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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2017-339-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 Subsidence (GX.21.MN00.EQ540.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Nicole Khan

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Nicole Khan

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Transects, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect surface and core samples to characterize the influence of autocompaction on mangrove peat cores.

Vehicle(s): Unknown

Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL

End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL

Start Date: 2017-07-28

End Date: 2017-07-31

Equipment Used: GPS Pole, Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver, Choke Ring Antenna, Other

Information to be Derived: Geotechnical properties of mangrove peat, radiocarbon age of basal peats.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Unknown

Staff: Nicole Khan

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Florida Keys

Boundaries
North: 25.40451535 South: 24.65704701 West: -81.5446167 East: -80.1864624

Platform(s):

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS Pole --- Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Choke Ring Antenna --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Other --- --- ---

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