Other ID: MB-10-XX
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): Environmental Data: Conductivity, Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect surface sediments (for pre-oil impact) from Mobile Bay to establish a baseline of hydrocarbon source data.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Mobile Bay, AL
End Port/Location: Mobile Bay, AL
Start Date: 2010-05-19
End Date: 2010-05-23
Equipment Used: Digital Camera, YSI 556, Grab Sampler
Information to be Derived: Hydrocarbon geochemistry, grain size, foraminiferal assemblages and trace metal geochemistry.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 13 stations (G01 - G13) were visited and grab samples were collected at each site. Salinity, LOI and stable isotope information will be calculated at each sample/station.
Staff: Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: This field activity is being conducted in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
**This notice is to remind Department of the Interior employees, contractors and volunteers of their ongoing legal obligation to preserve information related to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill as required by the preservation notice issued May 4, 2010, by the Office of the Solicitor. The Preservation Notice requires the preservation of all documents, data, and artifacts that contain information related to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and any activities related to the oil spill response, recovery, and clean-up. Please follow the link below to review the May 4, 2010, Preservation Notice and June 4, 2010, Preservation Reminder and FAQs.
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Location:
Mobile Bay AL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.81508564 | South: 30.18806895 | West: -88.2689 | East: -87.58364483 |
Platform(s):
Mako |
Osterman, L.E., Smith, C.G., 2012, Over 100 years of environmental change recorded by foraminifers and sediments in a large Gulf of Mexico estuary, Mobile Bay, AL, USA: Estuarine and Continental Shelf Science, v. 115, pp. 345–358, doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.10.001.
Richwine, K.A., Osterman, L.E., 2012, Benthic foraminiferal census data from Mobile Bay, Alabama: Counts of surface samples and box cores: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 704, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds704.
Smith, C.G., Osterman, L.E., 2013, An Evaluation of Temporal Changes in Sediment Accumulation and Impacts on Carbon Burial in Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA: Estuaries and Coasts, pp. 1–15, doi: 10.1007/s12237-013-9731-z.
Umberger, D.K., Osterman, L.E., Smith, C.G., Frazier, J., Richwine, K.A., 2012, Seasonal variability in the surface sediments of Mobile Bay, Alabama recorded by geochemistry and foraminifera, 2009-2010: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 733, 28 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds733.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| YSI 556 | --- | Conductivity | |
| Grab Sampler | --- | Biology Geology | 10SSP01-SA-pd-6 (Foram assemblage counts (living and dead), and the recounts (living and dead) that account for dissolution) 10SSP01-SA-pd-5 (Surface sediment data (physical parameters, isotopic signatures, foram abundances)) 10SSP01-SA-pd-4 (LOI (loss on ignition) grab samples) 10SSP01-SA-pd-6 (Summary of basic physical properties of surface samples) 10SSP01-SA-pd-7 (Summary of C and N isotopic signatures and C and N content of bulk organic matter) |
