AKA: Bellingham 2022 winter deployment
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): Renee Takesue
Affiliate Investigator(s): Eric Grossman
Information Specialist(s): Other
Data Type(s): Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography), Time Series: Biology Monitoring, Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Chemistry, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sample winter flood deposits in Nooksack River and Bellingham Bay and collect sediment and contaminant time series using sediment traps, caged mussels, and passive samplers.
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Bellingham, WA
End Port/Location: Bellingham, WA
Start Date: 2021-12-15
End Date: 2022-04-29
Equipment Used: Other, Semipermeable Membrane Device (SPMD), Sediment trap, Ponar grab sampler, Handheld GPS
Information to be Derived: Near-bottom turbidity and pressure. Contaminants, carbon, grain size, and metals in sediment, mussels, and passive samplers.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected 112 sediment samples, 11 mussel samples, and 13 passive samplers. Monthly time series of pressure, temperature, and turbidity.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Information Specialist=Andrew Spanjer; Biology Monitoring Time Series=caged mussels; Moorings Time Series=Grossman's turbidity and pressure sensors.
Location:
Bellingham Bay, WA, and Nooksack River, WA
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 48.93152206 | South: 48.63653878 | West: -122.69805908 | East: -122.3739624 |
Platform(s):
Magister |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| Semipermeable Membrane Device (SPMD) | --- | Chemistry Geology | |
| Sediment trap | --- | Sediment Properties Geology | |
| Ponar grab sampler | --- | Biology Chemistry Geology | |
| Handheld GPS | --- | Navigation |
