| Identifier | 2020-601-FA | ||||||||
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| Alternate names | Ofu USGS-NPS Study | ||||||||
| Purpose | Investigate geophysical controls on algal outbreaks over NPS coral reefs | ||||||||
| Location | Ofu, American Samoa | ||||||||
| Summary | Bottom-mounted oceanographic instrumentation was deployed to monitor tides, waves, current, salinity, and water temperature. Kayak-based CTD tows were performed to map surface salinity and temperature. Water samples were collected for nutrients. Time-series thermal camera towers were deployed to monitor sea-surface temperatures. UAS-based time-series thermal mapping was conducted to map sea-surface temperatures. Electrical resistivity surveys were performed to map groundwater. | ||||||||
| Info derived | Investigate geophysical controls on algal outbreaks over NPS coral reefs | ||||||||
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| Marine operations | Yes | ||||||||
| Scuba operations | Yes |
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2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
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| Principal investigators | Ferdinand K Oberle | ||||
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| Affiliate principal | Eric Brown (NPS) |
| Data category: | Sampling, Electro-Magnetic, Environmental Data, Imagery, Time Series |
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| Data type: | Chemistry, Resistivity, Conductivity, Current, Radon, Temperature, Tide, Wave, Other Imagery, Mooring (physical oceanography) |
| Equipment | Usage description | Data types | Datasets |
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| sampling equipment | Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Experiments (biological), Sediment Properties | 1 | |
| Supersting R8 | Resistivity | (no data reported) | |
| CT sensor | Conductivity, Temperature | (no data reported) | |
| radonmonitor | Radon | (no data reported) | |
| current meter | Current | (no data reported) | |
| wavegauge | Wave | 1 | |
| wave/tide gauge | Tide, Wave | (no data reported) | |
| FLIR thermal camera | Other Imagery | (no data reported) | |
| instrumentmooring | Geology, Mooring (physical oceanography) | (no data reported) |
| Dataset name | Equipment | Description | Dataset contact |
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| Rincon, Puerto Rico, wave and water level data, 2020 | wavegauge | Time series data of wave height and water surface elevation were acquired for 135 days at six locations off of the west coast of Rincon, Puerto Rico | Kurt Rosenberger |
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| Water and algal chemistry measurements collected from the National Park Service's National Park of American Samoa (NPS-NPSA) Ofu Island unit | sampling equipment | Geochemical analysis of coastal springs and possible source waters were conducted in the National Park Service's National Park of American Samoa (NPS-NPSA) Ofu Island unit. Water samples were analyzed for dissolved nutrients, nitrate isotopes (delta-18-O and delta-15-N). Algae samples were collected and analyzed for delta-15-N and delta-13-C values. | Nancy G Prouty |