USGS - science for a changing world

USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 12CRS04

View new CMGDS report form

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Kimberly Yates

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Kimberly Yates

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect baseline multi-year carbonate parameters and light attenuation values

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: St Petersburg, FL

End Port/Location: St Petersburg, FL

Start Date: 2012-07-19

End Date: 2012-07-31

Equipment Used: GPS , Water Sampler

Information to be Derived: Carbonate chemical parameters, light attenuation values.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Nathan Smiley

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

US Virgin Islands, St John

Boundaries
North: 18.97520253 South: 16.82473698 West: -65.2024 East: -61.36818252

Platform(s):

Publications

Yates, K.K., Rogers, C.S., Herlan, J.J., Brooks, G.R., Smiley, N.A., Larson, R.A., 2015, Diverse coral communities in mangrove habitats suggest a novel refuge from climate change: Biogeosciences, v. 11, pp. 4321–4337, doi: 10.5194/bg-11-4321-2014.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
Water Sampler --- Chemistry

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Questions or Comments? Contact CMGDS Team
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov