Description
This data set includes the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and(or) textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at stations based on topographic and backscatter data of the seafloor in Boston Harbor and the harbor appraoches, Massachusetts. The sediments were collected with a modified Van Veen grab (mini-SEABOSS) during USGS survey 04019, conducted September 14-17, 2004.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- arcview-shapefile
- atlantic-ocean
- boston
- boston-harbor
- boston-harbor-islands
- clay
- cmgp
- coastal-and-marine-geology-program
- czm
- environment
- field-activity-number-04019
- geoscientificinformation
- geospatial-datasets
- grain-size-analysis
- gravel
- ground-truth
- hubline
- hull
- hydrographic-survey
- location
- marine-geology
- massachusetts-bay
- massachusetts-office-of-coastal-zone-management
- nahant
- national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration
- national-ocean-service
- navigational-data
- noaa
- noaa-ship-whiting
- nos
- oceans
- rv-rafael
- sand
- sea-floor
- sea-floor-characteristics
- sediment-data
- sediments
- sediment-samples
- silt
- small-seaboss-sampler
- stations
- surficial-sediment-classification
- u-s-geological-survey
- usgs
- usgs-a6b96c3a-6108-4887-bf1a-b476896a8a90
- van-veen-grab-sampler
- whsc
- woods-hole-science-center