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Field Activity Details for field activity 2017-048-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Funding Program(s): Other (Other)

Principal Investigator(s): Jason Chaytor

Affiliate Investigator(s): Amanda Demopoulos, USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC)

Information Specialist(s): Jason Chaytor

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect samples for benthic habitat research

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Norfolk, VA

End Port/Location: Norfolk, VA

Start Date: 2017-08-28

End Date: 2017-09-08

Equipment Used: CTD - generic, DGPS, monocorer

Information to be Derived: microfauna survey, possible grain size

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sub-samples from 19 monocores, ctd data

Staff: Jason Chaytor

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Field activity sponsired by the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC) and paid for using one of their projects.

Location:

offshore the Outer Banks

Boundaries
North: 36.38757109 South: 34.98530234 West: -76.20117188 East: -74.43233817

Platform(s):

photo of Pisces
Pisces

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
CTD - generic --- CTD
DGPS --- Navigation
monocorer --- Biology
Geology

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