a597a51cf4acf661f7751216e7a67bb7 English dataset Carly Cassidy University Marine Biological Station (UMBS), Millport Millport KA28 0EG carlycassidy@hotmail.co.uk pointOfContact 2019-08-08 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::0 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 1988-2011 UMBSM Clyde Sea Physical Features of Kames Bay 2011-10-11 publication UMBSM_KB A continuous long term study into the physical features of a sandy shore (Kames Bay) was carried out by students during a marine biology field course at the University Marine Biological Station Millport (UMBSM). The sheltered beach at Kames Bay is a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) and is situated on the southern coast of Great Cumbrae Island, Firth of Clyde. Philip Smith University Marine Biological Station (UMBS), Millport Millport KA28 0EG philip.smith@millport.gla.ac.uk originator Kathryn Stevenson University Marine Biological Station (UMBS), Millport Millport KA28 0EG kathryn.stevenson@millport.gla.ac.uk custodian continual Delimited Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Sediment grain size parameters SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Restrictions apply. otherRestrictions Restrictions apply. English geoscientificInformation Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea -4.9166 -4.9148 55.7545 55.7550 1988-04-01 2011-04-01 Kathryn Stevenson University Marine Biological Station (UMBS), Millport Millport KA28 0EG kathryn.stevenson@millport.gla.ac.uk distributor dataset The survey collected samples of interstitial water for salinity determination and a sample of surface sand for granulometric determination which was conducted within the laboratory. Measurements of the depth of the water table and anoxic layer were recorded. Measurements and samples were collected along a transect. The median grain size (mm), salinity (ppt) of interstitial water, depth of anoxic layer (cm) and the depth of water table at each transect station was recorded. The height of each station at Chart Datum (CD) was also recorded. The salinity (ppt) of collected water samples were determined by the use of an optical refractometer. Water samples were left to equilibrate to room temperature and the instrument was zeroed usig distilled water of the same temperature prior to analysis. Granulometric determination of collected sand samples was achieved by firstly sequentially sieving the wet sand samples using freshwater. Samples were sieved through 1000, 500, 250, 125, 63 micron mesh sieves and fractions (coarse to fine) obtained were dried overnight in a drying cabinet prior to weighing and determination of median grain size from cumulative dry weight frequency curves