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Field Activity Details for field activity 1986-015-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): Rafael W. Rodriguez

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To obtain sediment cores from the shelf near the mouth of the Rio de la Plata.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico

End Port/Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Start Date: 1986-08-04

End Date: 1986-08-15

Equipment Used: Alpine Vibracorer, SCUBA

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Juan Luis Trias

Affiliate Staff:
Jose Muniz (DNR)
Nelson Espinell (DNR)
Luis Marinez (CONDREMI)

Notes: Information derived from pre-cruise report; no post-cruise report found.

Location:

Rio de la Plata, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 18.69707 South: 18.35453 West: -66.2151 East: -65.39063

Platform(s):

photo of Jean A
Jean A

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

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

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