2008-017-FA (CMHRP activity #2099)

Field Activity 2008-017-FA

Identifier

2008-017-FA

Alternate names

R-17-08-MA

Purpose

Radon mapping and N2O gas sampling of surface waters in the Childs River.

Location

Childs River, Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

See above.

Info derived

Time series data;

Comments

Original Center People field contained: John Crusius, chief scientist; Laura Erban, technician; Adrian Green, technician; Barry Irwin, boat driver. Project = Greenhouse Gas Fluxes at the Land/Sea Margin - Venture Capital Fund, Greenhouse Gas Fluxes at the Land/Sea Margin - Venture Capital Fund

Platform

Rafael

25 feet

Itinerary

Start	Falmouth Harbor public landing, Falmouth, MA	2008-03-18
End	Falmouth Harbor public landing, Falmouth, MA	2008-03-18
Days in the field	1

Bounds

West	-70.55
East	-70.5
North	41.58333
South	41.55

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

384 Woods Hole Road

Quissett Campus

Woods Hole, MA02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

Principal investigators

John Crusius

Crew members

Adrian Green	Scientist, Staff
John Crusius	Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin	Scientist, Staff
Erban, Laura	Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

John Crusius

Specialist, Information

Affiliate staff

Kevin Kroeger, co-PI (not present on ship)

Data types and categories

Data category:	Environmental Data, Geochemical, Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type:	Radon, Surveys (geochemical), Navigation, Chemistry

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
GPS (wh)	Navigation	(no data reported)
RAD7 radon detection instrument	Radon	(no data reported)
Submersible pumps	Surveys (geochemical)	(no data reported)
Water sampler	Chemistry	2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2008-017-FA-SC-002	Water sampler	Childs River dataset: 23 pairs of surface water samples for nutrients testing.	Kevin D Kroeger
2008-017-FA-SC-002-01	Water sampler	Childs River dataset: analysis of surface water samples for nutrients testing.	Kevin D Kroeger