Field Activity Details for field activity 2017-023-FA

Other ID: none

Status: Cancelled

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

Funding Program(s): High-resolution geologic mapping offshore of Massachusetts (LQ00AWW)

Principal Investigator(s): Laura Brothers, William Schwab

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Seth Ackerman

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect ground truth samples to help characterize the seafloor

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2017-05-02

End Date: 2017-05-04

Equipment Used: Digital video camera, GoPro camera, SeaBOSS, Digital camera

Information to be Derived: grain size, seafloor character

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Seth Ackerman, Dann Blackwood, Laura Brothers

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Mini Sea Boss operations will be conducted North of Nantucket as part of an agreement with MA CZM to map the geology of MA waters.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2016-005-FA

Location:

North of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean

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Publications

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Data Acquired