Field Activity 2006-036-FA

Identifier 2006-036-FA
Purpose Install and sample multi-level groundwater samplers in shoreline transects on north shore of Salt Pond.
Location Salt Pond, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary October 18, 2006, Bratton, Kroeger, Colman, Waite, and Lavoie installed 4 multi-level samplers (MLS) and partially install a 5th, approx. 4 m between each; October 19, Colman and Lavoie finished installation of 5th sampler started on 10/18; November 27, 2006, Kevin Kroeger and Sandy Baldwin collected samples with Colman and others for salinity, dissolved gases, nutrients, and DIC/DOC; December 7, 2006, 4 more MLS installed (one replaced a shallower one originally installed in October) for a total of 8 (transects of 6 and 2), Bratton, Green, Colman, Lavoie, 2 AmeriCorps volunteers (Wes, Katie), and Elena Colman; December 18, 2006, more sampling by Baldwin, Colman, and Elena Colman.
Comments Sample processing in fall/winter 2006-2007. Original Center People field contained: John Bratton, geochemist; Kevin Kroeger, geochemist; Adrian Green, technician; Sandy Baldwin, contract technician. Data Curator: John Colman. Project = Coastal Groundwater Systems, Coastal Groundwater Systems
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Platform
Small Boat
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Salt Pond, Eastham, MA 2006-10-18
End Salt Pond, Eastham, MA 2006-12-18
Days in the field 4
Bounds
West -69.974
East -69.972
North 41.85
South 41.8

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators John F Bratton
Crew members
Kevin D Kroeger
Scientist, Staff
Adrian Green
Scientist, Staff
John F Bratton
Scientist, Staff
Sandy Baldwin
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
PARTNER,
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal John Colman, USGS-WRD-MA/RI
Affiliate staff John Colman, USGS-WRD, hydrologist; Andy Waite, USGS-WRD, technician; Amy Lavoie, USGS-EPA, intern; Elena Colman, USGS-WRD, volunteer

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Environmental Data, Location-Elevation
Data type: Geology, CTD, Temperature, Chemistry, Conductivity, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Hydraulic drill Geology (no data reported)
Temperature and salinity CTD, Temperature (no data reported)
Water sampler Chemistry (no data reported)
Piezometer Conductivity (no data reported)
GPS - Handheld Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity