Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): John Crusius
Affiliate Investigator(s): Patti Rafferty, NPS
Information Specialist(s): Dirk Koopmans
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Environmental Data: Radon
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect seed data (radon and resistivity) on submarine groundwater discharge adjacent to Fire Island and Long Island for full proposal.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Patchogue, NY
End Port/Location: Patchogue, NY
Start Date: 2006-05-31
End Date: 2006-06-02
Equipment Used: GPS (wh), RAD7 radon detection instrument
Information to be Derived: Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Reconnaissance data only for purpose of submitting a proposal (which was funded, so it paid off!). Real data to be collected in 2008, 2009 and possibly 2010.
Staff: John Crusius, Dirk Koopmans
Affiliate Staff:
NPS boat driver (Patti Rafferty)
Notes: Original Center People field contained: John Crusius, Chief Scientist; Dirk Koopmans, Contract Technician.
Location:
Watch Hill area, Fire Island, Great South Bay, Long Island, New York, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 41 | South: 40.5 | West: -73.5 | East: -72.5 |
Platform(s):
Small Boat |
Bratton, J.F., 2007, The importance of shallow confining units to submarine groundwater flow, in Sanford, W., Langevin, C., Polemio, M., and Povinec, P., eds., A New Focus on Groundwater-Seawater Interactions: International Association of Hydrological Sciences, v. 312.
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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GPS (wh) | --- | Navigation | |
RAD7 radon detection instrument | --- | Radon |