Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Poore
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): T Hickey
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Further understand surface and subsurface geology of Florida Middle Grounds. Document pre-oil spill benthic habitat and collect water column samples for subsequent analyses.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida
End Port/Location: University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida
Start Date: 2010-07-31
End Date: 2010-08-08
Equipment Used: Camera, Digital, Hand Held, GPS , Hydraulic Coring Drill, Water Sampler
Information to be Derived: C14 dating.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Rotary core drilling to collect rocks. Picture documentation of benthic cover. Water collected for analyses.
Staff: T Hickey, Kyle Kelso, Paul Knorr, Keith Ludwig, Christopher Reich, Billy Reynolds, Jordan Sanford
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Shop Time: Jordan Sanford helped with pre-cruise preparation of drilling gear. Additional platforms: Zodiac, M/V Spree. Additional equipment: Rotary drill, fluorometer, water sampling equipment.
Location:
Gulf of Mexico
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 32.73389862 | South: 22.32140579 | West: -97.3377 | East: -79.68140483 |
Platform(s):
 Halimeda |
Reich, C.D., Poore, R.Z., Hickey, T.D., 2013, The role of vermetid gastropods in the development of the Florida Middle Ground, Northeast Gulf of Mexico: Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue 63, pp. 46–57, doi: 10.2112/SI63-005.1.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera, Digital, Hand Held | --- | Photo | |
| GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Hydraulic Coring Drill | --- | Geology | 10SSF01-SA-pd-1 (Foraminifera benthic assemblages) 10SSF01-SA-pd-3 (Radiocarbon Age Dating (14C)) 10SSF01-SA-pd-4 (XRD analysis) |
| Water Sampler | --- | Chemistry |
