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Field Activity Details for field activity 2021-036-FA

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Other ID: Kickemuit 2021; Kickemuit River 2021

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Biochemical Processes & Budget (LQ00.U0D01)

Principal Investigator(s): Kevin Kroeger

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Thomas Brooks

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CO2, Environmental Data: Methane, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Measurement of surface water geochemistry and gas exchange at the water-air interface

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Warren, RI

End Port/Location: Warren, RI

Start Date: 2021-11-01

End Date: 2021-11-01

Equipment Used: Sensor - CO2, Gas sampler, Water sampler, Field water quality meters

Information to be Derived: surface water geochemistry data including dissolved carbon species; methane and carbon dioxide fluxes from surface water; field water quality parameters

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected 8 sets of water samples, and measured gas exchange flux at 8 stations

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:
Thomas Wallace Brooks
USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center; Simone Gibson
USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center; Sophie Kuhl
USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Notes: The boat used was a 14 foot aluminum Jon Boat provided by the Bristol County Water Authority.

Location:

Kickemuit River, Warren, RI

Boundaries
North: 41.76311745 South: 41.46742831 West: -71.25183105 East: -70.79040527

Platform(s):

photo of Boat
Boat
photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Sensor - CO2 --- CO2
Gas sampler --- Dissolved Oxygen
Gas Hydrates
Methane
Water sampler --- Chemistry
Field water quality meters --- Chemistry

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