Excel Spreadsheet of the Geoprobe Results from the Nauset Marsh Area Collected August, 2005

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: John Bratton
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Excel Spreadsheet of the Geoprobe Results from the Nauset Marsh Area Collected August, 2005
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1169
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1169/data/tables/table5_geoprobe.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1169/htmldocs/catalog.htm>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross
Originator: John F. Bratton
Originator: John Crusius
Originator: John A. Colman
Originator: Timothy D. McCobb
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: Submarine Hydrogeological Data from Cape Cod National Seashore
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1169
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1169/>
Description:
Abstract:
In order to test hypotheses about groundwater flow under and into estuaries and the Atlantic Ocean, geophysical surveys, geophysical probing, submarine groundwater sampling, and sediment coring were conducted by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists at Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) from 2004 through 2006. Coastal resource managers at CCNS and elsewhere are concerned about nutrients that are entering coastal waters via submarine groundwater discharge, which are contributing to eutrophication and harmful algal blooms. The research carried out as part of the study described here was designed, in part, to help refine assumptions required by earlier versions of models about the nature of submarine groundwater flow and discharge at CCNS. This study was conducted in four phases, with a variety of field techniques and equipment employed in each phase. Phase 1 consisted of continuous resistivity profiling (CRP) surveys of the entire study area conducted in 2004. Phase 2 consisted of CRP ground-truthing via resistivity probe measurements and submarine groundwater sampling from hydraulically-drive piezometers using a barge in the Salt Pond/Nauset Marsh area in 2005. Phase 3 consisted of supplemental detailed CRP surveys in the Salt Pond/Nauset Marsh area in 2006. Finally, Phase 4 consisted of sediment coring and porewater extraction in the Salt Pond/Nauset Marsh area later in 2006 to supplement the 2005 sampling.
Purpose:
To supply the Geoprobe measurement results in a single Excel spreadsheet that includes the summary information, as well as the individual probe measurement results on individual worksheet pages within the spreadsheet.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20050822
Ending_Date: 20050823
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.971573
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.965783
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.835978
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.832088
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: ground-water
Theme_Keyword: marine resistivity
Theme_Keyword: OF 2006-1169
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report
Theme_Keyword: submarine ground-water
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: electrical conductance
Theme_Keyword: WHSC field activity serial number 05035
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Salt Pond
Place_Keyword: Nauset Marsh
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod National Seashore
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John F. Bratton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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) 548-8700 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbratton@usgs.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
Data_Quality_Information:
Completeness_Report:
This dataset is complete inasmuch as all the geoprobe data collected for this study is represented.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The electrical conductance (EC) of porewater was measured using a Geoprobe SC2000 at several locations, and at numerous depths within a single location, in the Nauset Marsh area.
Process_Date: 2005
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John F. Bratton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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) 548-8700 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbratton@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Multiple measurements were taken at each sample location and an average EC value (in milli-Siemens per meter) was recorded.
Process_Date: 2005
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John F. Bratton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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) 548-8700 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbratton@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This information was transferred to an Excel spreadsheet. The first worksheet in the spreadsheet is a summary of the results. Subsequent worksheets are the results from each individual probe.
Process_Date: 2007
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John F. Bratton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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) 548-8700 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbratton@usgs.gov
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
This Excel spreadsheet contains 6 individual worksheets. The first worksheet is a summary of the electrical conductance data acquired. This table has 10 columns that can be thought of as column pairs. The first column header indicates the sample number (i.e. SP2005-1) and the Depth Below Sediment Surface in meters. The second column is the same sample (i.e. SP2005-1) and shows the electrical conductance in milli-Siemens per meter - with a value at each depth indicated in column 1. The 3rd and 4th columns are the depth and electrical conductance values (respectively) for sample SP2005-2. The 5th and 6th columns are the data for SP2005-4, while the 7th and 8th columns are for sample location SP2005-5. In addition to this summary worksheet, 5 more worksheets are present in the Excel file. The remaining worksheets are more detailed information for each sample location. The upper portion of the worksheet gives some basic information in terms of crew, weather, date etc. The columns of information following this header information are a table containing 8 columns. Location ID represents the sample location (i.e. SP2005-1) combined with the sample depth in feet (i.e. surf is surface water; 00.0 is sediment water interface). Time is the sample time. Water Depth (ft) is the water depth in feet at the sample location. Surface conductance is the water conductance measured in milli-Siemens per meter. Sediment/Drive Description gives a qualitative description of the medium the probe is being inserted into. This can be either a sediment description, or how hard it was to advance the probe. Depth Below Bottom (ft) is the depth below the sediment water interface measured in feet. A negative value indicates a measurement taken above the sediment water interface. EC (mS/m) is the electrical conductance, measured in milli-Siemens per meter, at that sample location. The Notes column represents any additional information noted by the scientist in the field.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John F. Bratton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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) 548-8700 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbratton@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. 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. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: XLS
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 29 KB
Fees: None.
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format. The user must have software capable of reading or importing the Excel formatted data file.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080225
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine 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) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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