Field Activity 2023-018-FA

Identifier 2023-018-FA
Alternate names Hydrate Ridge SeepDOM
Purpose Investigate production, flux and bioavailability of seep-derived dissolved organic matter
Location Hydrate Ridge methane seeps
Summary From Aug 12-Aug 19, 2023, water samples, sediment and pore fluids were collected from Hydrate Ridge and Astoria Canyon, offshore of Oregon, USA aboard the R/V Atlantis. 105 water samples were collected in Niskin bottles during nine CTD casts targeting Hydrate Ridge and areas in Astoria Canyon. 101 sediment and pore water samples were collected from six gravity cores collected in Astoria Canyon. 159 sediment and pore water samples were collected with a multi-corer at Hydrate Ridge and in Astoria Canyon. 203 sediment and pore water samples were collected from 29 push cores collected by the Alvin submersible. The samples were split for multiple analysis by the USGS and partnering institutions. USGS has analyzed, but not released, data for dissolved organic carbon from the pore fluids and the gases methane and CO2 from the water column samples. The data currently reside on John Pohlman’s hard drive and are backed up on the USGS OneDrive.
Info derived Chemical composition of pore fluids, gases and water column of seep area
Projects
Platform
Atlantis
Length: 274 feet; Beam: 52.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Astoria, OR 2023-08-11
End Astoria, OR 2023-08-20
Days in the field 14
Bounds
West -234.5
East -238
North 45.5
South 44.5

Personnel

Organization
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution(WHOI)
Woods Hole, MA02543
Organization
P.O. Box 775
Cambridge, MD21613
410-228-9250
Organization
EAST campus: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel Wischhofstr. 1-3 D-24148 Kiel Germany WEST campus: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel Duesternbrooker Weg 20 D-24105 Kiel Germany
Kiel,
+49-431 600-0
Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators John Pohlman
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Michael Casso
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Laura Lapham, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Jeff Seewald, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Jens Greinert, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Pore water sampling Chemistry (no data reported)
Niskin bottle Chemistry (no data reported)
Push Point porewater samplers Chemistry, Temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, ORP, Methane, Nutrients (no data reported)
Gas sampler Dissolved Oxygen, Gas Hydrates, Methane (no data reported)
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) CO2, Methane, Experiments (geochemical), Surveys (geochemical), Chemistry (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity