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Baseline Data Collection Experimental Monitoring Program (MESC-COE Gaillard Island 1977-1982): Hydrography, Sediments, and Benthic Fauna (NCEI Accession 0117688)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: October 13, 2025 | Last Modified: 2018-05-04T00:00:00.000+00:00
Data from a set of studies that ran from 1977-1978, and 1980-1982, around the site of Gaillard Island, Mobile Bay, Alabama, before, during, and after its construction (1979-1981). Extant data from the MESC Data Management System include sediment particle size distribution (001), identification and enumeration of benthic fauna (002), discrete hydrography and turbidity (003) during and after island construction, and discrete hydrography and turbidity before island construction (004).

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describedByType application/octet-steam
identifier gov.noaa.nodc:0117688
issued 2014-04-23T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
language []
rights otherRestrictions
spatial -87.573,30.27,-88.071,30.776
temporal 1977-11-03T00:00:00+00:00/1982-08-25T00:00:00+00:00

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