Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Ryan Moyer
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Ryan Moyer
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: The purpose of the proposed work is to generate high-resolution records of sea-level change in Bermuda over the last 2000 years using mangrove sediments and consolidated limestone sediments comprised largely of dead coral skeletons.This study will provide the first direct comparison of these independent approaches and an extended instrumental (tide gauge) record. This study will be the first to directly compare the two methods in the same location and will serve to validate them both. Additionally, high resolution records of sea-level change spanning the last 2000 years provide an appropriate context for current and predicted changes. Such reconstructions also provide important constraints on future projections of sea-level rise.
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Bermuda
End Port/Location: Bermuda
Start Date: 2011-10-24
End Date: 2011-11-07
Equipment Used: Core Barrels, Digital Camera, Pneumatic Drill, GPS
Information to be Derived: Coral species, Coral colony morphology, depth below water surface, position relative to sea level, Growth history
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Ryan Moyer
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Sea Level Rise Studies
Location:
Bermuda
Boundaries | |||
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North: 32.45296483 | South: 32.17465831 | West: -65.0054 | East: -64.38601299 |
Platform(s):
Pilatus PC6 |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Core Barrels | --- | Geology | |
Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
Pneumatic Drill | --- | Experiments (biological) Surveys (biological) | |
GPS | --- | Navigation |