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Field Activity Details for field activity 09SGD01

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Other ID: (WFS-09-Site #)

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Smith

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Christopher Smith

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Resistivity, Environmental Data: Radon, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Surface water mass-balance of Radon and Radium

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Indian Rocks Beach, FL

End Port/Location: Indian Rocks Beach, FL

Start Date: 2009-11-18

End Date: 2009-11-19

Equipment Used: Continuous Resistivity Profiler (CRP), Rad 7 Radon Detector, Hydraulic Coring Drill

Information to be Derived: Radon, Radium, Nutrient, Metal and Major concentrations along an E-W transect. Subsurface resistivity profiles to determine ground water salinity.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected discrete samples from 9 stations, well data from 3 sites and continuous resistivity profiles at 9 locations.

Staff: Keith Ludwig

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Coastal West-Central FL

Boundaries
North: 27.89870515 South: 27.88786289 West: -82.8606 East: -82.84270376

Platform(s):

photo of Halimeda
Halimeda

Publications

Reich, C.D., 2010, Investigation of submarine groundwater discharge along the tidal reach of the Caloosahatchee River, southwest Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1273, 20 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20091273.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Continuous Resistivity Profiler (CRP) --- Resistivity
Rad 7 Radon Detector --- Radon
Hydraulic Coring Drill --- Geology

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