1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 2021-034-FA

Identifier 2021-034-FA
Purpose We are studying carbon cycling and sediment accretion dynamics at two marshes in Gulf Shores, AL. One has a tidal restriction that has resulted in a freshened, flooded wetland and the other has natural hydrology. USGS is leading the soil coring and analyses.
Location West Wencel Reserve, Oyster Bay
Summary sediment coring, piston coring
Info derived Radiocarbon dating of marsh sediment cores
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Gulf Shores, AL 2021-07-06
End Gulf Shores, AL 2021-07-10
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -87.727666
East -87.716209
North 30.294331
South 30.291188

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Meagan J Eagle
Crew members
Meagan J Eagle
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Meagan J Eagle
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Amanda Spivak, Shannon Valley

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling
Data type: Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Piston corer Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity