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Field Activity Details for field activity 2020-317-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

Funding Program(s): Biogeochemical Drivers (GX.20.MN00.GVK03.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Smith

Affiliate Investigator(s): Jim Culter

Information Specialist(s): Joseph Vargas

Data Type(s): Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect vertical radon and radium distribution data in Gulf of Mexico blue holes.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Start Date: 2020-08-24

End Date: 2020-09-05

Equipment Used: Water Sampler, Other

Information to be Derived: Radon, Radium

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Site visit completed; Radon and Radium data acquired.

Staff: Joseph Vargas

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: This fieldwork is a collaboration with colleague, Jim Culter, at Mote Marine Laboratory. USGS staff will not participate in sample collection due to covid concerns. All samples will be collected by Mote scientists.

Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2019-357-FA

Location:

Gulf of Mexico departing from Sarasota, FL

Boundaries
North: 27.47416122 South: 27.2839256 West: -83.32580566 East: -83.07312012

Platform(s):


Other

Publications

Vargas, J.M., Smith, C.G., and Everhart, C.S., 2022, Radioanalytical Measurements on Samples From Submarine, Karstic Carbonate Features Along the West Florida Shelf: doi: 10.5066/P9CKZT3O.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Water Sampler --- Chemistry
Other --- --- ---

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