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Field Activity Details for field activity 13CRS01

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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): Nathan Smiley

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collection of coral reef productivity data in cooperation with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NASA Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles (UAV) collaborative, University of South Florida (USF), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS).

Vehicle(s): Rental Vehicle

Start Port/Location: Key West, FL

End Port/Location: Key West, FL

Start Date: 2013-05-12

End Date: 2013-05-24

Equipment Used: Submersible Habitat for Analyzing Reef Quality (SHARQ), Global Positioning System (GPS), Water Sampler

Information to be Derived: Productivity rates for coral reefs in the Florida Keys.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Nathan Smiley

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Key West and Islamorada, Florida

Boundaries
North: 25.27857415 South: 24.11705604 West: -82.396 East: -79.97902236

Platform(s):

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Submersible Habitat for Analyzing Reef Quality (SHARQ) --- Experiments (geochemical)
Global Positioning System (GPS) --- Navigation
Water Sampler --- Chemistry

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