Field Activity Details for field activity 2023-619-FA

AKA: none

Other ID: Washington Canyons

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, University of Washington

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

Principal Investigator(s): Kurt Rosenberger, Jenna Hill

Affiliate Investigator(s): Andrea Ogston; University of Washington

Information Specialist(s): Kurt Rosenberger

Data Type(s): Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Deploy oceanographic moorings and tripods in two canyons to collect data on currents, suspended sediment and sediment transport over one year. Collect sediment cores in the canyons and on the continental shelf to determine surficial sediment characteristics such as grainsize, shear strength

Vehicle(s): MarFac; Mac Semi G82-0099N

Start Port/Location: NEWPORT, OREGON

End Port/Location: Westport, WA

Start Date: 2023-03-23

End Date: 2023-03-31

Equipment Used:

Information to be Derived: Time series of currents, suspended sediment, temperature, salinity, pressure, water column acoustic backscatter, CDOM, sediment traps

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:
Cordell Johnson; USGS Dan Powers; USGS Joanne Ferreira; USGS

Notes:

Location:

Astoria Canyon, Quinault Canyon, Continental Shelf Off Washington

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