Carolina Bay Synthesis Dataset

Data used in the manuscript "Investigating the Origin and Dynamics of Carolina Bays".

Aqudopp: contains raw ADCP data for each deployment.

Carolina Bay Detections: contains shapefiles for the detections obtained with the detector developed in Lundine and Trembanis 2021.

Detection Maps: contains several maps used to visualize the detections and spatial statistics.

ElevationProfilesForPreviousStudies: contains elevation profiles from National Map data used in construction of the figures illustrating previous sediment coring work in Carolina Bays.

HumminbirdSidescanTonysPond: contains the raw sidescan data collected at Tonys Pond, Assawoman Wildlife Area, Delaware.

Maps contains two folders

CarolinaBays_and_Similar_Features: contains maps made with National Map data and satellite imagery of similar features to Carolina Bays around the world.

CarolinaBays_NorthAmerica_Geology: contains maps of Carolina Bays (Lundine and Trembanis, 2021), Great Plains Playas (Playa Lakes Joint Venture, 2022), INQUA OSL dates (Lancaster et al., 2016), Last Glacial Maximum Ice Extent (Batchelor et al., 2019), Last Glacial Maximum permafrost extent (Lindgren et al., 2016), contiguous USA surficial geology (Horton et al., 2017).

PreviouslyPublishedGeochron: contains OSL and radiocarbon dates from North American dunes and Carolina Bays from previous studies (see the in-prep manuscript for references).

Sedimentology: contains all of the sediment sample and vibracore logs collected at various Delmarva Bays and Tonys Pond.

subbottomTonysPond: contains the raw data for the sub-bottom profiles collected at Tonys Pond.

Waves: contains the raw data from the Spotter wave buoy deployments at Tonys Pond.

WeatherData: contains weather data compiled from the DEOS Bethany Beach station.

本数据集服务于论文《Investigating the Origin and Dynamics of Carolina Bays》（《卡罗莱纳湾的成因与动力学研究》），各数据子目录详情如下：
1. Aqudopp：包含各次布设作业的原始ADCP（Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler）数据。
2. Carolina Bay Detections：包含基于Lundine与Trembanis 2021年开发的检测器所获取的识别结果的shapefile矢量文件。
3. Detection Maps：包含用于可视化识别结果与空间统计结果的多幅地图。
4. ElevationProfilesForPreviousStudies：包含取自National Map（国家地图）数据集的高程剖面数据，用于绘制阐释卡罗莱纳湾既往沉积物岩心研究的相关图表。
5. HumminbirdSidescanTonysPond：包含在特拉华州阿索万野生动物保护区托尼池塘（Tonys Pond, Assawoman Wildlife Area, Delaware）采集的原始侧扫声呐数据。
6. Maps 文件夹包含两个子目录：
a. CarolinaBays_and_Similar_Features：包含基于National Map（国家地图）数据与卫星影像制作的地图，用于展示全球范围内与卡罗莱纳湾相似的地貌特征。
b. CarolinaBays_NorthAmerica_Geology：包含以下主题地图：卡罗莱纳湾分布（Lundine与Trembanis, 2021）、大平原干盐湖（Great Plains Playas，Playa Lakes Joint Venture, 2022）、INQUA（International Union for Quaternary Research，国际第四纪研究联合会）OSL（Optically Stimulated Luminescence，光释光）测年数据（Lancaster等, 2016）、末次冰盛期冰盖范围（Batchelor等, 2019）、末次冰盛期多年冻土范围（Lindgren等, 2016）以及美国本土表层地质（Horton等, 2017）。
7. PreviouslyPublishedGeochron：包含取自既往研究的北美沙丘与卡罗莱纳湾的OSL（Optically Stimulated Luminescence，光释光）与放射性碳测年数据（详见待发表论文的参考文献列表）。
8. Sedimentology：包含在德尔马瓦（Delmarva）半岛各海湾以及托尼池塘采集的全部沉积物样本与振动岩心测井数据。
9. subbottomTonysPond：包含在托尼池塘采集的次海底剖面原始数据。
10. Waves：包含在托尼池塘部署的Spotter波浪浮标获取的原始波浪数据。
11. WeatherData：包含从DEOS（Delaware Environmental Observing System，特拉华州环境观测系统）贝斯比奇海滩站采集的气象数据。