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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2024-026-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): LA-TIG (LQ00F924500)

Principal Investigator(s): Meagan Eagle

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Meagan Eagle

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect sediment cores to determine carbon burial rates and carbon turnover time.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: New Orleans, LA

End Port/Location: New Orleans, LA

Start Date: 2024-11-04

End Date: 2024-11-08

Equipment Used: Push corer (wh)

Information to be Derived: carbon content, carbon age, 226Ra and 210Pb activity of sediment.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected 7 cores.

Staff: Ellen Lalk

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Samples are still being processed and are stored in the freezer at WHCMSC and Gosnold Lab 12. Tracking sheets are in Teams Radioisotope Lab channel. No data have been generated yet.

Location:

LA CRMS Sites 3166 and 224

Boundaries
North: 29.99300228 South: 28.38173504 West: -93.55957031 East: -88.74755859

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Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Push corer (wh) --- Biology
Geology

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