1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 13874

Dataset description: 2015-001-FA_Samples

Location and analyses of sediment samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2015 along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA
Version3
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, navigational data, geospatial datasets, grain-size analysis, marine geology
Data typesGeology
Formatshapefile, CSV
Amount125 samples
Comments:
USGS FADD 2015-001-FA

Contacts

Contact
Seth Ackerman
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Location of materials and files

Physical mediaWHSC sample storage fridge and sfmgdata server for locations
Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
Supporting documentation or data
Physical locationsfmgdata server
Digital location\\sfmgdata\NewData3\2015_001_FA_Delmarva2\Raw\2015-001_surveylog.xlsx
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/field_activities/2015_001_fa/2015-001-FA_samples.xml
Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2015-001-FAVan Veen grab sampler
Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Map2015-001-FA_samples_footprintFootprint of locations of sediment samples collected on field activity 2015-001-FA along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA