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ID
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10BHM02
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Also Known As
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H-2-10-GM
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Abstract
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United States Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and
Marine Science Center. Benthic Habitat Mapping data of field
activity 10BHM02 (H-2-10-GM) in West and East Ship Island and
Horn Island, MS(Northern Gulf of Mexico) from 05/10/2010 to
05/16/2010
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Organization |
United States Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
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Project/Theme
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Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) Ecosystem Change and Hazard Susceptibility
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Activity Type
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Benthic Habitat Mapping
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Platform
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Halimeda
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Area of Operation
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West and East Ship Island and Horn Island, MS, Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico), Gulf of Mexico
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Bounding Coordinates
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30.75000
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-99.75000 -80.25000 |
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17.25000 |
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Ports
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LEAVE Biloxi, MS
ARRIVE Biloxi, MS
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Dates
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05/10/2010 (JD 130) to 05/16/2010 (JD 136)
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Analog Materials
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No analog holdings.
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Information Specialist
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Purpose
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Survey of benthic habitats, in particular sea grass beds, along the northern
shores of the MS barrier islands that constitute the Gulf Islands National
Seashore (GUIS; National Park Service) as part of the efforts to obtain
baseline information prior to the potential oil impacts from the Deepwater
Horizon incident.
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Information to be Derived
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Images of seafloor (seagrass) using ATRIS; sediment collection for grain size,
foraminifera, microbial community characterization, trace metals.
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Summary
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Continuous Benthic Habitat mapping of seagrass beds using the ATRIS
boat-mounted system. Areas surveyed were along the northern shores of West and
East Ship Islands and Horn Island. In addition, sediment cores (6-inch long)
were collected and frozen for microbiological studies; 50-ml centrifuge tubes
with 20 ml of bottom sediment and stained with Rose Bengal for foraminiferal
characterizations; and whirl-pak bags of bottom sediment for other geochemical
and grain size analyses.
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Got Help?
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For 10BHM02, we would appreciate any information on -- analog materials, chief scientist, contract, crew, days at sea, dive count, equipment used, funding, kms of navigation, national plan, NGDC Info, notes, owner, project number, publications, scanned materials, seismic description, station count, station description, submersible, tabulated info.
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