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Field Activity Details for field activity 1979-032-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Cynthia Rice

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect approximately ten diver cores to be analyzed for stratigraphic distribution of 210Pb.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1979-10-02

End Date: 1979-10-03

Equipment Used: Alpine Vibracorer, SCUBA, Visual navigation

Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Nine sites were sampled and the following work was completed at each site: A diver core approximately 50 cm in length and 7 cm in diameter was obtained; the core was transported ashore for subsampling. Subsamples were taken from one-half of the core; the remaining half was carefully wrapped and transported to Medford for x-radiography. Cores: 9.

Staff: Cynthia Rice

Affiliate Staff:
WRD: Dick Krause; Glenn Patterson - hydrologist; Loren Wittenberg - hydrologist
diver

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Cyndi Rice - oceanographer, diver.

Location:

Upper Klamath Lake, Lake Euwana, Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States, North America;

Boundaries
North: 42.6 South: 42 West: -122.2 East: -121.75

Platform(s):

photo of Air Boat
Air Boat

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Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Brief cruise report including personnel, purpose, and summary of work.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Alpine Vibracorer --- Geology
SCUBA --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Visual navigation --- Navigation

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