This Month's Field Activities - November 2018

Field Activity 2016-363-DD
Dates: October 28 to December 31
Location: Madeira Beach, FL
Chief Scientist: Jennifer Brown, Joseph Long
Objectives: Collect imagery for quantifying coastal processes.

Field Activity 2017-341-FA
Dates: August 29 to December 29
Location: Lake Tulane, Avon Park, FL
Chief Scientist: Caitlin Reynolds
Objectives: Collect vertical water samples.

Field Activity 2018-330-FA
Dates: Jaunary 01 to December 31
Location: Lake Tulane, Avon Park, FL
Chief Scientist: Caitlin Reynolds
Objectives: Collect vertical water samples.

Field Activity 2018-302-DD
Dates: April 13 to December 31
Location: Sand Key, FL
Chief Scientist:
Objectives:

Field Activity 2018-349-FA
Dates: July 25 to December 17
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Chief Scientist: Kimberly Yates
Objectives: Characterize the carbonate chemistry of Tampa Bay.

Field Activity 2018-359-FA
Dates: October 22 to November 11
Location: Biscayne National Park, Fowey Rocks Light (Homestead, FL) FKNMS, Crocker Reef (Islamorada, FL) FKNMS, Sombrero Reef (Marathon, FL) Dry Tortugas National Park (Key West, FL)
Chief Scientist: Ilsa Kuffner
Objectives: Site visit to coral calcification monitoring stations to measure coral and algal calcification rates.

Field Activity 2018-363-FA
Dates: October 30 to November 12
Location: C12 USF Comps Buoy
Chief Scientist: Kimberly Yates
Objectives: Retrieve our Pro Oceanus CO2 Pro CV from the C12 Comps Buoy

Field Activity 2018-364-FA
Dates: November 02 to November 05
Location: Middle Tampa Bay
Chief Scientist: Kimberly Yates
Objectives: Deploy OCS V2 in middle Tampa Bay

Field Activity 2018-357-FA
Dates: November 03 to November 09
Location: Dominican Republic, Lake Enriquillo
Chief Scientist: Julie Richey
Objectives: Lake Enriquillo, located in the Dominican Republic, is an important location to examine ocean-continent interactions due to its remote location far from anthropogenic influences. Lake Enriquillo is a hypersaline lake, which leads to excellent sediment preservation, and is situated to record the balance of evaporation and precipitation. The purpose of this trip is to collect sediment samples from Lake Enriquillo for organic geochemical analyses. These geochemical analyses include faunal assemblages, alkane biomarkers, alkenone sea surface temperature reconstruction, and analysis of lipids (dinosterol). Additional water samples will be collected over a depth profile and analyzed for salinity, pH, total alkalinity, and oxygen isotopes. The ultimate goal is to reconstruct temperature, evaporation, and precipitation patterns over the past few centuries.

Field Activity 2018-366-FA
Dates: November 09 to November 09
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Chief Scientist: Kimberly Yates
Objectives: To redeploy OCS V2

Field Activity 2018-355-FA
Dates: November 11 to November 18
Location: Islamorada, Florida Keys. Crocker Reef, FL
Chief Scientist: Kimberly Yates, Legna Torres-Garcia
Objectives: Recon trip to confirm new location for instrument deployment.

Field Activity 2018-362-FA
Dates: November 13 to November 18
Location: Dauphin Island, AL
Chief Scientist: Patricia (Soupy) Dalyander, Jennifer Brown
Objectives: Collect aerial imagery and ground control points for producing point clouds, orthomosaic images, and digital elevation models using Structure-from-Motion.

Field Activity 2018-365-FA
Dates: November 14 to November 17
Location: Tampa Bay / Manatee River
Chief Scientist: Christopher Moore
Objectives: Collect carbonate system parameters underway using latest technology.

Field Activity 2018-361-FA
Dates: November 26 to December 05
Location: Cedar Key, Florida
Chief Scientist: Cheryl Hapke
Objectives: Florida Mapping Project: TBD

Field Activity 2018-367-FA
Dates: November 27 to November 29
Location: Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas County, FL
Chief Scientist: Christopher Smith
Objectives: Assess monitoring wells