Field Activity 13BIM01

Identifier 13BIM01
Purpose To collect sediment cores and geophysical data to assess marsh history.
Location Dauphin Island, AL
Summary Collected 10 push-cores, 6 peat augers, 15 vibracores (1 duplicate) and 65 lines of GPR data.
Info derived Core descriptons, bulk density, LOI, Pb-210, Cs-137, foram assemblages, elevation and subsurface profile data.
Comments Additional Staff: Miriam Jones - Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center (EGPSC) and Christopher Sherwood - Woods Hole Science Center (WHSC) Additional Equipment: Generator
Projects
Vehicles
Chevy HHR - Blue
Ford F-350 Dually - Silver (GSA)
Itinerary
Start St. Petersburg, FL 2013-04-13
End St. Petersburg, FL 2013-04-20
Bounds
West -88.3395
East -87.96295214
North 30.31831752
South 30.18416567
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Christopher G Smith
Crew members
Kathryn A Richwine
Scientist, Staff
Billy J Reynolds
Scientist, Staff
Marci E Marot
Scientist, Staff
Arnell S Forde
Scientist, Staff
Nancy T DeWitt
Scientist, Staff
Kyle W Kelso
Scientist, Staff
Joseph W Long
Scientist, Staff
Lisa E Osterman
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Billy J Reynolds
Specialist, Information
Marci E Marot
Specialist, Information
Arnell S Forde
Specialist, Information
Nancy T DeWitt
Specialist, Information
Kyle W Kelso
Specialist, Information
Lisa E Osterman
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Electro-Magnetic, Location-Elevation, Sampling, Time Series
Data type: Ground Penetrating Radar, Navigation, Geology, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Vibracorer Geology 1
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Ground Penetrating Radar 2
Push Corer Geology 9
Pressure Logger Mooring (physical oceanography) 1
GPS Navigation 3

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
13BIM01_Vibracores Vibracorer Core description sheets Marci E Marot
13BIM01_gpr_trace_data Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Ground Penetrating Radar files Arnell S Forde
13BIM01_profile_images Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) 61 GPR elevation-corrected profile images Arnell S Forde
13BIM01_ElementConcentrations Push Corer Sediment elemental concentrations from marsh cores Marci E Marot
13BIM01_Foraminifera Push Corer Surface sediment and marsh core foraminifera counts Marci E Marot
13BIM01_GammaSpectroscopy Push Corer Marsh core radioisotopic data Marci E Marot
13BIM01_GrainSize Push Corer Marsh core grain size data Marci E Marot
13BIM01_PeatAugers Push Corer Peat auger core photographs Marci E Marot
13BIM01_SedimentPhysicalProperties Push Corer Marsh core bulk density, water content and loss-on-ignition data Marci E Marot
13BIM01_StableIsotopes Push Corer Marsh core stable isotopic data Marci E Marot
Water-level measurements Pressure Logger Measurements of atmospheric pressure, water levels, and waves on Dauphin Island, Alabama, collected in 2013. Christopher G Smith
13BIM01_SiteInformation GPS Core sampling site location, elevation, and water quality parameters Marci E Marot

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
MS_AL_Cores_Foram_CENSUS Push Corer Count of benthic foraminiferal assemblages Christopher G Smith
MS_AL_Benthic_Foram_CENSUS Push Corer Count of foraminiferal assemblages Christopher G Smith
MS_AL_Cores_XYZ GPS Processed coordinate and elevation data Christopher G Smith
MS_AL_XYZ GPS Processed coordinate and elevation data Christopher G Smith

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity