CERCTM42: USACE ICONS Cores, Cape Canaveral, Florida

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jamey M. Reid
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: CERCTM42: USACE ICONS Cores, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
The Atlantic Inner Continental Shelf off central Florida was surveyed by the Coastal Engineering Research Center to obtain information on morphology, structure, and sediments of the seafloor bottom and shallow subbottom for use in interpretation of Quaternary history and delineation of sand deposits suitable for restoration of nearby beaches. Basic survey data consists of 360 statute miles of high resolution seismic reflection profiling and 90 sediment cores (10 to 20 feet long) collected in water depths of 25 to 90 feet below sea level.

Analysis shows the shallow subbottom is characterized by two continuous mappable acoustic horizons which lie nearly parallel to the present surface. The lower one lies at about 40 to 80 feet subsurface and is mid-Pleistocene in age. The upper sonic reflector lies between 10 and 40 feet below bottom, and correlates well with a marked lithologic change from overlying unconsolidated sediments to deposit partially lithified by blocky, mosiac, calcite cement.

Radiocarbon dates of intertidal shells and of overlying peats indicate this horizon is a pre-Holocene regressive surface. Slightly oolitic sediments comprising the layer are interpreted to represent a coastal complex deposited during a late Pleistocene (mid-Wisconsin) high sea level. Tertiary strata are truncated by a Pleistocene erosion surface lying at between -120 and -160 feet MSL. Overlying Quaternary sediments overage about 80 feet in thickness.

Surficial sediments adjacent to Cape Canaveral are medium to coarse, wellsorted quartzose-mollusk sand. Areal distribution and thickness (up to 40 feet) of this modern sand is directly related to topography: deposits are thickest beneath topographic highs, generally less than 5 feet thick on flat areas, and absent in depressions. Late Pleistocene regressive sediments, which locally crop out, and overlying mid-Holocene, transgressive coastal (lagoon, barrier) sediments, have been reworked and reshaped to form an undulatory surface of active sediments. Late Quaternary and modern deposition has centered around the large, south trending, cape-associated shoals. The large plano-convex isolated shoals lying seaward of cape shoals, particularly The Bull Shoal, represent remnants of earlier cape-associated shoals segmented and stranded during late Holocene sea-level rise.

Studies of area beach sediments show them to be derived from: erosion of the shoreface; onshore transport from adjacent shoal regions; and southerly longshore transport into the area. Petrology, faunal assemblages, and textural characteristics indicate that local coastal and shelf sources have been more important in the genesis of modern areal beach sands than southerly longshore drift.

Nearly all of the surficial sand deposits are suitable for beach restoration, and the thick deposits associated with topographic highs are the most suitable. Extensive deposits of sand suitable as a borrow source comprise The Bull, Ohio-Hetzel, Chester and Souteast Shoals, which have minimum volumes of 32, 79, 9, and 15 (x106) cubic yards, respectively. Volumes of suitable sand in surveyed portions of Chester Shoal and Southeast Shoal are likely an order of magnitude larger. Total volume of surficial medium-grained sands within the confines of the study area is over 2 x 109 cubic yards.

Purpose:
The purpose of this datalayer is to release a digital version of the coring data from a U. S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACOE) Inner Continental Shelf (ICONS) program project fin Cape Canveral, Florida.
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Time_Period_Information:
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Calendar_Date: 1974
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.5553
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.4280
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.66197
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.09207
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: USACE
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Engineering and Research Center
Theme_Keyword: cores
Theme_Keyword: ICONS
Theme_Keyword: vibracores
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Theme_Keyword: dbSEABED
Theme_Keyword: usSEABED
Theme_Keyword: descriptions
Theme_Keyword: grain size
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: gravel
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: silt
Theme_Keyword: clay
Theme_Keyword: Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes
Theme_Keyword: Artificial beach nourishment
Theme_Keyword: Geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: Seismic Reflection
Theme_Keyword: inner continental shelf sediment and structure study
Theme_Keyword: Sand sources
Theme_Keyword: Sediments
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Florida Inner Continental Shelf
Place_Keyword: Cape Canaveral
Place_Keyword: Florida
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jeff Williams
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2383
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jwilliams@usgs.gov
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Data_Set_Credit:
Pleae review the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Field and Duane (1974). Emma Mitchell and Jamey M. Reid for entering the data from the source report.
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Field, Michael E
Originator: Duane, D.B.
Publication_Date: 1974
Title:
Geomorphology and sediments of the inner continental shelf, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Technical Memorandum
Issue_Identification: 42
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA
Publisher:
Department of the Army, Coastal Engineering Research Center (CEREN-GE)

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All attributes were entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.
Completeness_Report:
Core locations are provided for 13 vibracores;grain size for no analyses. There are descriptions for the 17 analyses.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
navigation was by LORAN C. Typical nonrepetitive accuracy for LORAN off Florida is about +/- 200 meters
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Field, Michael E
Originator: Duane, D.B.
Publication_Date: 1974
Title:
Geomorphology and sediments of the inner Continental Shelf, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Technical Memorandum
Issue_Identification: 42
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA
Publisher:
Department of the Army, Coastal Engineering Research Center (CEREN-GE)
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Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1975
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACOE Technical Memorandum 42
Source_Contribution:
Same identifiers, navigation, core descriptions, and grain-size statistics were hand-entered form report TM42 to create an Excel spreadsheet file.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The source information was entered into an Excel spreadsheet. Additional fields were added for project identification purposes. The table information was exported and saved as an ASCII text file.
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Process_Date: 20020619
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CERCTM42.txt
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software (version: db9_MNEr.bas)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CERCTM42.txt
Process_Date: 20040618
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Viness Ubert
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Physical Science Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2238
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vubert@usgs.gov

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Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Sample identifiers, navigation, core descriptions, and grain size statistics form the USACOE ICONS program project in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Some enries for top and bottom depths were originally reported as "top." In the digital files, "top" was changed and defined as 0-0.02 meters.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes: CERCTM42
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.

Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the USGS, USDOI, or U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy

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Contact_Person: Viness Ubert
Contact_Position: Physical Science Technician
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Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
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