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Salt Marsh Turbidity at Plum Island, MA , 2016-2017

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2016-05-18
End Date
2017-09-19

Citation

Coleman, D.J., Guntenspergen, G.R., and Walters, D., 2022, Salt Marsh Turbidity at Mockhorn Island, VA; Plum Island, MA; York River, VA; and Altamaha River, GA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://www.doi.org/10.5066/P9ARS8CC.

Summary

Turbidity and calibrated suspended sediment concentration measurements were collected along a shore-normal transect from the channel in West Creek, Rowley, MA extending 24 meters into the marsh interior at Law's Point at the PIE LTER. Data was collected every 15 minutes over two different growing seasons during 2016 and 2017, totaling 9 months.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Glenn R Guntenspergen
Originator :
Daniel J Coleman, Glenn R Guntenspergen, David Walters
Metadata Contact :
David Walters
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Eastern Ecological Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Purpose

These data were collected to quantify the suspended sediment conditions in the marsh and channel.

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