Columbia River Littoral Cell Beach Surface Sediment Samples, 1997-2005
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Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Columbia River Littoral Cell Beach Surface Sediment Samples, 1997-2005
Description:
Abstract:
Beach surface level sediment samples are collected at up to 49 locations on beach profiles located along the Columbia River littoral cell on a annual basis. The data collected through this effort represents the first regional scale beach morphology monitoring program for the Columbia River littoral cell in the Pacific Northwest USA.
Purpose:
Beach surface sediment samples are being collected as a component of the beach morphology monitoring program of the Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study. The primary goals of the monitoring program are to 1) quantify the short-medium term (event-seasonal-interannual) beach change rates and morphologic variability along the Columbia River littoral cell, 2) collect beach state parameter (grain size, beach slope, dune height) data to enhance the conceptual understanding of the CRLC functioning and refine predictions of future coastal change, 3) compare and contrast the scales of environmental forcing and beach change with other coastlines of the world, and 4) provide relevant beach change data in an appropriate format to coastal decision-makers.
Supplemental Information:
The following document is referenced in this report.
Tetra Tech Inc., 1986. Recommended protocols for measuring conventional sediment variables in Puget Sound, for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 46 p.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 8/18/1997
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 2005
Ending Time: Unknown
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -124.2787
East Bounding Coordinate: -123.6226
North Bounding Coordinate: 47.3214
South Bounding Coordinate: 45.8547
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: beach profile
Theme Keyword: cross-shore transect
Theme Keyword: Global Positioning System
Theme Keyword: seasonal variability
Theme Keyword: beach profile
Theme Keyword: beach monitoring
Theme Keyword: beaches
Theme Keyword: beach morphology
Theme Keyword: beach survey
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: CMAP REGION
Place Keyword: Astoria
Place Keyword: Clatsop Plains
Place Keyword: Clatsop Spit
Place Keyword: Columbia River Littoral Cell
Place Keyword: Copalis Beach
Place Keyword: Fort Canby
Place Keyword: Gearheart
Place Keyword: Grayland Plains
Place Keyword: Klipsan
Place Keyword: Leadbetter Point
Place Keyword: Long Beach
Place Keyword: Moclips
Place Keyword: North Beach
Place Keyword: North Cove
Place Keyword: Ocean City
Place Keyword: Ocean Park
Place Keyword: Ocean Shores
Place Keyword: Oregon
Place Keyword: Pacific Beach
Place Keyword: Point Grenville
Place Keyword: Seaside
Place Keyword: Seaview
Place Keyword: Tillamook Head
Place Keyword: Washington
Place Keyword: Westport
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints:
Users must assume liability to determine the appropriate use of these data. This data set is not to be used for legal purposes. The Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program, Washington State Department of Ecology should be acknowledged as the data source in products derived from these data. Please contact the Washington State Department of Ecology for more detailed information if required.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Peter Ruggiero
Contact Organization: Oregon State University
Contact Position: Assistant Professor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Department of Geosciences, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Oregon State University
City: Corvallis
State or Province: OR
Postal Code: 97331-5506
Country: USA
Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 541-737-1239
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ruggierp@science.oregonstate.edu
Hours of Service: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST/PDT
Data Set Credit:
The Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program is jointly funded by the Washington Department of Ecology and the US Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program under Cooperative Agreement 1434-HQ-96-AG-01640.
Native Data Set Environment: Micorosoft Excel, Windows XP Professional Version 2002, Service Pack 2.
Data Quality Information
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Logical Consistency Report:
Although this process is relatively error free, some error is generated when sediment is caught within the sieves. In order to reduce error caused by lost sediment, sample weights are compared before and after they are sorted. Sorted samples that weigh below 99.0% or above 100.99% of the original sample weight are discarded and not recorded. A fresh sediment sample is taken from the original sample bag in its stead and the process is restarted.
