Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Paul Knorr, Lisa Robbins
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Paul Knorr
Data Type(s): Geochemical: Experiments (geochemical), Geochemical: Surveys (geochemical), Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Establish baseline levels for pCO2, alkalinity, and pH for coastal waters
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2008-08-11
End Date: 2008-08-15
Equipment Used: Multi-Parameter Inorganic Carbon Analyzer (MICA), GPS , Water Sampler
Information to be Derived: Ocean chemistry (alkalinity, pH, Total Organic Carbon, Dissolved Inorganic Carbon, pCO2)
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Approximately 1,600 data points were collected underway over a 650-km trackline using the Multiparameter Inorganic Carbon Analyzer (MICA). 34 Discrete water samples were also taken at specific localities to corroborate underway data measurements.
Staff: Paul Knorr, Nathan Smiley
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Cedar Key to FL Keys
Boundaries | |||
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North: 25.86073448 | South: 24.19406781 | West: -81.7135 | East: -80.04681957 |
Platform(s):
Pilatus PC6 |
Robbins, L.L., Knorr, P.O., Liu, X., Byrne, R., Raabe, E.A., 2010, USGS field activity 08FSH01 on the West Florida shelf, Gulf of Mexico, in August 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 535-A, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds535A.
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Multi-Parameter Inorganic Carbon Analyzer (MICA) | --- | Experiments (geochemical) Surveys (geochemical) | 08FSH01_swchem (MICA data) |
GPS | --- | Navigation | 08FSH01_trackline (Ship navigation/Cruise trackline) |
Water Sampler | --- | Chemistry | 08FSH01_sample (Discrete water sample data) |