Other ID: 16FWR05
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Marci Marot, Christopher Smith
Affiliate Investigator(s): Cary Lopez (FWC), Alina Cochran (FWC)
Information Specialist(s): Marci Marot
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Examine effects of sediment resuspension on Pyrodinium cysts distribution and viability.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually Silver (GSA)
Start Port/Location: Clearwater, Florida
End Port/Location: Clearwater, Florida
Start Date: 2016-04-04
End Date: 2016-04-04
Equipment Used: Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Probe, Digital Camera, Push Corer, Core Barrels, Grab Sampler
Information to be Derived: grain size, beryllium-7 and thorium-234 activities, organic matter content
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: USGS scientists collected six sediment push cores from three unique sites in Old Tampa Bay, a segment of the larger Tampa Bay estuary. During field sampling, ancillary water column physical properties measurements were collected at each site.
Staff: Marci Marot, Billy Reynolds, Christopher Smith
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Old Tampa Bay/Safety Harbor, Florida
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 28.08167373 | South: 27.77986875 | West: -82.8094 | East: -82.45666504 |
Platform(s):
 Halimeda |  22-ft Twin Vee (R/V G. Hill) |
Marot, M.E., Wheaton, C.J., Smith, C.G., 2017, Seasonal sedimentary data collected from Old Tampa Bay, Florida, 2015â2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7K64G99.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Probe | --- | CTD | 16FWR05_CTDProfiles.zip (CTD water column profiles for project ID 16FWR05) |
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| Push Corer | --- | Geology | 16FWR06_SedimentPhysicalProperties.zip (Sediment bulk density, water content, porosity, and loss on ignition for project ID 16FWR06) 16FWR05_SiteLocations.zip (Station locations for project ID 16FWR05) 16FWR05_GrainSize.zip (Sediment grain size data for project ID 16FWR05) 16FWR05_GammaSpectroscopy.zip (Sediment radiochemical data for project ID 16FWR05) |
| Core Barrels | --- | Geology | |
| Grab Sampler | --- | Biology Geology |
