Seabed grain-size data from Harrison Bay (Beaufort Sea continental shelf), Alaska 2021 ...

This file contains grain-size data from seabed shipek grab samples collected from R/V Ukpik in summer 2021 as part of NSF project 1913195 (Arctic Shelf sediment fate – an observational and modeling study of sediment pathways and morphodynamic feedbacks in a changing polar environment). Samples were...

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Main Author: Eidam, Emily
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: NSF Arctic Data Center 2023
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2jw86p50
https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2JW86P50
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Summary:This file contains grain-size data from seabed shipek grab samples collected from R/V Ukpik in summer 2021 as part of NSF project 1913195 (Arctic Shelf sediment fate – an observational and modeling study of sediment pathways and morphodynamic feedbacks in a changing polar environment). Samples were collected from across Harrison Bay on the Alaskan Beaufort Shelf, north of the Colville River and between Oliktok Point and Cape Halkett. Samples were bagged in the field and returned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where grain-size analyses were performed using an Escitec Bettersizer S3Plus laser diffraction sensor. Samples were sonicated for two minutes prior to analyses. Samples ranged from well sorted sands (typically medium sand or fine) to poorly sorted bimodal sands and muds to unimodal muds. In the field, samples exhibited diverse textures including mud clasts and very stiff muds. ...