Other ID: CORPUS 58/64
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Ronald J. Miller
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Biology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Obtain cores for description of an anomalous region of the Texas inner continental shelf.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1978-06-19
End Date: 1978-06-20
Equipment Used: Alpine Vibracorer, Smith-MacIntyre grab, Loran-A
Information to be Derived: Grain size analysis;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: The Circe-Dokken vibracoring device was found to be successful in both sand and mud sediments of the Texas inner continental shelf. Stations: 4; Vibracores: 4; (7.5 cm diameter x 4.5 m average); Grab samples: 4; Log #64-original with UT?
Staff: Ronald C. Circe, Ronald J. Miller, George Wiley
Affiliate Staff:
USGS-Corpus Christi: Quenton Dokken; University of Texas: Robert Morton
7 students
Notes: Original Center People field contained: USGS-Corpus Christi: Ronald Miller - Ch. Sci., Ronald Circe, Quenton Dokken, George Wiley
Project = USGS/U. TX Co-op, USGS/U. TX Co-op
Location:
Pass Cavallo, Texas inner continental shelf, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 28.4 | South: 28 | West: -96.75 | East: -96.25 |
Platform(s):
 Longhorn |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief scientist's cruise report containing equipment notes, data acquisition notes, personnel, and location map. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Vibracorer | --- | Geology | |
| Smith-MacIntyre grab | --- | Biology Geology | |
| Loran-A | --- | Navigation |
