Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): GRRASP - Ocean Conditions (GX.25.MN00.UXB04.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Ilsa Kuffner
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Wave, Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Environmental Data: CTD, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: Temperature, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Site visit to coral calcification monitoring stations to measure coral and algal calcification rates as well as collect CTD, dissolved O2, wave sensor data and temperature data.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA)
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2023-08-12
End Date: 2023-08-21
Equipment Used: Balance, Tiles, Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) Logger/Probe, Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT), Other, Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus), HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger, Digital Camera, GPS
Information to be Derived: Mass of calcium carbonate gained per unit time for coral Acropora palmata and crustose coralline algal communities on nylon tiles. Hourly temperature data for past 6 months. Conductivity, temperature and depth. dissolved oxygen. Wave sensor data.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Site visit to coral calcification monitoring stations to measure coral and algal calcification rates as well as collect CTD, dissolved O2, wave sensor data and temperature data. Completed.
Staff: Peter Modys, Benjamin Galbraith, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Ilsa Kuffner
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Other equipment for Dissolved Oxygen is - Hobo dissolved Oxygen data logger U26-001
Other equipment for the Wave Sensor is - RBR SoloD.wave
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-316-FA.
Location:
Dry Tortugas National Park (Key West, FL)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 26.30891948 | South: 24.60207474 | West: -83.37983608 | East: -79.8625803 |
Platform(s):
 26-ft Dusky |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance | --- | Experiments (biological) Surveys (biological) | |
| Tiles | --- | Experiments (biological) | |
| Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) Logger/Probe | --- | CTD | |
| Sea-Bird CT Logger (SBE 37 MicroCAT) | --- | CTD | |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus) | --- | Temperature Tide Wave Mooring (physical oceanography) | |
| HOBO Water Temperature Pro V2 Data Logger | --- | Temperature | |
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| GPS | --- | Navigation |
