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Field Activity Details for field activity 2016-369-FA

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Other ID: 16SGD03

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Coastal Aquifer Project - CAPII (GR.18.MN00.GVK11.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Smith

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Nicholas Zaremba

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Resistivity, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: pH, Environmental Data: Radon, Environmental Data: Temperature, Geochemical: Surveys (geochemical), Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Continuous restivity profiling in Indian river lagoon

Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually - Silver (GSA), White Dodge Pickup - White

Start Port/Location: Melbourne Beach, Fl

End Port/Location: Melbourne Beach, FL

Start Date: 2016-12-14

End Date: 2016-12-15

Equipment Used: Continuous Resistivity Profiler (CRP), HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger, YSI Professional Plus multiparameter meter, Rad 7 Radon Detector, Peristaltic Pump, GPS , Grab Sampler

Information to be Derived: radon-222, radon-220, salinity, temperature, conductivity, water depth, DO, CRP and radium-226

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: .

Staff: Elsie McBride, Terrence McCloskey, Nicholas Zaremba

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Personnel going are subject to change 21-29th of January.

Location:

Indian River Lagoon, FL

Boundaries
North: 28.28284138 South: 28.13681176 West: -80.70899963 East: -80.57825623

Platform(s):


25-ft Aluminum Barge

Publications

McCloskey, T.A., Smith, C.G., Zaremba, N.J., McBride, E., Everhart, C., 2017, Hydrological data concerning submarine groundwater discharge along the Western margin of Indian River Lagoon, East-Central Florida - December 2016 and January 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7PZ5725.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Continuous Resistivity Profiler (CRP) --- Resistivity
12-2016-STG.zip (Resistivity data collected in December 2016.)
HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger --- Temperature
YSI Professional Plus multiparameter meter --- Conductivity
Depth
Dissolved Oxygen
Nitrate
ORP
pH
Temperature
Rad 7 Radon Detector --- Radon
Peristaltic Pump --- Experiments (geochemical)
Surveys (geochemical)
GPS --- Navigation
12-2016-GPS.zip (Geographical and water column data (.gps, .pdf) collected in December 2016.)
Grab Sampler --- Biology
Geology

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