AKA: none
Other ID: Ukumehame wildfire runoff
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Coral Reef Science for Coasts (ZP00TY5)
Principal Investigator(s): Renee Takesue
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Renee Takesue
Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Chemistry, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize sediment and wildfire contaminant runoff sources with geochemical signatures to Olowalu Reef, West Maui
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Ma'alea, Maui
End Port/Location: Ma'alea, Maui
Start Date: 2022-02-12
End Date: 2022-02-17
Equipment Used: Hand-grab sample, Hand-grab sample, Handheld GPS
Information to be Derived: Sedimentary metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and rare earth element signatures.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 55 sediment samples collected for geochemical characterization.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
West Maui, Hawaii
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 20.88858118 | South: 20.66054228 | West: -156.69250488 | East: -156.41180417 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Takesue, R.K., Falinski, K., Hodges, A., Deakos, M., and Storlazzi, C.D., 2024, Metals and PAHs in watershed soil and reef sediment at Olowalu and leeward Maui, February 2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P92N5DT3.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand-grab sample | --- | Biology Chemistry Geology | |
| Hand-grab sample | --- | Biology Chemistry Geology | |
| Handheld GPS | --- | Navigation |
