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Field Activity Details for field activity 2016-011-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Cancelled

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

Funding Program(s): Other (Other)

Principal Investigator(s): Laura Brothers, William Schwab

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Seth Ackerman

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize the seafloor for Massachusetts CZM and geologic framework studies

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2016-09-12

End Date: 2016-09-24

Equipment Used: SeaBOSS, Digital camera

Information to be Derived: grain size, seafloor character

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Seth Ackerman, Dann Blackwood, Laura Brothers, Barry Irwin, William Schwab

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2016-005
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Plan to use Mini-SeaBOSS

Location:

North of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean

Boundaries
North: 41.43281723 South: 41.31345471 West: -70.307 East: -70.02286106

Platform(s):

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Rafael

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
SeaBOSS --- Surveys (biological)
Experiments (biological)
Species ID
Photo
Video
Geology
Biology
Digital camera --- Photo

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