Field Activity Details for field activity 2015-037-FA

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Biogeochemistry, groundwater monitoring, and environmental assessment (LQ000I4)

Principal Investigator(s): Thomas Brooks, Kevin Kroeger

Affiliate Investigator(s): Joanna York, University of Delaware Dan Torre, University of Delaware

Information Specialist(s): Thomas Brooks

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Depth, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: Nutrients, Environmental Data: ORP, Environmental Data: pH, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: groundwater seepage measurements, benthic chemical fluxes

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Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2015-06-06

End Date: 2015-06-16

Equipment Used: YSI multiparameter sonde, YSI600XLM multiparameter sonde (S, T, depth), Push Point porewater samplers, GPS - Handheld, Seepage meter

Information to be Derived: chemistry sampling and groundwater flow measurements

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: benthic chemical fluxes, advective chemical fluxes based on conservative mixing, submarine groundwater discharge rates

Staff: Thomas Brooks, Kevin Kroeger

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Notes: Used USGS pick-up truck. Sampling equipment also included ultrasonic flow sensor.

This FAN was assigned after the field work was completed.

Location:

Guinea Creek tributary, Rehoboth Bay, Delmarva Peninsula, Delaware, United States

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