Completeness Report: The data is visually inspected for gross inaccuracies using MS Excel.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: NA
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation: NA
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: NA
Quantitative Vertical Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Vertical Positional Accuracy Explanation: NA
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:
Typically, beach surface sediment samples are collected in conjuction with topographic beach profiles. Beach profiles are measured by walking with a GPS receiver, GPS antenna, Pacific Crest radio modem and radio antenna mounted to a backpack from the landward edge of the primary dune, over the dune crest, to wading depth at spring low tide. After the beach profile has been collected, a beach surface sediment sample is collected by hand (typically several hundred grams of beach sand) at an approximated mid-beach point that intersects the correspodnig beach profile. Between 2 and 8 beach beach surface sediment samples are collected during any one low tide. This data was collected by: Laura Bauleke, Diana McCandless, Peter Ruggiero, Josh McInnes, Jessica Cote, Dave Thompson, Jamie MacMahan, Brian Voigt, Maarten Buijsman, Guy Gelfenbaum, Rich Daniels, Bob Huxford, Etienne Kingsley, Dawn Harpel, Sarah Haque, Dylan Monahan, Emily Lindstrum, Troy Warnick, Peter Wald, Renee Shadel, George Kaminsky.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Due to a limited amount of processing time, the mid beach sediment samples are the only samples collected (Summer 2002 on) and processed consistently. Sediment samples are taken to a sediment lab where sand grain size distributions are determined using American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) approved dry sieves at quarter-phi intervals following current EPA protocols for sediment analysis in the state of Washington (Tetra Tech Inc., 1986).
Process Step:
Process Description:
Sediment samples are emptied into Gilson Model No. SC-152 9x9 inch metal drying pans and placed into a Quincy Lab Inc. Model 40 GC lab oven set at a temperature of 90 C (200 F). Samples are allowed to dry for 24hrs upon which they are placed into labeled plastic bags and stored until sorting.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Before sorting, sample sizes are reduced to a target weight between 50 and 100 grams. Sediment samples are passed through a Sepor Inc. sediment splitter in order to reduce sample weight without adding bias to the process.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Split samples of target weight are poured into a stack of A.S.T.M. E-11 Specification U.S.A. Standard Testing Sieves and placed into a W. S. Tyler Model R x 29 Ro-Tap for 15 minutes. The Ro-Tap agitates the samples, sorting the sediment into its respective sieve size. Once sorting is complete, the sieve stack is dismantled and sediment on each sieve is collected, weighed and entered into the spreadsheet column corresponding with sieve size.
Process Step:
Process Description: Finally, all data is save in an Excel spreadsheet to facilitate use of these data with a wide variety of software packages.
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Peter Ruggiero
Contact Organization: Oregon State University
Contact Position: Assistant Professor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Department of Geosciences, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Oregon State University
City: Corvallis
State or Province: OR
Postal Code: 97331-5506
Country: USA
Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 541-737-1239
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ruggierp@science.oregonstate.edu
Hours of Service: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST/PDT
Cloud Cover: Unknown
Spatial Data Organization Information
Section Index
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Point
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Point
Point and Vector Object Count: 49
Spatial Reference Information
Section Index
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Grid Coordinate System:
Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State Plane Coordinate System:
SPCS Zone Identifier: Washington, South
Lambert Conformal Conic:
Standard Parallel: 45.833333
Standard Parallel: 47.333333
Longitude of Central Meridian: -120.5
Latitude of Projection Origin: 45.333333
False Easting: 500000
False Northing: 0
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Planar Distance Units: meters
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257
Entity and Attribute Information
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Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: SWCES_Summer1997_sediment.xls
Entity Type Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Beach Location
Attribute Definition: Location of sample within beach profile.
Attribute Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Date
Attribute Definition: Date the surface sediment sample was collected.
Attribute Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Easting
Attribute Definition: Easting coordinate position determined from profile data collected for this location.
Attribute Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy: 0.05
Attribute Measurement Frequency: Irregular
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Northing
Attribute Definition: Northing coordinate position determined from profile data collected for this location.
