Overview Field Activity Collection System (FACS) Log Example

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| Topic                       | Information                            |
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| USGS Activity ID            | 07MPC01                                |
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| i.e. YYPRJ## \*             |                                        |
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| Other ID (if any)           |                                        |
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| Organization(s)/Program     | United States Geological Survey, St.   |
|                             | Petersburg, FL, Coastal and Marine     |
|                             | Geology Program                        |
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| Project/Theme               | Porewater sampling for pCO2,           |
|                             | nutrients, alkalinity                  |
|                             |                                        |
|                             | Microbial Productivity in Coral        |
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| Area of Operation           | Biscayne National Park, south Florida  |
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| Principal Investigator(s)   | John Lisle                             |
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| Information Specialist(s)   | Christopher Reich/Molly McLaughlin     |
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| Activity Type               | Water Quality                          |
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| Scientific Purpose/Goals    | Collection of pore and surface waters  |
|                             | to understand the pH ranges and pCO2   |
|                             | variability which are integral in the  |
|                             | ocean acidification projects           |
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| Platform(s)                 | R/V Halimeda                           |
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| Starting Date               | 8/28/07                                |
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| Starting Port/Location      | Homestead, FL, Biscayne NP             |
|                             | headquarters                           |
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| Ending Date                 | 8/30/07                                |
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| Ending Port/Location        | Homestead, FL, Biscayne NP             |
|                             | headquarters                           |
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| Equipment Used              | Orion pH probe, MyronL conductivity    |
|                             | probe, peristaltic pumps, needle       |
|                             | porewater collection devices and       |
|                             | plate.                                 |
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| Information to be Derived   | Porewater samples are collected at     |
| (e.g., Grain Size, Depth to | various depths in the carbonate        |
| Basement)                   | sediments to determine the location of |
|                             | the Redox boundary. This boundary      |
|                             | varies with temperature, wave          |
|                             | dynamics, etc. Samples are analyzed    |
|                             | for pCO2 and alkality which are used   |
|                             | in understanding the role that ocean   |
|                             | acidification has on carbonate (reef)  |
|                             | development/dissolution.               |
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| Summary of Activity and     | Samples were collected and pH analyses |
| Data Gathered               | completed on site. Nutrient, pCO2      |
|                             | analyses are in queue for analyses.    |
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| Notes (include staff, shop  | J. Lisle, C. Reich, M. McLaughlin      |
| time etc)                   |                                        |
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\*The St. Petersburg naming convention is as follows: YYPRJ##, where YY
is a 2 digit abbreviation for the calendar year the data were collected,
PRJ is a 3 letter acronym for the project, task or theme the data were
collected under and \## is a sequential number for each field activity
under that PRJ for that calendar year. If a project already has adopted
a standardized unique and meaningful field activity naming convention,
there are ways to incorporate it into the system. Please caution against
using strictly geographic specific PRJs. We strongly suggest using
topical ones instead, since locations may be revisited for various
purposes during a field season. Arnell Harrison
([aharrison@usgs.gov]{.underline} x3111) will coordinate assigning these
Field Activity Ids with input from the PIs or project data managers.