2010 Hudson River Shallow Water Sediment Cores

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Resource Abstract:
The Hudson River Shallow Water Mapping project characterizes the bottom of the Hudson River Estuary in shallow water (<3 m). The characterization includes acoustic data and bottom verification through sediment cores and grabs. Sediment cores and grabs for the zone of the Hudson River between Troy, NY and Saugerties, NY were collected in April 2010 by scientists of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory operating as sub-contractors of Fugro Atlantic. Samples were collected using the D. Prichard, a Stony Brook University vessel and analysed and archived at Lamont Doherty. This data set describes details of the sediment grabs. The grab samples were described in the field.Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: 843-740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Citation
Title 2010 Hudson River Shallow Water Sediment Cores
alternateTitle  ny_hr10_sedcores-meta
publication  Date   2012-03-20
presentationForm  mapDigital
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Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/
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link function download
Description Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Topic Category:  biota,environment
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
Clay
Environmental Monitoring
geographic information systems
GIS
Gravel
OCM Benthic Habitat Mapping
Sand
Sediment
Sediment core
Silt
Theme keywords (theme):
Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Benthic
Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Coastal
Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Estuary
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Location keywords:
Hudson River
New York State
Northeast
United States
Location keywords:
Continent > North America > United States Of America > New York
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
publication  Date   2017-04-24
Edition 8.5
project Keywords
Benthic
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Title InPort
purpose:
Our work was consistent with the Statement of Work prepared by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to develop detailed bathymetric maps, acoustic reflectivity and acoustic character maps of the shallow portions of the Hudson River Estuary from the Verrazano Narrows north to the federal dam in Troy. In addition NYSDEC requested the collection of grab samples and 100 sediment cores at least one meter in length distributed throughout the same shallow portions of the Estuary. This project was being conducted as part of the Hudson River Estuary Action Plan promulgated by NYSDEC and approved by the Governor in 1996 which committed the State to, among other things, -Conduct a submerged habitat inventory to define areas most in need of protection for Hudson River fish, blue crab, and food chain species. -To conserve, protect, and, where possible, enhance critical river and shoreline habitats to assure that the life cycles of key species are supported for human enjoyment and to sustain a healthy ecosystem. -To conserve for future generations the rich diversity of plants, animals and habitats that are key to the vitality, natural beauty and environmental quality of the Hudson River Valley. Previous work in the Estuary was limited, in that detailed bathymetry was not acquired in areas of the estuary shallower than about 4 meters due to financial constraints. About a third of the estuary was not surveyed this third is the area that is home to important submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds which sustain much of the biologic community in the estuary. Utilizing advanced technology and the experience of the previous benthic mapping projects, this project provided NYSDEC maps of the shallow areas that were not addressed with the previous studies. Pilot studies (Maher, 2006; Strayer et al., 2006; Yeung and McConnaughey 2008) have indicated that variations in remote sensing acoustic data are strongly correlated to variations in benthic macro invertebrate communities. This primary goal of this project, guided by NYSDEC, was to acquire acoustic data in the shallow water areas of the estuary that would facilitate classification of the substrate into biologically significant units.
Resource language:  eng; US
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  notPlanned
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Use limitation statement:
NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: These data should be used for resource mapping and comparison purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use. | Distribution Liability: While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use.
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Classification  unclassified
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Handling Description 
Spatial representation type code:  vector
Processing environment:  Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -73.931542
eastBoundLongitude  -73.688135
northBoundLatitude  42.743188
southBoundLatitude  42.075845
Temporal Extent
| Currentness: Ground Condition 2010-10
Additional information on resource:
The Husdon River Shallow Watter Mapping Sediment Sampling QA Report and Final Report can be accessed at: ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Grab_Sample_Data/NY_HudsonRiver_sedcores.zip
Credits:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Coastal Management, NOAA Office for
organisation Name  Office for Coastal Management
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (843) 740-1202
Fax 
Address
2234 South Hobson Ave, Charleston, SC, 29405-2413 Country 
electronic Mail Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name Website
URL: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Website listed for this contact
hoursOfService 
contact Instructions
point of contact - custodian
individual Name Coastal Management, NOAA Office for
organisation Name  Office for Coastal Management
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (843) 740-1202
Fax 
Address
2234 South Hobson Ave, Charleston, SC, 29405-2413 Country 
electronic Mail Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name Website
URL: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Website listed for this contact
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contact Instructions
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Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type  point
geometric Object Count  37
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Content information: feature catalog description

catalog language  eng
Included With Dataset  false
Compliance Code  false
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
Lineage statement
Processing Step
date and time 2010-10-01T00:00:00
description Sediment coring was conducted in areas shown by Fugro sub-bottom profling to have thick layers of unconsolidated sediments. A total of 100 cores, randomly distributed throughout the project area were required for the project. The cores were interpreted for grain size distribution, thickness, lithologic accessories (such as shell fragments, etc.), and layering. The grain size analysis followed the Wentworth phi size system. In addition, the top of each core was analyzed for the level of beryllium-7. A full description of the sampling equipment, sampling process, and analysis results can be found in the Hudson River Shallow Water Mapping Sediment Sampling Final Report (Nitsche and Kenna, 2010).
processing agent contact - processor
individual Name Frank O. Nitsche: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy
name Of Measure Accuracy
evaluation Method Description  Values were checked against hard copy data sheets collected in the field.
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy
evaluation Method Description  Sample locations were located in the field using a differential Global Positioning System (GPS), and station coordinates, date and time of day were recorded upon arrival at each station.
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Vertical Positional Accuracy
evaluation Method Description  Water depth of sediment samples are obtained from ship depth sounder. Tide correction have not been applied.
Completeness Commission
name Of Measure Completeness Report
evaluation Method Description  A data point is provided for every sample location
ConceptualConsistency
name Of Measure Conceptual Consistency
evaluation Method Description  All data are believed to be logically consistent.

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
individual Name Coastal Management, NOAA Office for
organisation Name  Office for Coastal Management
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (843) 740-1202
Fax 
Address
2234 South Hobson Ave, Charleston, SC, 29405-2413 Country 
electronic Mail Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name Website
URL: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Website listed for this contact
hoursOfService 
contact Instructions
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name Bulk Download
URL: ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Grab_Sample_Data/NY_HudsonRiver_sedcores.zip
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Description FTP download of data files.

Metadata data stamp:  2018-04-11T17:41:39
Metadata contact - resourceProvider
organisation Name  Office for Coastal Management
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 
Address
2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, SC, 29405-2413
Linkage for online resource
name Website
URL: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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Description Website for this organization
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Coastal Management, NOAA Office for
organisation Name  Office for Coastal Management
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (843) 740-1202
Fax 
Address
2234 South Hobson Ave, Charleston, SC, 29405-2413 Country 
electronic Mail Address coastal.info@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name Website
URL: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Website listed for this contact
hoursOfService 
contact Instructions
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng
Metadata character set encoding:   UTF8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47923

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