Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-019-FA

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Other (Other), Accretion & Elevation Change SLR (LQ00.U0D02)

Principal Investigator(s): Meagan Eagle

Affiliate Investigator(s): Gregory Noe, USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

Information Specialist(s): Jennifer O'keefe Suttles, Meagan Eagle

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect sediment cores for age-models and carbon analysis from 10 long term monitoring sites.

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Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Mechanicsville, VA

Start Date: 2022-04-10

End Date: 2022-04-15

Equipment Used: Piston corer, RTK

Information to be Derived: Location and elevation of sediment core collections will be determined by RTK GPS in the field. Collected sediment cores will be sectioned in the laboratory and analyzed for radioisotopes and particulate carbon to determine sediment accumulation rates and carbon content.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Ten sediment cores were collected from five wetland sites along a salinity transect of two tidal tributaries of the York River, Virginia - Pamunkey River and Mattaponi River. Lengths of cores ranged from 38 cm - 102 cm. Location and elevation of sediment core collections was determined by RTK GPS in the field for some sites with adequate signal; at some sites handheld GPS latitude and longitude were recorded. Cores were sectioned in the laboratory. Sediment processing and analysis for radioisotopes and particulate carbon to determine sediment accumulation rates and carbon content is ongoing.

Staff: Jennifer O'keefe Suttles, Simone Gibson

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Notes: Lead Organization: Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Funding Budget: GX.22.LP00.EN045.00
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Location:

Pamunkey River and Mattaponi River. Tidal Fresh Tributaries of the York River, Virginia, United States

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