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

Field Activity 2021-316-FA

Identifier 2021-316-FA -- CANCELED
Purpose Collect vertical radon and radium distribution data in Gulf of Mexico blue holes.
Location Gulf of Mexico departing from Sarasota, FL
Summary Delayed activity due to COVID, inclement weather, and equipment problems.
Info derived Radon. Radium-226 will be analyzed from 8-L jugs, not from Manganese fibers. Short-lived Radium isotopes will be collected through Mn-fibers.
Comments This fieldwork is a collaboration with colleague, Jim Culter, at Mote Marine Laboratory. USGS staff will not participate in sample collection due to covid concerns. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2020-317-FA
Projects
Platform
Other
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start St. Petersburg, Florida 2021-05-10
End St. Petersburg, Florida 2021-05-14
Days in the field 0
Bounds
West -83.32580566
East -83.07312012
North 27.47416122
South 27.2839256

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Organization
1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy
Sarasota, FL34236
(941) 388-4441
Principal investigators Christopher G Smith
Crew members
Joseph M Vargas
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Joseph M Vargas
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Jim Culter

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling
Data type: Chemistry

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Other Unknown, Geology, Biology, Chemistry (no data reported)
Water Sampler Chemistry (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity