Field Activity 2024-027-FA

Identifier 2024-027-FA
Purpose To evaluate winter time geochemical and hydrological processes in coastal wetlands.
Location Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Summary Surface water and porewater collections for 2024 are completed; monthly collections continue into 2025. Samples are stored in WHSC walk-in freezers and refrigerators or distributed to external laboratories for analysis. Gas flux measurements are completed. Raw data files and field notes are stored in WHSC network folders.
Info derived Dissolved carbon content, ancillary geochemical data, sediment characteristics.
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Wells, ME 2024-11-01
End Wells, ME 2024-12-31
Days in the field 10
Activity events
Start date End date Description Account
2024-11-18 2024-11-22 Sample surface and porewater at Wells NERR in ME. Emily Tacke and Meagan Eagle, collaborators Joe Tamborski (ODU) and Julia Guimond (WHOI)
2024-12-17 2024-12-19 Sample surface and porewater at Wells NERR in ME. Emily Tacke, Rachel Einecker and Meagan Eagle, collaborators Joe Tamborski (ODU) and Julia Guimond (WHOI)  GX25LQ00V332000
Bounds
West -70.76293945
East -70.53222656
North 43.29320031
South 42.96848221

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Meagan J Eagle
Crew members
Jennifer A O'keefe Suttles
Scientist, Staff
Emily J Tacke
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Meagan J Eagle
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling
Data type: Geology, Chemistry

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Push corer (wh) Biology, Geology (no data expected)
Push Point porewater samplers Chemistry, Temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, ORP, Methane, Nutrients (no data reported)
Field water quality meters Chemistry (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity