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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

marine geology, grab sampling, sea-floor characteristics, grain-size analysis

ISO 19115 Topic Category

location, oceans, geoscientificInformation

Other Subject Keywords

sediment data, WHCMSC, field activity 2016-005-FA, clay, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, stations, gravel, sea floor, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, CMHRP, U.S. Geological Survey, MA CZM, R/V Tioga, MiniSEABOSS, silt, ground-truth, sediment analysis, sand, grab sampling, CZM, SEABOSS, field activity 2017-022-FA, marine geology, Beckman Coulter Multisizer 3, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, shapefile, continental shelf, MassCZM, surficial sediment classification, USGS, sound, seafloor, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, sediment samples, CSV, sediments, R/V Rafael, seafloor samples, Van Veen grab sampler

Place Keywords

Nantucket Sound, Atlantic Ocean, Nantucket, Massachusetts, North America, United States

Location and grain-size analysis results of sediment samples collected in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, in May 2016 and May 2017 by the U.S. Geological Survey during field activities 2016-005-FA and 2017-022-FA (simplified point shapefile and CSV file)

Two marine geological surveys were conducted in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, in May 2016 and May 2017 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as part of an agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to map the geology of the sea floor offshore of Massachusetts. Samples of surficial sediment and photographs of the sea floor were collected at 76 sampling sites within the survey area, and sea-floor videos were collected at 75 of the sites. The sediment data and the observations from the photos and videos are used to explore the nature of the sea floor; in conjunction with high-resolution geophysical data, the observations are used to make interpretive maps of sedimentary environments and validate acoustic remote sensing data.

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Author(s) Emily C Huntley orcid, Seth Ackerman orcid, Laura Brothers orcid, Dann S Blackwood orcid, Barry J. Irwin, Elizabeth P Pendleton orcid
Publication Date 2020-11-16
Beginning Date of Data 2016-05-02
Ending Date of Data 2017-05-04
Data Contact
Seth Ackerman
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UK5IOF
Citation Huntley, E.C., Ackerman, S., Brothers, L., Blackwood, D.S., Irwin, B.J., and Pendleton, E.P., 2020, Location and grain-size analysis results of sediment samples collected in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, in May 2016 and May 2017 by the U.S. Geological Survey during field activities 2016-005-FA and 2017-022-FA (simplified point shapefile and CSV file): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UK5IOF.
Metadata Contact
Emily Huntley
Metadata Date 2020-11-16
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