AKA: BHAM Short Cores
Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)
Principal Investigator(s): Eric Grossman
Affiliate Investigator(s): Kathleen Conn (USGS WAWSC); Camilo Panton, Liam Horner, Jessica Shulman (Western Washington University)
Information Specialist(s): Renee Takesue
Data Type(s): Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Examine nearshore sedimentation patterns, sedimentation rates, and sediment composition to improve understanding of sediment transport, fate and importance to ecological functions
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Anacortes, WA
End Port/Location: Anacortes, WA
Start Date: 2020-02-09
End Date: 2020-02-15
Equipment Used: Gomex Core, grab sampler, Vibracore, Ponar grab sampler
Information to be Derived: grain size, radioisotopes, biomarkers
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected 22 surface grab samples, 38 box cores, 22 vibracores (incl. duplicates)
Staff: Leticia Hallas, Daniel Powers
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Vessel, WWU R/V Zoea
Location:
Bellingham Bay, WA
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 48.79058074 | South: 48.54388716 | West: -122.70355225 | East: -122.3739624 |
Platform(s):
Other |
Takesue, R.K., Conaway, C.H., Lorenson, T.D., and Grossman, E.E., 2023, Geochemistry of surface sediment and sediment cores in Bellingham Bay, Whatcom County, Washington, in February 2020: U.S. Geological Survey , https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YD3HJQ.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomex Core | --- | Geology | |
| grab sampler | --- | Surveys (geochemical) Geology | Geochemistry of surface sediment and sediment core (Geochemical data are reported for surface sediments and long sediment cores from Bellingham Bay, Whatcom County, Washington, collected in early February 2020 after flood conditions on the Nooksack River. Data include total organic carbon content (TOC), carbonate content (CaCO3), ratios of stable carbon 13/12 isotopes (d13C), ratios of total carbon to total nitrogen (C:N), short-lived cosmogenic radionuclide activities (Beryllium-7, Cesium-137, and excess Lead-210), and elemental chemistry.) |
| Vibracore | --- | Geology | |
| Ponar grab sampler | --- | Biology Chemistry Geology |
