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Field Activity Details for field activity 1977-040-FA

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Other ID: 78-2

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): James V. A. Trumbull

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map pipeline locations and stake by SCUBA observations. Collect water (suspended sediment) samples. Collect surface samples for Grossman.

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End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1977-12-05

End Date: 1977-12-08

Equipment Used: Grab sampler

Information to be Derived: Grain size analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations; Pipeline maps;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Mapped pipeline location; observed pipeline and stake by SCUBA. Sea days: 4; Man days: 20; Suspended sediment samples: 24; Surface samples: 22; SCUBA dives: 16.

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Notes:
Project = Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op, Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op

Location:

San Juan, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 18.6 South: 18.45 West: -66.75 East: -66

Platform(s):

photo of Jean A
Jean A

Publications

Grove, K.A., and Trumbull, James V. A., 1978, Surficial geologic maps and data on three potential offshore sand sources on the insular shelf of Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1017, 1 sheet, URL: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/mf1017.

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Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Tabulation of cruise data for fiscal year 1978 as part of the Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-Op. Includes information for several field activities and a location map. Tabulation covers field activities 1977-036-FA, 1977-040-FA, 1977-041-FA, 1978-003-FA, 1978-016-FA, 1978-025-FA, and 1978-028-FA.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Grab sampler --- Biology
Geology

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