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Field Activity Details for field activity 09FIC01

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Other ID: Fluorescence/2009/DRTO

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): David Zawada

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Caitlin Reynolds, David Zawada

Data Type(s): Imagery: Other Imagery, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Investigate multispectral fluorescence signatures of three species of corals

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Key West, FL

End Port/Location: Key West, FL

Start Date: 2009-08-02

End Date: 2009-08-15

Equipment Used: Digital Camera, Multispectral Imaging System, Global Positioning System (GPS)

Information to be Derived: Fluorescence range and variability over two weeks

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Digital images of coral fluorescence

Staff: William (Jerry) Butcher, Christina Kellogg, Billy Reynolds, Philip Thompson

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Scripps

Location:

Dry Tortugas National Park, FL

Boundaries
North: 24.65640413 South: 24.59394855 West: -82.9562 East: -82.80487117

Platform(s):

photo of Halimeda
Halimeda

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Digital Camera --- Photo
Video
Multispectral Imaging System --- Other Imagery
Global Positioning System (GPS) --- Navigation

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