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Field Activity Details for field activity 2009-070-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): John Crusius

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Andrew Schroth

Data Type(s): Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sample tributaries of Copper River from roadside areas.

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End Port/Location:

Start Date: 2009-10-05

End Date: 2009-10-12

Equipment Used: Water sampler

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Samples were collected from a series of rivers for iron, DOC and nutrient analyses. All samples have been submitted for analyses as of January, 2010.

Staff: John Crusius, Andrew Schroth

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Cordova and Anchorage, Alaska, United States, North America;

Boundaries
North: 62.18875 South: 60.13056 West: -150.0505 East: -144.75586

Platform(s):

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Publications

Schroth, A.W., Crusius, J., Chever, F., Bostick, B.C., and Rouxel, O.J., 2011, Glacial influence on the geochemistry of riverine iron fluxes to the Gulf of Alaska and potential effects of a changing watershed: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 38 no. L16605, 6 pp p.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Water sampler --- Chemistry

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