Selected data for sediment cores collected in Chesapeake Bay in 1996 and 1998
Open-File Report
2001-194
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Abstract
As part of a study of recent history of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, one- to eight- meter long sediment cores were obtained from the mesohaline section of the Chesapeake Bay between the mouths of the Potomac and Rhode Rivers. The sediments consist of three lithofacies: coarse-grained channel deposits, restricted-estuary sands and muds, and open-estuary muds. Water content, biogenic silica, magnetic susceptibility, trace metals, and nutrients (carbon, nitrogen, and their isotopes) were measured in the cores. Biogenic silica, trace-metal, and nutrient data provide a strong basis for discussing past primary productivity and water-column anoxia in the bay.
Suggested Citation
Baucom, P., Bratton, J., Colman, S.M., Moore, J.M., King, J.W., Seal, C., Seal, R., 2001, Selected data for sediment cores collected in Chesapeake Bay in 1996 and 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2001-194, Report: 27 p.; 6 Appendices, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01194.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Selected data for sediment cores collected in Chesapeake Bay in 1996 and 1998 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2001-194 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr01194 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 27 p.; 6 Appendices |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Cheapeake Bay |