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Data Release
Sedimentary Data from Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi, 2014–2016
By Marci E. Marot,1 Christopher G. Smith,1 Terrence A. McCloskey,2 Stanley D. Locker,3 Nicole S. Khan,4 and Kathryn E.L. Smith1
1 U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
2 Cherokee Nation Technologies, contracted to the U.S. Geological Survey, 3535 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816
3 College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
4 Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Ave., Singapore 639798
Summary
This data release is an archive of sedimentary field and laboratory analytical data collected in Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi from 2014-2016 by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC). This work, a component of the SPCMSC’s Sea-level and Storm Impacts on Estuarine Environments and Shorelines (SSIEES) project, provides the necessary data to quantify sedimentation rates and sediment sources for the marsh and estuary. The SSIEES project objective is to evaluate the exchange of sediment material between the marsh and estuary due to extreme storms and sea-level rise. Micropaleontological data from select cores and surface samples are available in Haller and others (2018, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MC8X5F, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7445KSG). Single-beam bathymetry of Grand Bay proper and multi-beam bathymetry of several marsh-edge eroding shorelines are reported in Dewitt and others (2017, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1070) and Stalk and others (2018, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MC8Z9N), respectively. Subbottom and sidescan sonar data for Grand Bay proper are reported in Locker and others (2018, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9374DKQ).
This publication includes data for the sediment cores and surface sediments taken in Grand Bay marsh and estuary during five sampling periods of this study, which were designated as USGS Field Activity Numbers (FAN) 2014-323-FA (project ID 14CCT01), 2015-315-FA (project ID 15CCT02), 2016-331-FA (project ID 16CCT03), 2016-348-FA (project ID 16CCT04), and 2016-358-FA (project ID 16CCT07). Data products include: GPS-derived site locations and elevations; core photographs, logs, and x-radiographs; lithologic, radiochemical, elemental composition, stable isotopic composition, and radiocarbon data; and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata.
Note: This data release was versioned on April 28, 2020. Please see the Suggested Citation section for details.
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-323-FA | |||
| 14CCT01_SiteInformation.zip Station location, core lengths and water quality parameters for project ID 14CCT01 (.csv, .xlsx) |
14CCT01_metadata.xml | 14CCT01_metadata.txt | 14CCT01_SiteInformation.zip (62 KB) |
| 14CCT01_XRF.zip Elemental composition of the sediments by X-ray fluorescence for project ID 14CCT01 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 14CCT01_XRF.zip (1.1 MB) |
| 14CCT01_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip Sediment bulk density, water content, porosity, and loss on ignition for project ID 14CCT01 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 14CCT01_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip (110 KB) |
| 14CCT01_GrainSize.zip Sediment grain size data for project ID 14CCT01 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 14CCT01_GrainSize.zip (435 KB) |
| 14CCT01_AlphaSpectroscopy.zip Sediment radiochemical data by alpha spectroscopy for project ID 14CCT01 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 14CCT01_AlphaSpectroscopy.zip (46 KB) |
| 14CCT01_GammaSpectroscopy.zip Sediment radiochemical data by gamma spectroscopy for project ID 14CCT01 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 14CCT01_GammaSpectroscopy.zip (99 KB) |
| 14CCT01_ICP-AES.zip Elemental composition of the sediments by atomic emission spectroscopy for project ID 14CCT01 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 14CCT01_ICP-AES.zip (546 KB) |
| 14CCT01_StableIsotopes.zip Stable isotopic composition of the sediments for project ID 14CCT01 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 14CCT01_StableIsotopes.zip (60 KB) |
| 14CCT01_Radiocarbon.zip Radiocarbon data for project ID 14CCT01 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 14CCT01_Radiocarbon.zip (49 KB) |
| 14CCT01_CoreLogs.zip Sediment core logs for project ID 14CCT01 (.jpg) |
Same as above | Same as above | 14CCT01_CoreLogs.zip (3 MB) |
| 2015-315-FA | |||
