Selected data for sediment cores collected in Chesapeake Bay in 1996 and 1998
Open-File Report
2001-194
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Abstract
As part of a study of recent history of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, one- to eight- meter long sediment cores were obtained from the mesohaline section of the Chesapeake Bay between the mouths of the Potomac and Rhode Rivers. The sediments consist of three lithofacies: coarse-grained channel deposits, restricted-estuary sands and muds, and open-estuary muds. Water content, biogenic silica, magnetic susceptibility, trace metals, and nutrients (carbon, nitrogen, and their isotopes) were measured in the cores. Biogenic silica, trace-metal, and nutrient data provide a strong basis for discussing past primary productivity and water-column anoxia in the bay.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Selected data for sediment cores collected in Chesapeake Bay in 1996 and 1998 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2001-194 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr01194 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | One CD-ROM |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Cheapeake Bay |
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