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Field Activity Details for field activity 2015-029-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Cancelled

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

Funding Program(s): USGS GAS HYDRATES (LQ000FP)

Principal Investigator(s): John Pohlman

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Michael Casso

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Chlorophyll, Environmental Data: CO2, Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: CTD, Environmental Data: Depth, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: Fluorescence, Environmental Data: Gas Hydrates, Environmental Data: Meteorology, Environmental Data: Methane, Environmental Data: ORP, Environmental Data: pH, Environmental Data: Temperature, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry, Time Series: Geochemical Monitoring

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To gather time series methane flux data.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Tromso, Norway

End Port/Location: Tromso, Norway

Start Date: 2015-10-06

End Date: 2015-10-30

Equipment Used: Other, Temperature and salinity, YSI multiparameter sonde, Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), HYPACK, Niskin bottle

Information to be Derived: time series methane flux data.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Michael Casso

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Area to the west of Prins Karls Forland (island on the west side of Svalbard).

Boundaries
North: 78.97296207 South: 77.95554384 West: 8.1079 East: 12.8984375

Platform(s):

photo of Helmer Hanssen
Helmer Hanssen

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Other --- --- ---
Temperature and salinity --- CTD
Temperature
YSI multiparameter sonde --- Conductivity
Dissolved Oxygen
ORP
pH
Temperature
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) --- CO2
Methane
Experiments (geochemical)
Surveys (geochemical)
Chemistry
HYPACK --- Navigation
Niskin bottle --- Chemistry

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