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Field Activity Details for field activity 2023-656-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Whatcom Uwitech

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Daniel Brothers

Affiliate Investigator(s): Brian Sherrod, ESC

Information Specialist(s): Daniel Brothers

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect long percussion piston cores in Lake Whatcom to examine evidence for seismic shaking since the last glacial period. Will use Uwitech platform

Vehicle(s): MarFac; Sprinter

Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz, CA

End Port/Location: Bellingham, WA

Start Date: 2023-07-30

End Date: 2023-09-13

Equipment Used: Uwitec hybrid platform

Information to be Derived: lithology, grain size, density, radiocarbon

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Lake Whatcom

Boundaries
North: 48.78406611 South: 48.62274258 West: -122.4530641 East: -122.18939206

Platform(s):


R/V Jewell

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Uwitec hybrid platform --- Geology

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