Attribute Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy: 0.05
Attribute Measurement Frequency: Irregular
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Profile Name
Attribute Definition: Name of the beach profile
Attribute Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: SOUTH
Unrepresentable Domain: L443
Unrepresentable Domain: B1
Unrepresentable Domain: A1.5
Unrepresentable Domain: PIER RM1 AZ MK
Unrepresentable Domain: GKAM
Unrepresentable Domain: BHUX
Unrepresentable Domain: GP-14109
Unrepresentable Domain: DIANA
Unrepresentable Domain: DAMONS
Unrepresentable Domain: ET
Unrepresentable Domain: BUTTER
Unrepresentable Domain: X1 NORTH
Unrepresentable Domain: X1 SOUTH
Unrepresentable Domain: HD-1
Unrepresentable Domain: WORM
Unrepresentable Domain: SPICE
Unrepresentable Domain: RDAN
Unrepresentable Domain: PRUG
Unrepresentable Domain: PC068
Unrepresentable Domain: PC064
Unrepresentable Domain: GELF
Unrepresentable Domain: LB-1
Unrepresentable Domain: PC055 RM2
Unrepresentable Domain: PC051
Unrepresentable Domain: PC044
Unrepresentable Domain: PC057
Unrepresentable Domain: OYSTER 3
Unrepresentable Domain: PC037
Unrepresentable Domain: PC035
Unrepresentable Domain: PC032
Unrepresentable Domain: KLIPSAN 2
Unrepresentable Domain: PC021
Unrepresentable Domain: RICH
Unrepresentable Domain: PC014
Unrepresentable Domain: PC008
Unrepresentable Domain: PC025
Unrepresentable Domain: PC004
Unrepresentable Domain: CANBY
Unrepresentable Domain: EAST JETTY 2
Unrepresentable Domain: IREDALE
Unrepresentable Domain: KIM
Unrepresentable Domain: RILEA
Unrepresentable Domain: DELRAY
Unrepresentable Domain: SEASIDE RM2
Unrepresentable Domain: CASINO
Unrepresentable Domain: JACKSON
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Profile Number
Attribute Definition: Unique number ID assigned to each beach profile
Attribute Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: SOUTH
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: L443
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: B1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: A1.5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PIER RM1 AZ
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 7
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: GKAM
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 8
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: BHUX
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: GP-14109
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 10
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: DIANA
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 11
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: DAMONS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 12
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: ET
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 13
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: BUTTER
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 14
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: X1 NORTH
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 15
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: X1 SOUTH
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 16
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: HD-1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 17
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: WORM
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 18
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: SPICE
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 19
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: RDAN
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 20
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PRUG
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 21
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC068
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 22
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC064
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 23
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: GELF
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 25
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: LB-1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 26
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC055
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 27
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC051
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 28
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC044
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 29
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC057
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 30
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: OYSTER 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 31
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC037
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 32
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC035
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 33
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC032
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 34
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: KLIPSAN 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 35
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC021
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 36
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: RICH
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 37
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC014
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 38
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC008
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 39
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC025
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 40
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: PC004
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 41
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: CANBY
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 42
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: EAST JETTY2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 43
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: IREDALE
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 44
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: KIM
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 45
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: RILEA
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 46
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: DELRAY
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 47
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: SEASIDE RM2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 48
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: CASINO
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Enumerated Domain Value: 49
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: JACKSON
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Washington Department of Ecology, CMAP
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: SWCES_Summer1998_sediment.xls
Entity Type Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
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Entity Type Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
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Entity Type Label: SWCES_Summer2000_sediment.xls
Entity Type Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
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Entity Type Label: SWCES_Summer2001_sediment.xls
Entity Type Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
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Entity Type Label: SWCES_Summer2002_sediment.xls
Entity Type Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
Detailed Description:
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Entity Type Label: SWCES_Summer2003_sediment.xls
Entity Type Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: SWCES_Summer2004_sediment.xls
Entity Type Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: SWCES_Summer2005_sediment.xls
Entity Type Definition: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file containing above-listed attribute information, sediment parameters, and grain size distributions for samples collected on each profile.
Distribution Information
Section Index
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Peter Ruggiero
Contact Organization: Oregon State University
Contact Position: Assistant Professor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Department of Geosciences, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Oregon State University
City: Corvallis
State or Province: OR
Postal Code: 97331-5506
Country: USA
Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 541-737-1239
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ruggierp@science.oregonstate.edu
Hours of Service: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST/PDT
Distribution Liability:
Users must assume liability to determine the appropriate use of these data. This data set is not to be used for legal purposes. The Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program, Washington State Department of Ecology should be acknowledged as the data source in products derived from these data. Please contact the Washington State Department of Ecology for more detailed information if required.
Standard Order Process:
Standard Order Process:
Fees: May involve cost recovery for production of CD-ROM. Please contact Peter Ruggiero for additional information and report availability.
Ordering Instructions: Contact Peter Ruggiero at Oregon State University.
Custom Order Process:
Please contact Peter Ruggiero at Oregon State University for ordering information, or view the Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study Internet site at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces/index.htm for data download information.
Available Time Period:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 11/15/2003
Time of Day: Unknown
Metadata Reference Information
Section Index
Metadata Date: 4/19/2006
Metadata Review Date: 4/19/2006
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Peter Ruggiero
Contact Organization: Oregon State University
Contact Position: Assistant Professor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Department of Geosciences, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Oregon State University
City: Corvallis
State or Province: OR
Postal Code: 97331-5506
Country: USA
Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 541-737-1239
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ruggierp@science.oregonstate.edu
Hours of Service: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST/PDT
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Security Information:
Metadata Security Classification: Unclassified
SMMS Metadata report generated 5/19/2006