Abstract:

This dataset contains photographs of sediment cores collected aboard R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-0517 off the coast of Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico from 2017-05-11 to 2017-05-23. Sediment cores were longitudinally split and photographed with a digital camera with a scale in metric units (cm and mm) for a visual representation of sediment stratigraphy, color, and visual properties. The dataset includes the location, date and depth at which sediment cores were collected. The cruise documentation was provided for the R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-0517, led by chief scientists Dr. Steve Murawski and Dr. David Hollander. Other related data - short-lived radioisotope (SLRad), sediment texture & composition, and bulk density/porewater of sediment cores collected during this cruise are available under GRIIDC Unique Dataset Identifiers (UDIs): R6.x805.000:0037 (DOI:10.7266/n7-4pg2-4755), R6.x805.000:0041 (DOI: 10.7266/n7-78ae-7m58), and R6.x805.000:0043 (DOI: 10.7266/n7-58a1-b761) respectively.

Suggested Citation:

Gregg Brooks and Rebekka Larson. 2019. Photographs of sediment cores collected aboard R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-0517 off the coast of Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico from 2017-05-11 to 2017-05-23. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/n7-dn1y-ty69

Purpose:

Visually describe and assess sediment cores for stratigraphy and stratigraphic integrity as well as identify visual indications in changes in sedimentation.

Data Parameters and Units:

The dataset contains sediment core photographs (unitless). An excel spreadsheet contains the site ID, core ID, water depth (meters), latitude and longitude (decimal degrees), and core collection date (MM/DD/YYYY) for each sediment core photographs. Sediment core photographs (Jpeg image files) are named as -

Instruments:

Ocean Instrument MC-800 Multicore, Shipek Grab Sampler, Nikon D5200.

Individual Files: