Vibracore locations collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

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: Julie C. Bernier

Publication_Date: 2016

Title:

Vibracore locations collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular digital data, vector digital data

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0985/downloads/BB-SPCMSC_coresites.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Julie C. Bernier

Originator: Chelsea A. Stalk

Originator: Kyle W. Kelso

Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis

Originator: Rob Tunstead

Publication_Date: 2016

Title: Sediment data collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Multimedia presentation

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series

Issue_Identification: 985

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds985

Description:

Abstract:

In response to the 2010 Governor’s Action Plan to clean up the Barnegat Bay–Little Egg Harbor (BBLEH) estuary in New Jersey, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) partnered with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in 2011 to begin a multidisciplinary research project to understand the physical controls on water quality in the bay. Between 2011 and 2013, USGS scientists mapped the geological and morphological characteristics of the seafloor of the BBLEH estuary using a suite of geophysical tools. However, this mapping effort included only surficial characterization of bay sediments; to verify the sub-surface geophysical data, sediment cores were required. Data Series 985 associated with this metadata record serves as an archive of sedimentologic data from 18 vibracores collected from Barnegat Bay between May and August of 2014 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on behalf of the USGS. The vibracores were collected in conjunction with an ongoing NRCS subaqueous soil survey for the BBLEH estuary. The data presented in this report, including descriptive core logs, core photographs, processed grain-size data, and Geographic Information System (GIS) data files with accompanying formal Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata, can be viewed or downloaded from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0985/ds985_data.html/.

Purpose:

This zip archive includes the geographic locations, site descriptions, interpolated elevations, and core lengths in Microsoft Excel, Esri shapefile, and Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format for vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.

Supplemental_Information:

The locations of vibracore sites were chosen based on analysis of high-resolution seismic reflection profiles collected by the USGS throughout the bay (Andrews and others, 2015). A total of 18 marine vibracores were collected from Barnegat Bay in water depths greater than 1.5 m between May and August of 2014 from the NRCS Research Vessel (R/V) Doerner. A vessel-mounted tripod system was used to position, deploy, and recover the vibracores. At 2 additional target sites, coring efforts failed to recover sediment. A 5 1/2-horsepower Briggs and Stratton motor attached to a concrete vibrator head with a 3-meter shaft was used to vibrate 7.62-centimeter (cm) diameter aluminum core barrels into the estuarine seafloor to refusal. After recovery, cores were capped, sealed, and labeled. Measurements of compaction were recorded for each core based on a comparison of the external riser height and the depth of the sediment-water interface inside the barrel. Date, time, site location (latitude and longitude), water depth, tidal period, total extracted core length, and estimated compaction were recorded for each core. All vibracores were stored in a refrigerator at the NRCS Plant Materials Center (PMC) in Cape May, N.J., until they were transported from the NRCS PMC to the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) in early September for description and textural analysis.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20140513

Ending_Date: 20140819

Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.176810

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.073801

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.016900

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.759430

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Sediment

Theme_Keyword: Vibracore

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Place_Keyword: Barnegat Bay

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

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

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Julie Bernier

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: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbernier@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

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

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Microsoft Excel Version 2010; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Brian D. Andrews

Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis

Originator: William W. Danforth

Originator: Barry J. Irwin

Originator: Charles R. Worley

Originator: Emile M. Bergeron

Originator: Dann S. Blackwood

Publication_Date: 2015

Title:

Marine geophysical data collected in a shallow back-barrier estuary, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series

Issue_Identification: 937

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds937

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The positional accuracy of the core locations is determined by the accuracy of the Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver used to locate the samples at the time of collection.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Core locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series GPS receiver.

Completeness_Report:

This dataset includes the locations of 18 vibracores collected in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey from May to August, 2014. At two additional target sites, coring efforts failed to recover sediment.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Core locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series GPS receiver.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 2.5

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Meters, manufacturer's specified accuracy (95% confidence)

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Surface elevations of the core sites were interpolated from a 10-meter cell size USGS terrain model encompassing the Barnegat Bay study area (Andrews and others, 2015).

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Core locations were recorded at the time of collection using a Hemisphere Crescent XF100 Series Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

Process_Date: 2014

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service

Contact_Person: Rob Tunstead

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical

Address:

August Professional Center
858 S. White Horse Pike, Suite 3

City: Hammonton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08037

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-561-3223

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rob.tunstead@nj.usda.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Sample locations were imported into Esri ArcGIS version 10.2 and surface elevations of the core sites were interpolated from a 10-meter cell size USGS terrain model encompassing the Barnegat Bay study area (Andrews and others, 2015) using the Spatial Analyst Extract Values to Points tool.

Process_Date: 2014

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Julie Bernier

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: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbernier@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: 18

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: GCS_WGS_1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988

Altitude_Resolution: 0.001

Altitude_Distance_Units: Meters

Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BB-SPCMSC_core-sites_FINAL.xlsx

Entity_Type_Definition:

Microsoft Excel spreadsheet defining the location of sediment vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BB-SPCMSC_core-sites_FINAL.shp

Entity_Type_Definition:

Esri shapefile defining the location of sediment vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BB-SPCMSC_core-sites_FINAL.kml

Entity_Type_Definition:

Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file defining the location of sediment vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CORE_ID

Attribute_Definition: Core identification number

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION

Attribute_Definition: Description of the core location

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LAT_WGS84

Attribute_Definition: Latitude of the core location in decimal degrees (WGS84)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 39.75943

Range_Domain_Maximum: 40.01690

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LON_WGS84

Attribute_Definition: Longitude of the core location in decimal degrees (WGS84)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -74.17681

Range_Domain_Maximum: -74.07380

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAVD88_m

Attribute_Definition: Elevation of the sample location in meters (NAVD88, GEOID09)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.46

Range_Domain_Maximum: -1.68

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LENGTH_m

Attribute_Definition: Measured core length in centimeters

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 91

Range_Domain_Maximum: 267.5

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Julie Bernier

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: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbernier@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable data

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, or for general or scientific purposes, 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:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Compressed (zip) file

Format_Version_Date: 2016

Format_Specification: Vector digital data, tabular digital data

Format_Information_Content:

This zip archive includes the geographic locations, site descriptions, interpolated elevations, core lengths, and the associated metadata in Microsoft Excel, Esri shapefile, and Kehyhole Markup Language (KML) format for vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.

File_Decompression_Technique: Unzip

Transfer_Size: 0.017

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0985/downloads/BB-SPCMSC_coresites.zip

Fees: None, if obtained online

Technical_Prerequisites:

The sample locations table was created in Microsoft Excel 2010 and can be opened using Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher; these data may also be viewed using the free Microsoft Excel Viewer (http://office.microsoft.com/). The sample locations are also provided as GIS data files in Esri shapefile (SHP) and Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format; these files can be opened using the free ArcGIS Explorer or Google Earth GIS viewers.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 2016

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Julie Bernier

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: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbernier@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None