Other ID: NSF Lateral Flux 2024
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Biogeochemistry, groundwater monitoring, and environmental assessment (LQ000I4)
Contact(s): Kevin Kroeger, Meagan Eagle Information Specialist(s): Jennifer O'keefe Suttles, Meagan Eagle Data Type(s): Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography), Environmental Data: Meteorology, Environmental Data: CTD, Location-Elevation: Transects, Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Geochemical: Experiments (geochemical), Time Series: Geochemical Monitoring, Environmental Data: CO2, Environmental Data: Methane, Sampling: Chemistry Scientific Purpose/Goals: Continuous monitoring of surface water and pore-water depth, salinity, and temperature, soil temperature and meteorological data, and pore-water collection for chemistry analysis in estuaries across Cape Cod, MA to examine environmental geochemistry and the impact of impoundments and restoration of salt marsh environments. Vehicle(s): Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA End Port/Location: Yarmouth, MA Start Date: 2024-03-26 End Date: 2024-12-31 Equipment Used: Bottom platform, RTK, LI-COR 7810 CH4 CO2 analyzer, Onset HOBO Temperature Logger, InSitu BaroTroll 500, In-Situ AquaTroll 200 (CTD), Push Point porewater samplers, Groundwater wells (PVC), Masterflex Portable Peristaltic Pump Information to be Derived: Time-series sensor data including water quality parameters, surface water level and flow, meteorological measurements; soil temperature; groundwater well CTD measurements. Seasonal tidal cycle sampling (surface water and porewater collections; static chamber greenhouse gas measurements). Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Notes: Field activity is part of an ongoing investigation and environmental monitoring program around Cape Cod.
Location:
Yarmouth and Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.77336007 | South: 41.62776153 | West: -70.32623291 | East: -69.91973877 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom platform | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) | |
| RTK | --- | Transects Benchmarks | |
| LI-COR 7810 CH4 CO2 analyzer | --- | Experiments (geochemical) | |
| Onset HOBO Temperature Logger | --- | Experiments (geochemical) Geochemical Monitoring | |
| InSitu BaroTroll 500 | --- | Geochemical Monitoring | |
| In-Situ AquaTroll 200 (CTD) | --- | Geochemical Monitoring Conductivity Depth Temperature | |
| Push Point porewater samplers | --- | Chemistry Temperature pH Dissolved Oxygen ORP Methane Nutrients | |
| Groundwater wells (PVC) | --- | Chemistry | |
| Masterflex Portable Peristaltic Pump | --- | Chemistry |
