1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 1989-300-FA

Identifier 1989-300-FA
Purpose To collect seismic reflection profiles and identify Holocene reef growth at the edge of the Quicksands deposit at Marquesas Reef.
Location Key West, FL (Marquesas Reef)
Summary Collected 1 vibracore, 3 rotary rock cores, 37 surface grab samples, and a boomer seismic profile
Info derived Boomer seismic profile, lithologic description, age
Itinerary
Start Key West, Florida 1989-07-01
End Key West, Florida 1989-07-26
Bounds
West -82.5
East -82
North 24.8333
South 24

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Barbara H Lidz
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Lauren T Toth
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Eugene Shinn (USGS SPCMSC), Chuck Holmes (USGS SPCMSC)

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Seismics
Data type: Geology, Boomer

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
ORE Geopulse Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
Vibracorer Geology 23
Other Unknown, Multichannel, Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler, Sparker, Bubble Gun, Air Gun / Water Gun, Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Sonobuoy (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
FKRT_Holocene_U_Series_Data Vibracorer U-series data used to determine the 230Th ages of 68 Holocene corals from the FKRT Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Holocene_Radiocarbon_Data Vibracorer Radiocarbon data used to determine the conventional radiocarbon ages of 68 Holocene corals from the FKRT Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Coral_Based_DeltaR_Marine13 Vibracorer ΔR estimates using the Marine13 radiocarbon calibration curve for the 68 corals from the FKRT, description of those coral samples, and summary of data used to calculate ΔR Lauren T Toth
DeltaR_Data_Screening_Summary Vibracorer Summary of the data screening procedures that were used to determine which data were included in the models of ΔR variability Lauren T Toth
Modeled_Nearshore_DeltaR_vs_ 230Th_Marine13 Vibracorer Statistical model output of ΔR variability from nearshore environments from 9,500 years ago to present with a 5-year time step using 230Th age and ΔR values using the Marine13 radiocarbon calibration curve to derive age before present Lauren T Toth
Modeled_Nearshore_DeltaR_vs_ Conventional_14C_Marine13 Vibracorer Modeled predictions of nearshore ΔR over the range of conventional radiocarbon ages from 9,000 years ago to present with a 5-year time step based on and ΔR values derived using the Marine13 radiocarbon calibration curve Lauren T Toth
Modeled_OpenOcean_DeltaR_vs_ 230Th_Marine13 Vibracorer Statistical model output of ΔR variability from open-ocean environments from 8,000 years ago to present with a 5-year time step using 230Th age and ΔR values using the Marine13 radiocarbon calibration curve to derive age before present Lauren T Toth
Modeled_OpenOcean_DeltaR_vs_ Conventional_14C_Marine13 Vibracorer Modeled predictions of open-ocean ΔR over the range of conventional radiocarbon ages from 7,500 years ago to present with a 5-year time step based on and ΔR values derived using the Marine13 radiocarbon calibration curve Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Coral_Based_DeltaR_Marine20 Vibracorer ΔR estimates using the Marine20 radiocarbon calibration curve for the 68 corals from the FKRT, description of those coral samples, and summary of data used to calculate ΔR Lauren T Toth
Modeled_Nearshore_DeltaR_vs_ 230Th_Marine20 Vibracorer Statistical model output of ΔR variability from nearshore environments from 9,500 years ago to present with a 5-year time step using 230Th age and ΔR values using the Marine20 radiocarbon calibration curve to derive age before present Lauren T Toth
Modeled_Nearshore_DeltaR_vs_ Conventional_14C_Marine20 Vibracorer Modeled predictions of nearshore ΔR over the range of conventional radiocarbon ages from 9,000 years ago to present with a 5-year time step based on and ΔR values derived using the Marine20 radiocarbon calibration curve Lauren T Toth
Modeled_OpenOcean_DeltaR_vs_ 230Th_Marine20 Vibracorer Statistical model output of ΔR variability from open-ocean environments from 8,000 years ago to present with a 5-year time step using 230Th age and ΔR values using the Marine20 radiocarbon calibration curve to derive age before present Lauren T Toth
Modeled_OpenOcean_DeltaR_vs_ Conventional_14C_Marine20 Vibracorer Modeled predictions of open-ocean ΔR over the range of conventional radiocarbon ages from 7,500 years ago to present with a 5-year time step based on and ΔR values derived using the Marine20 radiocarbon calibration curve Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Radiometric_Ages Vibracorer Radiocarbon and U-series ages of Holocene reef cores from the FKRT Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Core_Data Vibracorer Core locations and other metadata and estimates of Holocene reef thickness, average accretion rates, and ages of reef initiation and senescence Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Accretion_500yr_Bins Vibracorer Average reef accretion for each subregion within 500-yr bins during the Holocene Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Temporal_Core_Data Vibracorer Estimates of relative sea level, paleodepth, accretion rates, and rates of relative sea level change for dated intervals within the cores Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Core_Photographs Vibracorer High-resolution photographs of Holocene reef cores from the FKRT Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Descriptive_Core_Logs Vibracorer Descriptive core logs for Holocene reef cores from the FKRT Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Absolute_Composition Vibracorer The absolute percent composition of corals and carbonate reef rock in Holocene-aged intervals of reef cores from the FKRT Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Relative_Coral_Composition Vibracorer The percent composition of corals and carbonate reef rock in Holocene-aged intervals of reef cores from the FKRT Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Age_Estimates Vibracorer Estimated ages of specific depths within the cores Lauren T Toth
FKRT_Paleodepth_Estimates Vibracorer Estimated paleodepths of specific depths within the cores Lauren T Toth

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity