Subsurface fluxes
Subsurface fluxes
Dr.
Christof
Meile
University of Georgia
Dept. of Marine Sciences
University of Georgia
Athens
Georgia
30602-3636
USA
cmeile@uga.edu
http://www.marsci.uga.edu/directory/christof-meile
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-4596
Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project
Dept. of Marine Sciences
University of Georgia
Athens
Georgia
30602-3636
USA
gcelter@uga.edu
https://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/
Dr.
Christof
Meile
University of Georgia
Dept. of Marine Sciences
University of Georgia
Athens
Georgia
30602-3636
USA
cmeile@uga.edu
http://www.marsci.uga.edu/directory/christof-meile
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-4596
Principal investigator
Margaret
Esch
University of Georgia
Department of Marine Sciences
University of Georgia
Athens
Georgia
30602-3636
USA
eschm@uga.edu
Co-investigator
2026
Project Goals
To test a field method for capturing and quantifying subsurface fluxes from marsh creekbanks. This method entails inserting a small diameter pipe horizontally into the creekbank for a short period of time (a tidal cycle).
Associated GCE LTER research questions
Question 2: How do the spatial and temporal patterns of biogeochemical processes, primary production, community dynamics, decomposition, and disturbance vary across the estuarine landscape, and how do they relate to environmental gradients? (more information)
creek
marsh
LTER
NSF
GCE
hydrography
Overall geographic extent of the research project
-81.299522
-81.264378
31.394072
31.371003
2012-06-09
2012-06-10
estuary marsh complex
Dean Creek - Doboy Sound/salt marsh site at the southern end of Sapelo Island near Dean Creek and the Sapelo lighthouse. A few small creeks are present, but a large creek (Dean Creek) is easily accessed. Upland is composed of small hammocks and some constructed causeways, with sand dune complexes east of Dean Creek and extending to the beach. Upper end of the watershed is affected by a culvert at Beach Road and heavy student use of marsh immediately adjacent to culvert. A hydrographic sonde is deployed in Doboy Sound near Commodore Island approximately 1.5km from this site. GCE6 is also the focus of Sapelo Island Microbial Observatory research on microbial diversity and genomics (http://simo.marsci.uga.edu)
-81.299522
-81.264378
31.394072
31.371003
Project Location
Along Dean Creek on Lighthouse Rd.
Equipment
Two/Three 2-inch diameter PVC pipes
Miklesh, D.M., O'Donnell, J., Schalles, J.F. and Meile, C. 2018. Poster: Analysis of decadal-scale patterns of Spartina biomass in Georgia marshes using soil modeling and satellite imagery. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Feb 11-16, 2018, Portland OR.
Miklesh, D.M. and Meile, C. 2018. Controls on porewater salinity in a Southeastern salt marsh. PeerJ. 6:e5911. (DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5911)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230441/
Loftis, K. and Meile, C. 2014. Isotopes and elemental ratios in multi-parameter mixing models. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 12:694-702. (DOI: 10.4319/lom.2014.12.694)
http://www.aslo.org/lomethods/free/2014/0694.pdf