Field Activity Details for field activity 1976-002-FA

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Status: Completed

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

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Principal Investigator(s): Rafael W. Rodriguez

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Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Biology, Environmental Data: Turbidity, Sampling: Chemistry, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Determine bottom-sediment distribution, suspended-sediment concentration, water color, transparency, and salinity in the Mayaguez-Boqueron area, offshore southwestern Puerto Rico.

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Start Date: 1976-01-18

End Date: 1976-02-26

Equipment Used: Shipek grab, Van Veen grab sampler, Smith-MacIntyre grab, Secchi disk, Water sampler, Raytheon radar

Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: In shallow areas a 17-foot McKee and a 10-1/2 foot inflatable Zodiac were used. Navigation in small boats was usually by horizontal sextant angles. With a 1:20,000 scale, 2 meter contour interval bathymetric map as a guide, 158 bottom samples were collected. Additional strategic samples will be collected following preliminary microscope examination of these.

Staff: Rafael W. Rodriguez, Jose R. Muniz, Nelson Espinell

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Mayaguez, Boqueron, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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