Other ID: 14BHM01
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Ocean Acidification (GX.17.MN00.E3K10.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Lisa Robbins
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Paul Knorr
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CO2, Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: CTD, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: pH, Environmental Data: Temperature, Geochemical: Surveys (geochemical), Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Gather baseline water chemistry data for ocean acidification studies.
Vehicle(s): Rental Vehicle
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: Panama City, FL
Start Date: 2014-08-06
End Date: 2014-08-12
Equipment Used: Flow-Through Seawater Analyzer (pH), Spectrophotometric Analytical System, Global Positioning System (GPS), Flow-Through Seawater Analyzer (pCO2), YSI Professional Plus Multiparameter Meter, Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Probe
Information to be Derived: Carbon chemistry data for ocean acidification studies.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Geochemical surveys, sampling of surface and water column, analysis of pH, DIC and TA.
Staff: Paul Knorr
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
West Florida shelf vic. De Soto Canyon
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.32357277 | South: 27.09021204 | West: -87.2578 | East: -82.3237294 |
Platform(s):
 Weatherbird II |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flow-Through Seawater Analyzer (pH) | SAMI Autonomous Flow Through Analyzer for pH | pH Experiments (geochemical) Surveys (geochemical) | No data was collected |
| Spectrophotometric Analytical System | Spectrophotometric analysis of seawater pH | pH | |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | Ships Navigation | Navigation | |
| Flow-Through Seawater Analyzer (pCO2) | SAMI Autonomous Flow Through analyzer for pCO2 | CO2 Experiments (geochemical) Surveys (geochemical) | |
| YSI Professional Plus Multiparameter Meter | Continuous flow-through system (sonde data), conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) sensor, which also recorded salinity and pH | Conductivity Depth Dissolved Oxygen Nitrate ORP pH Temperature | |
| Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Probe | Vertical CTD profiles (station samples) collected by USF. CTD casts measured continuous vertical profiles of oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence and optical backscatter | CTD |
