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Field Activity Details for field activity 2008-030-FA

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Other ID: T-30-08-MA

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Michael Bothner

Affiliate Investigator(s): Carl Lamborg, WHOI

Information Specialist(s): Michael Bothner, PARTNER

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Conductivity, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect water samples from Oyster Pond for mercury analysis.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Surf Drive, Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Surf Drive, Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2008-07-16

End Date: 2008-07-16

Equipment Used: Niskin bottle, Video camera - deep sea, YSI multiparameter sonde, GPS (wh)

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 7 samples were collected in the south basin of Oyster Pond, 6 samples in the north basin. Profiles of water column properties were recorded. Videos of particles in the water column were collected.

Staff: Michael Bothner

Affiliate Staff:
Dr. Carl Lamborg (Co-Chief Scientist)
April Abbott (WHOI summer science student)

Notes: Data Curator: Carl Lamborg.
Project = Coastal Geological Processes and Long-Term, Coastal Geological Processes and Long-Term

Location:

Oyster Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America;

Boundaries
North: 41.547 South: 41.536 West: -70.642 East: -70.636

Platform(s):

photo of Terrapin
Terrapin

Publications

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Niskin bottle --- Chemistry
2008-030-FA-SC-001 (13 water samples: 7 from the south basin, 6 from the north basin.)
Video camera - deep sea --- Video
2008-030-FA-NL-001 (Logs for VIDEO, )
YSI multiparameter sonde --- Conductivity
Dissolved Oxygen
ORP
pH
Temperature
2008-030-FA-GC-001 (YSI profiler water column properties: recorded temperature, salinity, conductivity, depth, DO2, pH, ORD potential from equipment in the field into a field notebook.)
GPS (wh) --- Navigation

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