The Stranded Bar: A Study of Bar Formation During Storm surges at Carabelle Beach; Florida (Craig Coleman Thesis)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Christopher J. Jenkins

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

The Stranded Bar: A Study of Bar Formation During Storm surges at Carabelle Beach; Florida (Craig Coleman Thesis)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Other_Citation_Details:

Geology Department, Forida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306

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Description:

Abstract:

A bar like feature, deposited on the public beach at Carrabelle, Florida during Hurricane Eloise, was investigated in order to determine its mode of formation. Statistical evaluation of grain size data, as well as interpretation of internal structures preserved within the feature and measurements of ripple marks preserved within an adjacent runnel, indicate that the feature was not the result of deposition due to swash. The linear feature's existence is instead attributed to a significant increase in sea level, resulting from a storm tide generated by the passage of Hurricane Eloise near the area. This temporary increase in sea level acted to effectively shift the processes of offshore bar formation onto the normally subaerial portions of the beach. With recession of the anamolous water levels, a bar was exposed and preserved above the limits of normal wave activity .The depositional feature is therefore termed a "stranded bar" in as much as it was stranded due to sea level fluctuations resulting from a storm tide.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data layer is to create a digital version of the sedimentary characteristics published by Coleman (1978) for inclusion in the usSEABED data collection.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1978

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.6945

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.6931

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.8283

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.8274

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: sediments

Theme_Keyword: sediment characteristics

Theme_Keyword: facies

Theme_Keyword: facies distributions

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Carrabelle Beach

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None except that acknowledgement must be made in publications and reports of (i) the original data source, and (ii) the data integration by USGS and dbSEABED project at the University of Colorado.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins

Contact_Organization:

Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) University of Colorado at Boulder

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1560 30th Street

Address: Campus Box 450

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu

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Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Coleman1978.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image showing geographic extent of data layer coverage

Data_Set_Credit:

Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Coleman (1978), and Chris Jenkins for digitizing samples locations and entering the data from the source report.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Craig Coleman

Publication_Date: 1978

Title:

The Stranded Bar: A Study of Bar Formation During Storm Surges at Carrabelle Beach, Florida

Edition: 1.0

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, Forida

Publisher: Forida State University

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were entered and checked in a consistent manner.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional check for topological consistency were performed on this data.

Completeness_Report:

Sedimentary descriptions and locations are provided for 15 samples.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational accuracy is unknown.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software (version: db9_MNEx.bas)

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins

Contact_Organization:

Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) University of Colorado at Boulder

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1560 30th Street

Address: Campus Box 450

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 15

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000

Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Coleman, 1978

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.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060322

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski

Contact_Position: Core Curator and Data Management Specialist

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 x2361

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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