Surficial sediment data from Boston Harbor collected during USGS Field Activity 04019 (SEDGRABS, UTM 19, WGS84)

This data set includes the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and(or) textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at stations based on topographic and backscatter data of the seafloor in Boston Harbor and the harbor appraoches, Massachusetts. The sediments were collected with a modified Van Veen grab (mini-SEABOSS) during USGS survey 04019, conducted September 14-17, 2004.

本数据集涵盖以马萨诸塞州波士顿港及港外进港航道的海底地形与反向散射数据为依据，在各调查测站采集的表层沉积物的采样点位信息、样本标识、粒度数据以及（或）结构纹理描述。本次采集的沉积物采用改良型范维恩采泥器（mini-SEABOSS）获取，采样工作开展于2004年9月14日至17日实施的美国地质调查局（United States Geological Survey, USGS）04019号航次。