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

Field Activity 2012-013-FA

Identifier 2012-013-FA
Purpose To quantify the geochemical components involved in a tidal marsh system in Waquoit Bay Ma.
Location Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;,
Summary Water samples collected to study the tidal influence on a marsh ecosystem.
Info derived Samples and chemical analysis;
Comments Project = NSF/Quantifying,
Platform
Unknown
on foot
walking survey, generally with GPS backpack
Itinerary
Start Sage Lot Pond 2012-04-02
End Sage Lot Pond 2012-08-31
Days in the field 10
Bounds
West -70.5184
East -70.50575
North 41.55677
South 41.55047

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Kevin D Kroeger
Crew members
Adrian Green
Scientist, Staff
Michael Casso
Scientist, Staff
Sandy Baldwin
Scientist, Staff
Thomas W Brooks
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Adrian Green
Specialist, Information
Sandy Baldwin
Specialist, Information
Thomas W Brooks
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data, Time Series
Data type: CTD, Meteorology, Temperature, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Sensors - other mooring CTD, Meteorology, Temperature, Mooring (physical oceanography) (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets not currently associated with specific equipment

Dataset name Description Dataset contact
SageLotPond_GreatPond Geochemical data supporting investigation of solute and particle cycling and fluxes from two tidal wetlands on the south shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2012-19. Areas of study are Sage Lot Pond and Great Pond. Four separate data files. Thomas W Brooks

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity