United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientist: Greg Piniak. Sampling data (fluorometer, lightsensor, navigation, oxygenprofiler, samples, sedimenttrap, temperature) of field activity S-1-04-MU in Maui, HI from 02/16/2004 to 02/26/2004
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coral growth rates and characterization of physical environment; coral photosynthetic rates; coral fluorometry Feb 16: arrive Maui Feb 17: field tour for Mike Field, Mike Carr, Dawn Lavoie Feb 18: lab work at Maui Ocean Center Feb 19: collect translplants and sediment traps from Maalaea Harbor, do coral buoyant weights Feb 20: photosynthesis chamber experiment with corals from Triangle and boat dock. Feb 21: collect new corals from Triangle, do buoyant weights Feb 22: deploy new transplants and sediment traps. Abandon sites at Olowalu and East mole 1, establish new site at East mole 2. Feb 23: snorkel tour of harbor with Ilsa Kuffner; do PAM trials in laboratory at Maui Ocean Center. Feb 24: buoyant weights for surviving Sugar Beach corals; download oxygen and light data from photosynthesis trials. Feb 25: Calibrate PAM light meter with a Licor LI-192SA. Field trial for PAM at the Pali with Maui Ocean Center staff. Transplant site; location; depth (m) Olowalu 20d 48.586N, 156d 36.674W 2 meters Sugar Beach 20d 47.222N, 156d 28.250W 2 meters Malaea dock 20d 47.460N, 156d 30.800W 2 meters Malaea Triangle 20d 47.467N, 156d 30.688W 2 meters Malaea East mole 1 20d 47.433N, 156d 30.607W 2 meters Malaea East mole 2 20d 47.488N, 156d 30.599W 2.5 meters Photosynthesis site; location; depth (m) Malaea harbor master; not available Field trial for PAM location depth (m) the Pali (location not available, its a Maui Ocean Center site) 13
