Cat Island radiocarbon (carbon 14) data from field activity 10BIM06

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Noreen A. Buster

Originator:

U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Publication_Date:20140325

Title:

Cat Island radiocarbon (carbon 14) data from field activity 10BIM06

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series

Issue_Identification: 834

Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds834

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Noreen A. Buster

Originator: Kyle W. Kelso

Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis

Originator: Jack L. Kindinger

Publication_Date:20140325

Title: Sediment Data Collected in 2010 from Cat Island, Mississippi

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: multimedia presentation

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series

Issue_Identification: 834

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds834

Description:

Abstract:

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC), in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), conducted geophysical and sedimentological surveys around Cat Island, the westernmost island in the Mississippi-Alabama barrier island chain. The objectives of the study were to understand the geologic evolution of Cat Island relative to other barrier islands in the northern Gulf of Mexico and to identify relationships between the geologic history, present day morphology, and sediment distribution. This report serves as an archive of terrestrial and marine sediment vibracores collected August 4-6 and October 20-22, 2010. Geographic Information System (GIS) data products include marine and terrestrial core locations and 2007 shoreline. Additional files included: marine and terrestrial core description logs, core photos, grain-size analysis, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating and Carbon-14 dating locations and results, Field Activity Collection System (FACS) logs, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FDGC) metadata (data products and downloads).

Purpose:

The Marine_C14_Table.xlsx file includes all radiocarbon (C14) analysis results from marine vibracores collected around Cat Island, Mississippi in October 2010 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center. Multiple data types were collected throughout the duration of this project; however, only the results of the C14 component are presented in this archive data series.

Supplemental_Information: None

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20101020

Ending_Date: 20101022

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.197071

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.053196

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.258884

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.177428

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Vibracore

Theme_Keyword: marine

Theme_Keyword: sediment

Theme_Keyword: core

Theme_Keyword: grain size

Theme_Keyword: core descriptions

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword:

U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Place_Keyword: Mississippi

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Place_Keyword: Cat Island

Access_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: Noreen A. Buster

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbuster@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

U.S. Geological Survey and the Army Corps of Engineers (outside funding source)

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Microsoft Excel Version 2010

Use_Constraints:

The U.S. Geological Survey requests that it be referenced as the originator of this dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The two radiocarbon dates reported in the table were analyzed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility and include error reported by this lab.These radiocarbon data have not been independently verified for accuracy.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The data include sample depth in core (m), type of shell, laboratory procedure, lab sample identification, fraction modern, fraction modern error, age, age error, d13C, d13C source, and D14C values.

Completeness_Report:

This is a complete processed marine vibracore radiocarbon data file for the field site.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2012

Title:

Bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data collected in 2010 from Cat Island, Mississippi

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/739>

Type_of_Source_Media: Online digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2012

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010 Cat Island bathy

Source_Contribution:

Data provides bathymetric data for obtaining core site elevations

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Two mollusc samples were collected from two vibracores, cleaned, and sent to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility.

Process_Date: 2011

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: Noreen A. Buster

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: U.S.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbuster@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Sample depth in core (m), type of shell, laboratory procedure, lab sample identification, fraction modern, fraction modern error, age, age error, d13C, d13C source, and D14C values were entered into Excel spreadsheet with corresponding marine vibracore core identification.

Process_Date: 2012

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: Noreen A. Buster

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: U.S.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbuster@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 29

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 16N

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.0

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0

False_Easting: 500000.0

False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000002220024164500956

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000002220024164500956

Planar_Distance_Units: Meter

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D WGS 1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: CatIsland_C14_Table

Entity_Type_Definition:

Radiocarbon (C14) data anlysis results of marine vibracores collected on Cat Island, Mississippi

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Core ID

Attribute_Definition: Marine vibracore sample number

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Core identification number assigned by USGS scientist

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample depth in core (m)

Attribute_Definition: Sample depth measured from top of core (m)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.92

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.75

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Type

Attribute_Definition: shell type (mollusc)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Type of shell material analyzed.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Process

Attribute_Definition:

Data analysis process method used by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Shell type

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Accession #

Attribute_Definition:

Sample identification used by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Sample number assigned by lab.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fraction Modern

Attribute_Definition:

Fraction Modern is a measurement of the deviation of the 14C/12C ratio of a sample from "Modern." Modern is defined as 95% of the radiocarbon concentration (in AD 1950) of NBS Oxalic Acid I normalized to d13CVPDB=-19 per mil (Olsson, 1970). Please see laboratory website for further discussion of definition (www.whoi.edu/nosams/page.do?pid=40146).

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.6344

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.7487

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fraction Modern Error

Attribute_Definition:

The error associated with the fraction modern value. Please see laboratory website for further discussion of definition (www.whoi.edu/nosams/page.do?pid=40146).

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0019

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.0019

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Age

Attribute_Definition: Radiocarbon age

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2320

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3660

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Age

Attribute_Definition: Radiocarbon age

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2320

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3660

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Age

Attribute_Definition: Radiocarbon age error

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 20

Range_Domain_Maximum: 25

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: d13C

Attribute_Definition: An isotopic signature measuring the stable isotopes 13C/12C.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.01

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.26

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: d13C Source

Attribute_Definition: Measured or not measured.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Sample number assigned by lab.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: D14C

Attribute_Definition:

D14C is "defined in Stuiver and Pollach (1977) as the relative difference between the absolute international standard (base year 1950) and sample activity corrected for age and d13C. The D14C is age corrected to account for decay that took place between collection (or death) and the time of measurement so that two measurements of the same sample made years apart will produce the same calculated D14C result."Please see laboratory website for further discussion of definition (www.whoi.edu/nosams/page.do?pid=40146).

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -370.22

Range_Domain_Maximum: -256.73

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: Noreen A. Buster

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: U.S.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 502-8000

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbuster@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.

Standard_Order_Process:

Fees: none

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Microsoft Excel Worksheet 2010

Format_Version_Number: 1

Format_Specification: xyz

Transfer_Size: 14 KB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds834/data/tables/CatIsland_C14_Table.zip

Resource_Description: Downloadable data

Custom_Order_Process: none

Technical_Prerequisites:

This spreadsheet was created for use with Microsoft Excel 2010. It may also be viewed with the Microsoft Excel viewer or by downloading a Microsoft Compatibility Pack to view with older versions of Microsoft Excel.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:20140325

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: Noreen A. Buster

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: U.S.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbuster@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: none

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

The U.S. Geological Survey requests that it be referenced as the originator of this dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.