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Field Activity Details for field activity 2021-327-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Florida State University, U.S. Office of Naval Research

Funding Program(s): Environmental Security Technology Certification Program - ESTCP (GR.22.MN00.U0307.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Margaret Palmsten

Affiliate Investigator(s): Naval Research Lab (NRL)

Information Specialist(s): Kyle Kelso, Benjamin Galbraith, James Flocks, Julie Bernier

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect sediment vibracores in a test bed area to better understand the sedimentology and stratigraphy for modelling and simulation of sensors that detect munitions.

Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA)

Start Port/Location: Panama City Beach, FL

End Port/Location: Panama City Beach, FL

Start Date: 2021-09-07

End Date: 2021-09-11

Equipment Used: Rossfelder P3-C Vibracorer

Information to be Derived: Stratigraphy and sedimentology will be performed by the Naval Research Lab.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Vibracoring off the R/V Apalachee

Staff: Billy Reynolds, Kyle Kelso, Nancy DeWitt

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: No sediment samples will be brought back to SPCMSC.

Location:

Panama City, Florida, specifically Shell Island.

Boundaries
North: 30.13336961 South: 30.06814318 West: -85.75172424 East: -85.64295775

Platform(s):

photo of Apalachee
Apalachee

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Rossfelder P3-C Vibracorer --- Geology

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