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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-441

Leeward (west) coast vibracore grain size

Sample -1 PHI (%) -0.5 PHI (%) 0 PHI (%) 0.5 PHI (%) 1 PHI (%) 1.5 PHI (%) 2 PHI (%) 2.5 PHI (%) 3 PHI (%) 3.5 PHI (%) 4 PHI (%) 4.5 PHI (%) 5 PHI (%) 5.5 PHI (%) 6 PHI (%) 6.5 PHI (%) 7 PHI (%) 7.5 PHI (%) 8 PHI (%) 8.5 PHI (%) 9 PHI (%) 10 PHI (%) 11 PHI (%) 12 PHI (%)   Gravel (%) Sand (%) Silt (%) Clay (%) Mud (%)   grav/sand sand/silt silt/clay sand/clay sand/mud grav/mud   Mean Variance Standard Deviation(sorting) Skewness Kurtosis
17v1top 0.13 0 0.45 10.24 17.9 20.98 15.31 11.63 7.64 3.37 1.5 1.23 1.14 1.07 1.06 1.04 1 0.93 0.84 0.73 0.6 0.79 0.35 0.07 0.13 89.02 8.33 2.53 10.86 0 10.68 3.3 35.25 8.2 0.01 2.05 3.57 1.89 2.13 7.86
17v1bottom 2.22 0 1.28 25.96 33.87 25 7.22 1.83 0.59 0.2 0.09 0.07 0.09 0.12 0.14 0.17 0.19 0.2 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.2 0.02 0 2.22 96.03 1.18 0.57 1.75 0.02 81.43 2.07 168.95 54.95 1.27 0.93 1.1 1.05 4.3 30.67
19v1top 4.55 0 7.46 19.08 16.26 17.93 13.98 10.37 4.7 1.45 0.56 0.37 0.35 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.32 0.3 0.28 0.26 0.24 0.36 0.13 0.04 4.55 91.81 2.61 1.03 3.64 0.05 35.16 2.54 89.25 25.22 1.25 1.25 2.23 1.49 2.39 12.79
19v1bottom 10.23 5.62 11.78 25.69 17.15 11.94 6.4 4.09 2.16 0.98 0.46 0.29 0.27 0.27 0.3 0.3 0.32 0.32 0.31 0.29 0.25 0.36 0.17 0.04 10.23 86.27 2.39 1.11 3.5 0.12 36.12 2.14 77.41 24.63 2.92 0.73 2.51 1.58 2.77 14.22
20v1top 0.27 0 0.53 8.1 14.47 20.71 16.94 11.79 7.65 3.96 2.05 1.68 1.51 1.3 1.27 1.25 1.22 1.13 1.01 0.88 0.73 1.02 0.48 0.06 0.27 86.2 10.36 3.17 13.53 0 8.32 3.27 27.19 6.37 0.02 2.26 4.07 2.02 1.91 6.63
20v1bottom 1.26 0 1.21 12.39 15.8 29.94 20.58 8.43 2.61 0.88 0.38 0.23 0.24 0.29 0.35 0.45 0.56 0.63 0.7 0.73 0.68 1.01 0.46 0.18 1.26 92.22 3.46 3.06 6.52 0.01 26.63 1.13 30.11 14.13 0.19 1.68 3.31 1.82 2.95 12.56
21v1top 0.09 0 0.56 6.9 6.38 23.84 27.22 14.9 5.39 2.72 1.57 1.1 1 0.91 0.91 0.97 1.09 1.07 0.94 0.77 0.6 0.72 0.25 0.07 0.09 89.49 8.02 2.4 10.42 0 11.16 3.33 37.22 8.59 0.01 2.17 3.21 1.79 2.29 8.59
21v1bottom 4.79 2.44 4.75 8.61 5.43 13.47 16.55 17.69 11.44 4.54 1.8 1.03 0.78 0.65 0.6 0.57 0.6 0.63 0.65 0.62 0.57 1.05 0.68 0.04 4.79 86.72 5.52 2.97 8.49 0.06 15.71 1.86 29.24 10.22 0.56 1.97 4.01 2 1.74 7.62
22v1top 0.08 0 1.28 8.86 8.08 16.65 18.72 18.92 12.51 5.63 2.17 1.03 0.67 0.53 0.52 0.51 0.53 0.57 0.6 0.6 0.52 0.69 0.26 0.05 0.08 92.83 4.98 2.12 7.1 0 18.65 2.35 43.81 13.08 0.01 2.13 2.69 1.64 2.27 10.14
22v1bottom 0.51 0 4.06 24.24 22.04 20.99 11.83 7.12 3.53 1.47 0.6 0.31 0.24 0.23 0.26 0.29 0.33 0.37 0.38 0.35 0.3 0.38 0.14 0.01 0.51 95.89 2.41 1.18 3.6 0.01 39.72 2.04 81.04 26.65 0.14 1.26 2.04 1.43 3.11 16.05
24v1top 1.96 0 0.94 5.88 4.14 12.91 20.68 27.09 18.55 4.94 0.85 0.34 0.22 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.16 0.18 0 0 1.96 95.99 1.54 0.5 2.05 0.02 62.17 3.06 190.1 46.85 0.96 1.99 1.25 1.12 1.34 12.34
24v1bottom 1.64 0 1.51 5.85 2.23 9.04 13.83 21.67 22.83 11.99 3.61 1.34 0.73 0.49 0.4 0.34 0.33 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.55 0.32 0.07 1.64 92.56 4.25 1.56 5.8 0.02 21.8 2.73 59.44 15.95 0.28 2.38 2.21 1.49 1.78 10.98
25v1top 0.15 0 0.69 6.86 3.27 9.87 13.92 21.28 20.39 9.89 3.56 1.85 1.27 0.96 0.82 0.7 0.67 0.67 0.66 0.62 0.26 0.97 0.61 0.07 0.15 89.74 7.59 2.53 10.12 0 11.82 3 35.52 8.87 0.01 2.56 2.94 1.71 2.02 9.01
25v1bottom 1.38 0 2.15 9.21 12.06 21.03 17.94 14.57 10.32 5.11 1.75 0.74 0.43 0.33 0.3 0.28 0.27 0.27 0.28 0.3 0.31 0.55 0.32 0.1 1.38 94.15 2.9 1.57 4.48 0.01 32.42 1.85 59.87 21.03 0.31 1.83 2.31 1.52 2.46 13.17
26v1top 1.15 0 2.49 9 4.6 11.76 16.38 21.3 15.71 6.65 2.53 1.4 1.02 0.81 0.69 0.59 0.53 0.51 0.52 0.53 0.51 0.8 0.4 0.13 1.15 90.41 6.07 2.37 8.44 0.01 14.89 2.56 38.14 10.71 0.14 2.26 3.04 1.74 1.95 9.11
26v1bottom 3.32 1.85 2.72 6.02 2.86 11.05 15.38 20.36 16.3 7.32 3.05 1.81 1.27 0.96 0.79 0.66 0.61 0.58 0.56 0.53 0.5 0.89 0.55 0.04 3.32 86.93 7.24 2.51 9.76 0.04 12.01 2.88 34.57 8.91 0.34 2.28 3.48 1.87 1.53 7.49



