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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2020-020-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Cancelled

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

Funding Program(s): Marine Geohazards Sources and Probability (LQ00ENR)

Principal Investigator(s): Jason Chaytor

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Wayne Baldwin

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Multibeam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: High-resolution mapping and geophysics over mudflow environments on the Mississippi River Delta Front

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Unknown

End Port/Location: Unknown

Start Date: 2020-05-01

End Date: 2020-05-31

Equipment Used: Other, Other, Chirp 512i (sp), Reson T20-P

Information to be Derived: Seafloor morphology maps, time series of infrastructure movement, sub-seafloor structure information, surficial geology

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Jason Chaytor

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Place holder for staff planning purposes for proposed activity on the Mississippi River Delta Front
Canceled due to COVID.

Location:

Mississippi River Delta Front, Gulf of Mexico

Boundaries
North: 29.03696065 South: 28.55557605 West: -89.65942383 East: -88.53881836

Platform(s):


Other

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Other --- --- ---
Other --- --- ---
Chirp 512i (sp) --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Reson T20-P --- Multibeam
Water column reflectivity

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