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Description

This dataset provides grain size distribution measurements collected from sediment core samples on Mike Island in the Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, as part of the Delta-X Spring campaign in March, 2021,and the Fall campaign during August, 2021. The data are for March 26 and 29, and August 18 and 24. Sediment cores were collected using a piston core, then volume-based grain size distribution for each sample was measured using a laser diffraction particle size analyzer. The data are provided in comma separated values (CSV) format.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD SURVEYS ,
LABORATORY
Instruments
SEDIMENT CORERS ,
LLS
Spatial Extent

N: 29.5092 S: 29.4823 E: -91.4404 W: -91.4462

Geographic Region
LOUISIANA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2021-03-26 to 2021-08-24
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C3386034988-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Sedimentation

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Nghiem, J., Salter, G., & Lamb, M. P. (2025). Delta-X: Sediment Core Grain Size Distribution, Wax Lake Delta, MRD, LA (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2382 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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