BULK SAMPLES (Combined, equal-volume samples every 20-cm downcore)

Sample -1 PHI (%) -0.5 PHI (%) 0 PHI (%) 0.5 PHI (%) 1 PHI (%) 1.5 PHI (%) 2 PHI (%) 2.5 PHI (%) 3 PHI (%) 3.5 PHI (%) 4 PHI (%) 4.5 PHI (%) 5 PHI (%) 5.5 PHI (%) 6 PHI (%) 6.5 PHI (%) 7 PHI (%) 7.5 PHI (%) 8 PHI (%) 8.5 PHI (%) 9 PHI (%) 10 PHI (%) 11 PHI (%) 12 PHI (%)   Gravel (%) Sand (%) Silt (%) Clay (%) Mud (%)   grav/sand sand/silt silt/clay sand/clay sand/mud   Mean Variance Standard Deviation (sorting) Skewness Kurtosis
17v1Bulk 0.26 0.09 0.6 20.8 31.2 28.62 11.19 3.66 1.63 0.52 0.19 0.11 0.11 0.1 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.09 0.07 0.07 0.02 0 0.26 98.52 0.96 0.26 1.22 0 102.55 3.73 382.59 80.87 0.22 1.07 0.81 0.9 3.78 28.62
19v1Bulk 18.12 10.25 24.73 4.74 3.74 8.26 9.29 9.29 5.25 1.95 0.79 0.47 0.4 0.34 0.32 0.3 0.3 0.29 0.27 0.25 0.21 0.3 0.13 0.04 18.12 78.28 2.68 0.92 3.6 0.23 29.22 2.9 84.7 21.73 5.03 0.63 3.32 1.82 1.71 7.76
20v1Bulk 0.17 0.18 0.64 11.78 20.89 35.25 20.3 6.24 1.93 0.62 0.24 0.14 0.12 0.12 0.14 0.15 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.2 0.01 0 0.17 98.06 1.22 0.54 1.76 0 80.52 2.24 180.07 55.64 0.1 1.32 1.03 1.01 3.83 26.76
21v1Bulk 1.39 0.8 1.65 7.36 7.25 22.69 29.42 18.65 5.62 1.76 0.74 0.44 0.34 0.26 0.24 0.21 0.21 0.2 0.2 0.18 0.16 0.21 0 0 1.39 95.95 2.11 0.56 2.66 0.01 45.56 3.78 172.04 36.02 0.52 1.67 1.34 1.16 2.07 14.57
22v1Bulk 0.81 0.8 2.96 15.75 15.55 22.62 17.94 11.83 5.17 1.87 0.73 0.44 0.35 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.33 0.34 0.33 0.31 0.28 0.41 0.2 0.02 0.81 95.23 2.74 1.22 3.96 0.01 34.77 2.24 77.96 24.05 0.2 1.5 2.1 1.45 2.69 14.28
24v1Bulk 0.73 0.48 0.84 5.76 4.01 12.44 19 25.56 19.88 7.07 1.67 0.66 0.34 0.24 0.19 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.13 0.16 0.13 0 0.73 96.73 1.99 0.56 2.55 0.01 48.65 3.56 173.25 37.98 0.29 2.09 1.31 1.14 1.56 13.32
25v1Bulk 0.81 0.66 1.54 13.77 15.13 19.59 14.06 13.19 10.96 5.13 1.72 0.81 0.48 0.31 0.24 0.2 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.2 0.3 0 0 0.81 95.76 2.71 0.73 3.43 0.01 35.39 3.72 131.63 27.89 0.23 1.66 1.79 1.34 1.83 10.19
26v1Bulk 2.17 1.61 2.65 7.86 8.56 11.13 14.13 17.12 13.94 7.08 3.13 2.04 1.51 1.13 0.93 0.81 0.77 0.72 0.65 0.58 0.49 0.67 0.31 0 2.17 87.22 8.56 2.05 10.61 0.02 10.19 4.18 42.56 8.22 0.2 2.2 3.44 1.85 1.42 6.54

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