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Field Activity Details for field activity 2023-677-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Oregon coast paleoseismology 2023

Status: Pending

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

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

Principal Investigator(s): Jason Padgett, SeanPaul La Selle

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Jason Padgett, SeanPaul La Selle

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect geologic data on Cascadia subduction zone earthquake stratigraphy and tsunami inundation.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Lincoln City, OR

End Port/Location: Bandon, OR

Start Date: 2023-10-11

End Date: 2023-10-22

Equipment Used: Push corer

Information to be Derived: grain size, sand thickness, microfossil assemblages, relative sea level rise, computed tomography images

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected at least 75 cores at the Salmon River estuary, Netarts Bay, and the Coquille

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Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Coastal Oregon

Boundaries
North: 45.58328976 South: 43.06086137 West: -124.62890625 East: -123.64013672

Platform(s):

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Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Push corer --- Surveys (geochemical)
Surveys (biological)
Biology
Geology

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