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Field Activity Details for field activity 08FSH01

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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
North: 25.86073448 South: 24.19406781 West: -81.7135 East: -80.04681957

Platform(s):


Pilatus PC6

Publications

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.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
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)

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