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Field Activity Details for field activity 2013-047-FA

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Other ID: HLY-1303

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Michael Casso, Eric Moore

Affiliate Investigator(s): Bob Pickart, WHOI, co-chief Jeremy Mathis, UAF, co-chief

Information Specialist(s): Michael Casso

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Environmental Data: Meteorology, Environmental Data: Methane, Environmental Data: Temperature, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To measure methane and carbon dioxide in the air and water of the Arctic Ocean.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Dutch Harbor, AK

End Port/Location: Dutch Harbor, AK

Start Date: 2013-10-05

End Date: 2013-10-30

Equipment Used: Temperature and salinity, Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), Digital camera, GPS (wh), HYPACK, Sensors - other mooring

Information to be Derived: Time series data;Samples and chemical analysis;Laboratory sensor data;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Methane and carbon dioxide in air (3 elevations above the ocean: 16 or 35 feet, 50 feet, and 109 feet) and surface water were measured during transits, transects, and while on CTD / mooring station in the Arctic Ocean. Additionally samples were collected vertically from CTD casts and analyzed for methane. Atmospheric measurements (wind speed, direction, temperature) were made by 3 AirMars mounted at 3 different elevations above the ocean. Temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, salinity, pH, and ORP measurements were made by a YSI water parameter sonde.

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Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer (CRDS) equipment was used for measuring methane and carbon dioxide. Additionally, collected weather data and water samples.
Project = Natural Gas Hydrates/DOE,

Location:

U.S. Arctic Ocean

Boundaries
North: 73.75121 South: 68.3019 West: -171.387 East: -126.47461

Platform(s):

photo of Healy
Healy

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Temperature and salinity --- CTD
Temperature
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) --- CO2
Methane
Experiments (geochemical)
Surveys (geochemical)
Chemistry
Digital camera --- Photo
GPS (wh) --- Navigation
HYPACK --- Navigation
Sensors - other mooring --- CTD
Meteorology
Temperature
Mooring (physical oceanography)

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