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    "tag": 18148,
    "title": "Grain-size analysis of sediment samples collected in July 2016 by the U.S. Geological Survey off Town Neck Beach, Sandwich in Massachusetts, during field activity 2016-037-FA (CSV file and simplified shapefile)",
    "pubdate": "2019",
    "sername": null,
    "series_name": null,
    "issue": "DOI:10.5066\/P9HZHXXV",
    "publish": null,
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    "onlink": "https:\/\/cmgds.marine.usgs.gov\/catalog\/whcmsc\/SB_data_release\/DR_P9HZHXXV\/2016-037-FA_samples_meta.faq.html",
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    "descript": "Geophysical and geological survey data were collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in May and July 2016. Approximately 130 linear kilometers of subbottom (seismic-reflection) and 234-kilohertz interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected along with sediment samples, sea floor photographs, and (or) video at 26 sites within the geophysical survey area. Sediment grab samples were collected at 19 of the 26 sampling sites and video and (or) photographic imagery of the sea floor were taken at all 26 sites. These survey data are used to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment-texture, seabed morphology, and underlying geologic structure and stratigraphy.  Data collected during these 2016 surveys are included in this data release: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5066\/P9HZHXXV.        More information can be found on the websites for the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center field activities at https:\/\/cmgds.marine.usgs.gov\/fan_info.php?fan=2016-017-FA and https:\/\/cmgds.marine.usgs.gov\/fan_info.php?fan=2016-037-FA.",
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        {
            "name": "Ackerman, Seth D.",
            "role": "Author"
        },
        {
            "name": "Foster, David S.",
            "role": "Author"
        },
        {
            "name": "Danforth, William W.",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Huntley, Emily C.",
            "role": "Author"
        }
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            "code": "2067",
            "name": "grab sampling",
            "scope": "Use of a mechanical device to seize a volume of unconsolidated surficial material for study.  This term applies when the device used is specifically crafted for grab sampling."
        },
        {
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            "code": "493",
            "name": "grain-size analysis",
            "scope": "Method of studying soils, sediments, sands, or rock by determining the size, distribution, and proportion of selected particles."
        },
        {
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            "code": "706",
            "name": "marine geology",
            "scope": "Branch of geology concerned with the composition, geologic history, and earth processes of the ocean floor and the continental margin."
        },
        {
            "thcode": 2,
            "code": "1025",
            "name": "sea-floor characteristics",
            "scope": "Geomorphic features and geographic, compositional, and textural variation in the materials composing the ocean floor. Includes both large-scale structures (such as seamounts and rises) and fine-scale variations in rocks and deposits on the sea floor."
        },
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            "scope": "Information pertaining to earth sciences, for example geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth's rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, groundwater, erosion"
        },
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        },
        {
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            "code": "014",
            "name": "oceans",
            "scope": "Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters), for example tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs, maritime, outer continental shelf submerged lands, shoreline"
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            "description": "Image of sediment sample locations off Town Neck Beac in Sandwich, Massachusetts."
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