-
Federal
Subbottom and Sidescan Sonar Data Acquired in 2015 From Grand Bay, Mississippi and Alabama
Department of the Interior —
From May 28 to June 3, 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a geophysical survey to investigate the geologic evolution and estuarine sediment thickness... -
Federal
AllCases_Final_Bed_Elevations: Model Sensitivity to Sediment Parameters and Bed Composition in Delft3D: Model Output
Department of the Interior —
The sensitivity to sediment parameterization and initial bed configuration on sediment transport processes and morphological evolution are assessed through process-... -
Federal
Velocity_na: Modeling the effects of large-scale interior headland restoration on tidal hydrodynamics and salinity transport in an open coast, marine-dominant estuary: model input and results
Department of the Interior —
Using version 20.1_19 of the Discontinuous-Galerkin Shallow Water Equations Model (DG-SWEM) (Kubatko and others, 2006), astronomic tides and salinity transport were... -
Federal
16CCT03_metadata: Sedimentary Data From Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi, 2014-2016
Department of the Interior —
This data release is an archive of sedimentary field and laboratory analytical data collected in Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi from 2014-2016 by scientists from the... -
Federal
U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast (TX, MS, AL, and FL) Macroclimate Landscape and Climate Data (2013-2014)
Department of the Interior —
The northern Gulf of Mexico coast spans two major climate gradients and represents an excellent natural laboratory for developing climate-influenced ecological... -
Federal
MS_AL_Cores_XYZ_metadata: Benthic foraminiferal data from sedimentary cores collected in the Grand Bay (Mississippi) and Dauphin Island (Alabama) salt marshes
Department of the Interior —
Microfossil (benthic foraminifera) data from coastal areas were collected from state and federally managed lands within the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research... -
Federal
Sedimentary Data Collected in April 2013 From Dauphin Island and salt marshes of coastal Alabama
Department of the Interior —
From April 13 to 20, 2013, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) collected push cores and... -
Federal
Discharge Measurements in Bayou Heron and Bayou Middle, Grand Bay, Mississippi, January 2017
Department of the Interior —
Grand Bay, a 30-square-kilometer embayment of the Gulf of Mexico bordered by 20 square kilometers of salt marsh, is experiencing rapid lateral shoreline erosion at up... -
Federal
15CCT02_metadata: Sedimentary Data From Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi, 2014-2016
Department of the Interior —
This data release is an archive of sedimentary field and laboratory analytical data collected in Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi from 2014-2016 by scientists from the... -
Federal
AllScenarios_Initial_and_Final_Bed_Elevations: Modeling the Effects of Interior Headland Restoration on Estuarine Sediment Transport Processes in a Marine-Dominant Estuary: Delft3D Model Output
Department of the Interior —
The effects of interior headland restoration on estuarine sediment transport processes are assessed through process-based numerical modeling. Three proposed interior... -
Federal
Multibeam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2016 from Grand Bay Alabama/Mississippi: Adjusted processed elevation point data (x,y,z)
Department of the Interior —
A reconnaissance multibeam bathymetry survey was conducted by the U.S Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) in Grand Bay... -
Federal
Sedimentologic Data from Point aux Chenes Marsh and Estuary, Mississippi (21CCT02)
Department of the Interior —
Sediment samples, including marsh and estuarine surface samples and marsh push and peat-auger cores, were collected from Point aux Chenes, Mississippi from October... -
Federal
Peat Thickness Measurements from Grand Bay, Mississippi and Alabama
Department of the Interior —
Location and elevation data were collected along with peat auger cores during six U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field activities from 2013-2018 in and around Grand... -
Federal
Suspended-sediment concentration data from water samples collected in 2016-17 in Grand Bay, Alabama and Mississippi
Department of the Interior —
Suspended-sediment transport is a critical element governing the geomorphology of tidal marshes and estuaries. Marsh elevation, relative to sea level, is maintained... -
Federal
Benthic Foraminiferal Data from Surface Samples and Sedimentary Cores in the Grand Bay Estuary, Mississippi and Alabama
Department of the Interior —
Microfossil (benthic foraminifera) samples were obtained from surficial grab (denoted with “G”) and push core (denoted with “M”) sediments collected in Grand Bay... -
Federal
Sediment Core Microfossil Data Collected from the Coastal Marsh of Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi, USA
Department of the Interior —
To aid in geologic studies of sediment transport and environmental change in coastal marsh, 1-centimeter (cm) foraminiferal subsamples were taken from seven sediment... -
Federal
Georeferenced National Ocean Service (NOS) Hydrographic Sheets for Grand Bay, Mississippi, and Surrounding Areas
Department of the Interior —
Hydrographic sheets (H-sheets) and nautical charts produced by the National Ocean Service (NOS) during the 1800s provide historic sounding (water depth) measurements... -
Federal
GrandBay_2010_Shoreline.shp - Grand Bay, Mississippi/Alabama, Shoreline Data Derived from 2010 Aerial Imagery
Department of the Interior —
GrandBay_2010_Shoreline.zip features a digitized historical shoreline for the Grand Bay, Mississippi (MS) coastline (Pascagoula, MS to Point aux Pins, Alabama [AL])... -
Federal
GrandBayModel_InputBathymetry: Modeling the Effects of Interior Headland Restoration on Estuarine Sediment Transport Processes in a Marine-Dominant Estuary: Delft3D Model Output
Department of the Interior —
The effects of interior headland restoration on estuarine sediment transport processes are assessed through process-based numerical modeling. Three proposed interior... -
Federal
U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast (TX, MS, AL, and FL) Macroclimate Soil Data (2013-2014)
Department of the Interior —
The northern Gulf of Mexico coast spans two major climate gradients and represents an excellent natural laboratory for developing climate-influenced ecological...