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

Field Activity 2024-645-FA

Identifier 2024-645-FA
Purpose Collect water and sediment samples for lipid biomarker and radiocarbon measurements to better understand coastal carbon cycling.
Location Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay, AK August 1-8, Kaktovik, AK August 8-16
Info derived water and sediment samples (grain size, carbon and nitrogen content, stable and radio isotopes, and lipid biomarkers)
Comments Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-640-FA.
Projects
Platform
Achilles inflatable
LOA: 10 feet 8 inches; Beam: 5 feet 6 inches.
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start Utqiagvik, Alaska 2024-08-01
End Utqiagvik, Alaska 2024-08-16
Days in the field 8
Bounds
West -149.63378906
East -140.44921875
North 70.83746144
South 69.09993967

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Peter W SwarzenskiLi EriksonPamela L SwarzenskiEmily M Bristol
Crew members
Emily M Bristol
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Emily M Bristol
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Ken Dunton; Jim McClelland (University of Texas at Austin, Woods Hole Marine Biological Lab)

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling
Data type: Geology, Chemistry

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Ponar grab sampler Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
Hand-grab sample Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity