Dataset description: IRL_Sept_2016

Dataset description: IRL_Sept_2016

Radon-222, physical water column properties, and GIS data

Keywords	salinity, water temperature, radon, estuarine ecosystems, geochemistry, groundwater, hydrology
Data types	Radon
Format	comma-delimited text; shapefile; docx
Amount	570 KB

Contacts

Contact	Cheyenne S Everhart SPCMSC_data_contact@usgs.gov

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://doi.org/10.5066/F7QF8S05
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/spcmsc/IRL_metadata_v2.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
2016-349-FA	Radon Monitors Radon monitors measure concentrations of radon (Rn-222) and sometimes thoron (Rn-220) in air, water, or soil. Radon gas serves as a natural tracer in environmental and oceanographic studies (typically tracking submarine groundwater discharge).