Field Activity Details for field activity 2010-026-FA

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Status: Completed

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

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Principal Investigator(s): John Pohlman

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Information Specialist(s): John Pohlman

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CO2, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect fluid and sediment samples to investigate sedimentary cycling of methane and to reconstruct the record of methane emissions for Lake Tesch, near Drew Point on the north slope of Alaska.

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Start Date: 2010-04-14

End Date: 2010-05-01

Equipment Used: Sensor - CO2, Gravity corer, Water sampler, GPS (wh)

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Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Cored and sampled four lakes in the vicinity of Lake Teschepuk -- Lake Teshepuk, Lake Helen, Lake 21 and Lake Koguru. Cores from each lake we processed for analysis of gases, fluids, sediments and biomarkers. Fluids have been processed for concentration analysis of dissolved CO2.

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Notes: Project = High-Latitude Climate-Hydrates Interactions - Dept. of Energy, High-Latitude Climate-Hydrates Interactions - Dept. of Energy

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Teshepuk Lake, Alaska, United States, North America;

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