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Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-002-FA

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Other ID: HR_GHG

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): 4.0 Herring River Restoration (LQ00V334000)

Contact(s): Meagan Eagle

Information Specialist(s): Jennifer O'keefe Suttles

Data Type(s): Time Series: Geochemical Monitoring, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect data related to the restoration of the Herring River coastal ecosystem.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Wellfleet, MA

End Port/Location: Wellfleet, MA

Start Date: 2025-01-01

End Date: 2025-12-31

Equipment Used: InSitu BaroTroll 500, In-Situ AquaTroll 200 (CTD), Eddy Co-Variance Flux Tower, Push Point porewater samplers, Pore water sampling, Masterflex Portable Peristaltic Pump, Groundwater wells (PVC)

Information to be Derived: GHG fluxes, porewater salinity and elevation, geochemistry of water and sediments.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Notes: Field activity is part of an ongoing investigation and environmental monitoring program around Cape Cod. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from the following field activities: 2024-001-FA; 2023-004-FA, 2022-011-FA, 2021-026-FA, 2020-019-FA, 2019-018-FA.

Location:

Cape Cod National Seashore Herring River restoration

Boundaries
North: 41.96714867 South: 41.91556322 West: -70.08934021 East: -70.02204895

Platform(s):

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on foot

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
InSitu BaroTroll 500 --- Geochemical Monitoring
In-Situ AquaTroll 200 (CTD) --- Geochemical Monitoring
Conductivity
Depth
Temperature
Eddy Co-Variance Flux Tower --- Geochemical Monitoring
Push Point porewater samplers --- Chemistry
Temperature
pH
Dissolved Oxygen
ORP
Methane
Nutrients
Pore water sampling --- Chemistry
Masterflex Portable Peristaltic Pump --- Chemistry
Groundwater wells (PVC) --- Chemistry

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