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Field Activity Details for field activity 2008-011-FA

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Other ID: L-1-08-MA

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): John Crusius, Kevin Kroeger

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): John Crusius

Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collection of water and gas samples for on-going methods testing for greenhouse gas analyses.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: West Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: West Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2008-04-08

End Date: 2008-04-08

Equipment Used: Water sampler

Information to be Derived: Process information for gas chromatograph methods development.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 37 surface water samples collected at Mashapaquit Creek from a Niskin grab and preserved for lab analyses of dissolved nitrous oxide and methane by gas chromatograph.

Staff: Laura Erban, Adrian Green

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Project = Greenhouse Gas Fluxes at the Land/Sea Margin - Venture Capital Fund, Greenhouse Gas Fluxes at the Land/Sea Margin - Venture Capital Fund

Location:

West Falmouth Harbor, Mashapaquit Creek, West Falmouth, Massachusetts, Buzzards Bay, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 41.60874237 South: 41.5986577 West: -70.6452 East: -70.6400881

Platform(s):

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Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Water sampler --- Chemistry
2008-011-FA-SC-001 (Surface water samples: Methods Testing, 08 Apr 08, Gas Chromatograph)

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