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Field Activity Details for field activity 2016-321-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Sea-level and Storm Impacts on Estuarine Environments and Shorelines - SSIEES (GX.18.MN00.F1M10.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Nicole Khan, Kathryn Smith

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Kathryn Smith

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Test a field-based method for quantifying marsh shoreline erosion and sediment transport.

Vehicle(s): Chevy Suburban Silver

Start Port/Location: St Petersburg, FL

End Port/Location: St Petersburg, FL

Start Date: 2016-04-19

End Date: 2016-04-29

Equipment Used: Peat Corer, Sediment Trap

Information to be Derived: Sediment transport/deposition

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sediment traps were tested. No samples were collected.

Staff: Nicole Khan, Kathryn Smith, Chelsea Stalk

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Chasshowitzka National Wildlife Refuge

Boundaries
North: 28.70401715 South: 28.68601626 West: -82.6534 East: -82.63497068

Platform(s):


Jon Boat

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Peat Corer --- Biology
Geology
Sediment Trap --- Geology

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