1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 42693

Dataset description: CCB21_GrainSize

Grain-size analysis data from sediment samples in support of oceanographic and water-quality measurements in the nearshore zone of Sandy Neck Beach, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, collected in March and April, 2021.
Version1
Keywordssediment transport, grab sampling, grain-size analysis
Formatshapefile
Amount<1 mb

Contacts

Contact
Robert D Bales
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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/P13AJGXV
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P13AJGXV/CCB21_GrainSize_metadata.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2021-018-FAGrab sampler
Sampling device consisting of a set of jaws and a deployment mechanism designed to collect sediments or loose substrate from the surface of the sea floor.
2021-020-FAGrab sampler
Sampling device consisting of a set of jaws and a deployment mechanism designed to collect sediments or loose substrate from the surface of the sea floor.

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
MapCCB21_uniquelocationsUnique locations of grainsize analyses.