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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

turbidity, ocean temperature, marine chemistry, CTD measurement, ocean sciences, ocean salinity

ISO 19115 Topic Category

geoscientificInformation, oceans

Other Subject Keywords

turbidity, U.S. Geological Survey, conductivity, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, environmental chemistry, salinity, water density, oceanographic observations, depth, WHCMSC, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, NOAA, SEABOSS, USGS, CTD, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, chemical oceanography, CMHRP, fluorescence, temperature

Place Keywords

North America, SBNMS, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, Stellwagen Bank, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Atlantic Ocean, United States

CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey on Stellwagen Bank during three surveys aboard the R/V Auk, September 2020 to August 2021

These data are a part of the effort to map geologic substrates of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts. The overall goal is to develop high-resolution (1:25,000) interpretive maps, based on multibeam sonar data and seabed sampling, showing surficial geology and seabed sediment dynamics. The work was conducted in collaboration with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and the data collected will aid research on the ecology of fish and invertebrate species that inhabit the region. The Sanctuary's research vessel, R/V Auk, visited a total of 169 locations on Stellwagen Bank during three separate surveys from September 2020 to August 2021. During these surveys a customized Van Veen grab sampler (SEABOSS) equipped with a video camera and a CTD was deployed in drift mode to collect sediment for grain-size analysis, video imagery of the seabed, and measurements of water column properties including temperature, salinity, density, and fluorescence.

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Author(s) Page C Valentine orcid, VeeAnn A Cross orcid
Publication Date 2023-03-21
Beginning Date of Data 2020-09-24
Ending Date of Data 2021-08-04
Data Contact
Page C. Valentine
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9G7QARQ
Citation Valentine, P.C., and Cross, V.A., 2023, CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey on Stellwagen Bank during three surveys aboard the R/V Auk, September 2020 to August 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9G7QARQ.
Metadata Contact
VeeAnn A. Cross
Metadata Date 2023-03-21
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Harvest Source: Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System
Harvest Date: 2024-12-28T07:34:21.315Z