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Spatial Extent of Data

USGS Data Source

USGS Thesaurus Keywords

sea-floor characteristics, marine geology, navigational data, geospatial datasets

ISO 19115 Topic Category

oceans, geoscientificInformation, location

Other Subject Keywords

CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, sediments, USGS, Woods Hole Science Center, sediment classification, point shapefile, Open-File Report 03-001, GIS, mean, grain-size, U.S. Geological Survey, shapefile, surficial classification, WHSC, points

Place Keywords

U.S. East Coast, New England, Boston, Boston Harbor, Atlantic Ocean

Sediments of Boston Harbor acquired in 1968 (MENCHER shapefile)

A study was made of the composition, grain-size distribution, and organic content of grab samples collected from Boston Harbor. In general, the coarsest mean sizes occur in the channels scoured by dredging or tidal action, and the finest in areas where no dredging has occurred and where tidal velocities are at a minimum.

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Author(s) Lawrence J. Poppe
Publication Date 2003
Beginning Date of Data 1968
Ending Date of Data 1968
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Lawrence J. Poppe
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Lawrence J. Poppe
Metadata Date 2021-11-16
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Harvest Source: Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System
Harvest Date: 2025-01-01T07:36:49.113Z