Field Activity Details for field activity 2011-008-FA

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

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Principal Investigator(s): Uri Ten Brink

Affiliate Investigator(s): Brian Atwater

Information Specialist(s): Uri Ten Brink

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Compare storm deposits from last year's Eral Cat 4 hurricane to tsunami overwash evidence 0n te island

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Start Port/Location: N/A

End Port/Location: N/A

Start Date: 2011-02-04

End Date: 2011-02-09

Equipment Used: Digital camera

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Storm flloding evidence on the island of Anegada, BVI, from 2010 Category 4 hurricane Earl is insignificant compared with evidence found eralier for an extensive over-wash of the island.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:
Brian Atwater - USGS-Water Resources
Seattle; Bob Halley - USGS emeritus; Tish Tuttle - independent; Zamara Fuentes - UPR student

Notes: Collected a U/Th coral sample and leaf and root samples for 14C. reconnoitered the eastern end of the island. Interviewed people about flooding effect of hurricane Earl. excavated shallow trenches along north and south sides of the islands.
Data curators are Brian Atwater and Martitia Tuttle.
Project = Tsunami Haz/Dev of Source Pot,

Location:

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic, northeast Caribbean, North Atlantic;,

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