| 15CCT02_SiteInformation.zip Station location and water quality parameters for project ID 15CCT02 (.csv, .xlsx) |
15CCT02_metadata.xml | 15CCT02_metadata.txt | 15CCT02_SiteInformation.zip (44 KB) |
| 15CCT02_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip Sediment bulk density, water content, porosity, and loss on ignition for project ID 15CCT02 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 15CCT02_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip (35 KB) |
| 15CCT02_GrainSize.zip Sediment grain size data for project ID 15CCT02 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 15CCT02_GrainSize.zip (212 KB) |
| 15CCT02_AlphaSpectroscopy.zip Sediment radiochemical data by alpha spectroscopy for project ID 15CCT02 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 15CCT02_AlphaSpectroscopy.zip (31 KB) |
| 2016-331-FA | |||
| 16CCT03_SiteInformation.zip Station location, core lengths and water quality parameters for project ID 16CCT03 (.csv, .xlsx) |
16CCT03_metadata.xml | 16CCT03_metadata.txt | 16CCT03_SiteInformation.zip (59 KB) |
| 16CCT03_CTD.zip CTD water column profiles for project ID 16CCT03 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT03_CTD.zip (93 KB) |
| 16CCT03_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip Sediment bulk density, water content, porosity, and loss on ignition for project ID 16CCT03 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT03_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip (123 KB) |
| 16CCT03_GrainSize.zip Sediment grain size data for project ID 16CCT03 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT03_GrainSize.zip (538 KB) |
| 16CCT03_AlphaSpectroscopy.zip Sediment radiochemical data by alpha spectroscopy for project ID 16CCT03 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT03_AlphaSpectroscopy.zip (80 KB) |
| 16CCT03_GammaSpectroscopy.zip Sediment radiochemical data by gamma spectroscopy for project ID 16CCT03 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT03_GammaSpectroscopy.zip (65 KB) |
| 16CCT03_Radiocarbon.zip Radiocarbon data for project ID 16CCT03 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT03_Radiocarbon.zip (51 KB) |
| 16CCT03_CoreLogs.zip Sediment core logs for project ID 16CCT03 (.jpg) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT03_CoreLogs.zip (13.2 MB) |
| 2016-348-FA | |||
| 16CCT04_SiteInformation.zip Station location for project ID 16CCT04 (.csv, .xlsx) |
16CCT04_metadata.xml | 16CCT04_metadata.txt | 16CCT04_SiteInformation.zip (33 KB) |
| 16CCT04_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip Sediment bulk density, water content, porosity, and loss on ignition for project ID 16CCT04 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT04_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip (32 KB) |
| 16CCT04_GrainSize.zip Sediment grain size data for project ID 16CCT04 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT04_GrainSize.zip (168 KB) |
| 2016-358-FA | |||
| 16CCT07_SiteInformation.zip Station location and core lengths for project ID 16CCT07 (.csv, .xlsx) |
16CCT07_metadata.xml | 16CCT07_metadata.txt | 16CCT07_SiteInformation.zip (37 KB) |
| 16CCT07_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip Sediment bulk density, water content, porosity, and loss on ignition for project ID 16CCT07 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT07_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip (78 KB) |
| 16CCT07_GrainSize.zip Sediment grain size data for project ID 16CCT07 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT07_GrainSize.zip (268 KB) |
| 16CCT07_GammaSpectroscopy.zip Sediment radiochemical data by gamma spectroscopy for project ID 16CCT07 (.csv, .xlsx) |
Same as above | Same as above | 16CCT07_GammaSpectroscopy.zip (96 KB) |
| Supplemental information | |||
| 14CCT01_FieldLogs.zip Field logs for project ID 14CCT01 (.xslx) |
Not applicable | Not applicable | 14CCT01_FieldLogs.zip (96 KB) |
| 15CCT02_FieldLogs.zip Field logs for project ID 15CCT02 (.xslx) |
Not applicable | Not applicable | 15CCT02_FieldLogs.zip (81 KB) |
| 16CCT03_FieldLogs.zip Field logs for project ID 16CCT03 (.xslx) |
Not applicable | Not applicable | 16CCT03_FieldLogs.zip (150 KB) |
Figure 1. Location of the study area (red box) for the Sea-level and Storm Impacts on Estuarine Environments and Shorelines project in Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi.
Suggested Citation
Marot, M.E., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Locker, S.D., Khan, N.S., and Smith, K.E.L., 2019, Sedimentary data from Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi, 2014–2016 (ver. 1.1, April 2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FO8R3Y.
First posted March 05, 2019
Revised April 28, 2020, ver. 1.1