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Field Activity Details for field activity 09FSH02

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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, Christopher Smith

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Paul Knorr

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Radon, 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. Assess radon levels.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL

End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL

Start Date: 2009-08-18

End Date: 2009-08-21

Equipment Used: Multi-Parameter Inorganic Carbon Analyzer (MICA), LI-COR Sensors, GPS , Water Sampler

Information to be Derived: Ocean chemistry (alkalinity, pH, Total Organic Carbon, Dissolved Inorganic Carbon, pCO2). Surface water radon.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Seawater chemistry and discrete samples

Staff: Mark Erik Hansen, Gary Hill

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Additional Equipment: Radon sampler

Location:

Cedar Key, FL to FL Keys

Boundaries
North: 25.37567068 South: 24.60511428 West: -82.0005 East: -79.84718663

Platform(s):


Pilatus PC6

Publications

Robbins, L.L., Knorr, P.O., Liu, X., Byrne, R., Raabe, E.A., 2010, USGS field activity 09FSH02 on the West Florida shelf, Gulf of Mexico, August 2009: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 535-C, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds535C.

Smith, C.G., Robbins, L.L., 2012, Surface water radon-222 distribution along the west-central Florida shelf: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1212, 26 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121212.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Multi-Parameter Inorganic Carbon Analyzer (MICA) --- Experiments (geochemical)
Surveys (geochemical)
09FSH02_swchem (MICA data)
LI-COR Sensors --- Radon
09FSH02_sample (Discrete water sample data)
GPS --- Navigation
09fsh02_trackline (Ship navigation/Cruise trackline)
Water Sampler --- Chemistry

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