Other ID: none
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Funding Program(s): Estuary and Marsh Geology - EMRG (Spatial) (GX.24.MN00.M1D10.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Smith
Affiliate Investigator(s): Brandon Boyd (USACE)
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To determine sediment accumulation rates for potential restoration scenario
Vehicle(s): Ford F-250 Stone Grey
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: Ocean Springs, MS
Start Date: 2021-12-14
End Date: 2021-12-17
Equipment Used: Push Corer
Information to be Derived: Run samples for alpha spectroscopy for determination of lead-210.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collect 4-6 marsh push cores. RTK at each site. Collect single peat auger for depth to peat (discard in field).
Staff: Joseph Vargas, Alisha Ellis, Benjamin Galbraith, Nancy DeWitt
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Cores will be handed off following collection, they will not arrive at SPCMSC for alpha spectroscopy until sediment is shipped from USACE following sediment analyses.
Location:
Deer Island, MS; launch from Gulf Islands National Seashore Park Boat Ramp or Simmons Bayou Boat Ramp if needed
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| North: | South: | West: | East: |
Platform(s):
 22-ft Twin Vee (R/V G. Hill) |
Ellis, A.M., Smith, C.G., Everhart, C.S., and DeWitt, N.T., 2022, Radiochemical data from sediment cores collected on Deer Island, Mississippi: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GGK7VE.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Push Corer | --- | Geology | DeerIsland_SiteInfo (Site and sample location and core information) DeerIsland_AlphaSpectroscopy (Lead-210 activities derived using alpha spectroscopy from select core intervals) DeerIsland_GammaSpectroscopy (Radioisotope activities derived using gamma spectroscopy from select core intervals) |
