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Field Activity Details for field activity 2009-055-FA

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Other ID: S-4-09-SC,09055

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Jonathan Borden

Affiliate Investigator(s): Tom Lorenson, WR USGS

Information Specialist(s): Thomas Lorenson

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Biology, Environmental Data: Methane

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collection of oil, asphalt, and gas samples from natural hydrocarbon seeps from offshore Pt. Conception to Coal Oil Point, CA

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Santa Barbara, CA

End Port/Location: Santa Barbara, CA

Start Date: 2009-06-16

End Date: 2009-06-20

Equipment Used: ROV, Camera- deep sea, DGPS, Bethos Stingray ROV, Contros methane sensor

Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Jonathan Borden, Thomas Lorenson, Jonathan Borden, Gerry Hatcher

Affiliate Staff:
Tom Lorenson
PI
USGS-Menlo Park; Jamie Grover
Boat Captain
USGS-Santa Cruz; Gerry Hatcher
Engineer
USGS-Santa Cruz; Mary Helix
MMS
Jamie Grover
Mary Helix
Stefan Kramer

Notes: Stingray ROV Contros methane sensor

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Tom Lorenson
Jonathan Borden
Gerry Hatcher
Jamie Grover
Mary Helix
Stefan Kramer

Location:

Santa Barbara

Boundaries
North: 34.45433 South: 34.36359 West: -120.492 East: -119.68482

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
ROV --- Photo
Video
Biology
Geology
2009-055-FA-LN-001 (ROV navigation data.)
Camera- deep sea --- Photo
DGPS --- Navigation
Bethos Stingray ROV --- Photo
Video
Biology
Geology
Contros methane sensor --- Methane

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