Field Activity 2019-022-FA

Identifier 2019-022-FA
Purpose Perform erodiblity test on sediment cores thought to contain Alexandrium cysts (known Harmful Algae species at study site) to support ongoing research at the site by collaborators from WHOI.
Equipment or personnel only. Data, if any, are managed under a different field activity.
Location Salt Pond, Cape Code National Seashore, Eastham, Massachusetts, United States
Info derived Erodible mass of particles (sediment and cysts) under known/calibrated shear stress.
Comments Using the UGEMS instrument to test sediment erodibilty.
Projects
Platform
13-ft Whaler
Itinerary
Start Falmouth, MA 2019-05-20
End Falmouth, MA 2019-05-20
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -69.98634338
East -69.92866516
North 41.85012765
South 41.78360107

Personnel

Organization Equipment or personnel support provided by
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution(WHOI)
Woods Hole, MA02543
Principal investigators Neil Kamal Ganju
Crew members
Neil Kamal Ganju
Scientist, Staff
Steven E Suttles
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Steven E Suttles
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Dave Ralston (WHOI) and Mike Brosnahan (WHOI)

Data types and categories

Data category: Geochemical
Data type: Experiments (geochemical)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Gust Erosion Microcosm System (GEMS) Experiments (geochemical) (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity