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Field Activity Details for field activity 2008-017-FA

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Other ID: R-17-08-MA

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): John Crusius

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): John Crusius

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Radon, Geochemical: Surveys (geochemical), Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Radon mapping and N2O gas sampling of surface waters in the Childs River.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Falmouth Harbor public landing, Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Falmouth Harbor public landing, Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2008-03-18

End Date: 2008-03-18

Equipment Used: GPS (wh), RAD7 radon detection instrument, Submersible pumps, Water sampler

Information to be Derived: Time series data;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: See above.

Staff: John Crusius, Laura Erban, Adrian Green, Barry Irwin

Affiliate Staff:
Kevin Kroeger
co-PI (not present on ship)

Notes: Original Center People field contained: John Crusius, chief scientist; Laura Erban, technician; Adrian Green, technician; Barry Irwin, boat driver.
Project = Greenhouse Gas Fluxes at the Land/Sea Margin - Venture Capital Fund, Greenhouse Gas Fluxes at the Land/Sea Margin - Venture Capital Fund

Location:

Childs River, Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 41.58333 South: 41.55 West: -70.55 East: -70.5

Platform(s):

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Rafael

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS (wh) --- Navigation
RAD7 radon detection instrument --- Radon
Submersible pumps --- Surveys (geochemical)
Water sampler --- Chemistry
2008-017-FA-SC-002 (Childs River dataset: 23 pairs of surface water samples for nutrients testing.)
2008-017-FA-SC-002-01 (Childs River dataset: analysis of surface water samples for nutrients testing.)

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