 KB) |
| 15BIM09-DA_M_Water_Parameters.zip Salinity, pH, temperature (.csv and .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 15BIM09-DA_M_Water_Parameters.zip (56 KB) |
| 15BIM09-DA_M_Sediment_Physical_Properties.zip Porosity, water content, bulk density, loss on ignition (.csv and .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 15BIM09-DA_M_Sediment_Physical_Properties.zip (119 KB) |
| 15BIM09-DA_M_Grain-Size.zip Mean, D50, sorting, skewness, kurtosis, percent sand, silt and clay (.csv and .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 15BIM09-DA_M_Grain-Size.zip (496 KB) |
| 15BIM09-DA_Marsh_Shear_Vane.zip Shear vane values for marsh sites (.csv and .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 15BIM09-DA_Marsh_Shear_Vane.zip (69 KB) |
| 15BIM09-DA_M_Alpha_Spectroscopy.zip Total Lead-210 and estimated Radium-226 activity and error (.csv and .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 15BIM09-DA_M_Alpha_Spectroscopy.zip (96 KB) |
| Supplemental information | |||
| 15BIM09-DA_M_X-rays.zip (.jpg) |
Not applicable | Not applicable | 15BIM09-DA_M_X-rays.zip (30 MB) |
| 15BIM09_13BIM01-DA_M_Core_Plots.zip (.jpg) |
Not applicable | Not applicable | 15BIM09_13BIM01-DA_M_Core_Plots.zip (3.6 MB) |
Figure 1. Regional map showing the location of Dauphin Island on Alabama's Gulf coast. Study area is indicated by red box.
Suggested Citation
Ellis, A.M., Smith, C.G., and Marot, M.E., 2018, The sedimentological characteristics and geochronology of the marshes on Dauphin Island, Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7VM49J0.