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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2024-640-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): Other (Other), Alaska Coastal Processes and Hazards (ZP00TMU)

Principal Investigator(s): Peter Swarzenski, Pamela Swarzenski, Li Erikson, Emily Bristol

Affiliate Investigator(s): Ken Dunton; Jim McClelland (University of Texas at Austin, Woods Hole Marine Biological Lab)

Information Specialist(s): Emily Bristol

Data Type(s): Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect water and sediment samples for lipid biomarker and radiocarbon measurements to better understand coastal carbon cycling.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Utqiagvik, Alaska

End Port/Location: Utqiagvik, Alaska

Start Date: 2024-06-28

End Date: 2024-07-06

Equipment Used: Hand-grab sample, Ponar grab sampler

Information to be Derived: water and sediment samples (grain size, carbon and nitrogen content, stable and radio isotopes, and lipid biomarkers)

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Emily Bristol

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Elson Lagoon in Utqiagvik, Alaska; Simpson Lagoon and Stefansson Sound near Deadhorse Alaska; Kaktovik and Jago Lagoon near Kaktovik, Alaska

Boundaries
North: 71.5805318 South: 69.09993967 West: -157.58789063 East: -140.44921875

Platform(s):

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Achilles inflatable

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Hand-grab sample --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Ponar grab sampler --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology

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