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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-646-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, USGS, Alaska Science Center

Funding Program(s): Coastal and marine earthquake, tsunami, and landslide active margin field studies (ZP00EQV)

Principal Investigator(s): Janet Watt, Jared Kluesner, Jenna Hill, Daniel Brothers

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Alicia Balster-gee

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Subbottom chirp surveys of submarine landslide complexes that are observed throughout Kachemak Bay; short sediment cores in key locations to constrain sedimentation rates

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Homer, Alaska

End Port/Location: Homer, Alaska

Start Date: 2022-07-04

End Date: 2022-07-18

Equipment Used: 0.5-16 kHz receiver, 0.5-16 kHz, Bob mini-hammer corer

Information to be Derived: distribution of mass transport deposits; sedimentation patterns, stratigraphic framework

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected chirp sub-bottom data throughout Kachemak Bay and numerous short "Bob" cores

Staff: Robert Wyland

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Kachemak Bay, Alaska

Boundaries
North: 59.85468169 South: 59.50989382 West: -151.89147949 East: -150.75869612

Platform(s):

photo of Alaskan Gyre
Alaskan Gyre

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
0.5-16 kHz receiver --- Sub Bottom Profiler
0.5-16 kHz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Bob mini-hammer corer --- Geology

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