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Field Activity Details for field activity 1990-005-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): Richard M. T. Webb - USGS

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sonar: Single Beam, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Investigate the morphological changes in the Escollo de Arenas sand bank caused by Hurricane Hugo.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Puerto del Rey, Ceiba, Puerto Rico

End Port/Location: Puerto del Rey, Ceiba, Puerto Rico

Start Date: 1990-05-02

End Date: 1990-05-02

Equipment Used: Echosounder, Alpine Vibracorer, Raytheon radar

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Cores: 2; Fathometer runs: 2.

Staff: Juan Luis Trias

Affiliate Staff:
Jose Berrios - DNR
Biologist; Jose Caballero - DNR
Biologist; Tito Echevarria - DNR
First mate; Victor Estrada - DNR
Deckhand

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Juan Trias - geologist.
Project = Hurricane Hugo Impact, Hurricane Hugo Impact

Location:

Escollo de Arenas, NW coast of Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 18.25 South: 18.1 West: -66.65 East: -66.5

Platform(s):


EOS

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, trackmap, and fathometer records.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Echosounder --- Single Beam
Alpine Vibracorer --- Geology
Raytheon radar --- Navigation

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