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

Field Activity 2026-006-FA

Identifier 2026-006-FA
Purpose To collect porewater samples to determine carbon source and carbon turnover time.
Location LA CRMS Sites 3166 and 224
Summary Collect 10 porewater samples from LA CRMS Sites 3166 and 224. Stored in fridge at USGS.
Info derived dissolved carbon content, carbon age (14C) and carbon source (13C)
Comments Samples collected from an open skiff (boat) operated by USM. Samples are still being processed and are stored in the fridge at WHCMSC. Tracking sheets are in Geochemistry Shared Drive. No data have been generated yet. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-026-FA.
Projects
Platform
Boat
Itinerary
Start New Orleans, LA 2026-02-15
End New Orleans, LA 2026-02-19
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -93.55957031
East -88.74755859
North 29.99300228
South 28.38173504

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Meagan J Eagle
Crew members
Ellen J Lalk
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Meagan J Eagle
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Geochemical
Data type: Chemistry, Experiments (geochemical)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Push Point porewater samplers Chemistry, Temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, ORP, Methane, Nutrients (no data reported)
Masterflex Portable Peristaltic Pump Chemistry (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity