Field Activity Details for field activity 2008-005-FA

Other ID: S-1B-08-SC

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Jonathan Borden

Affiliate Investigator(s): Tom Lorenson, USGS-Menlo Park

Information Specialist(s): Jonathan Borden

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: ROV survey of Coal Oil Point Seeps in conjunction with SHEARWATER (08018) swath bathymetric cruise.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Santa Barbara, CA

End Port/Location: Santa Barbara, CA

Start Date: 2008-03-17

End Date: 2008-03-19

Equipment Used: ROV, Omnistar

Information to be Derived: Sea floor map; Samples and chemical analysis;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: ROV work was a successful trial. Digital video from ROV; tar samples taken with grab; gas samples taken with sampler designed and built by Gerry Hatcher.

Staff: Philip Bernard, Jonathan Borden, Raymond E. Davis, Charles Worley

Affiliate Staff:
Tom Lorenson
USGS-MP
Chief Scientist; Gerry Hatcher
USGS-MP
Engineer; Ira Leifer
UCSB

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Jonathan Borden, ROV Pilot; Chuck Worley, Technician; PJ Bernard, Shipping; Ray Davis, Design/Fabrication.
Project = Sources, Transportation, and Fate of Natural Oil and Gas Seepages, Sources, Transportation, and Fate of Natural Oil and Gas Seepages

Location:

Santa Barbara Channel, Goleta, California, United States, North America, North Pacific;

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