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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2024-606-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Pending

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

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

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

Affiliate Investigator(s): Peter Haeussler

Information Specialist(s): Alicia Balster-gee

Data Type(s): Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Seismics: Sparker

Scientific Purpose/Goals: The USGS is pursuing a comprehensive geophysical survey in regions of Prince William Sound to investigate subsurface stratigraphy and evidence of faulting and slope failure. Additional data will be collected across proposed IODP drilling targets.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Seward, Alaska

End Port/Location: Seward, Alaska

Start Date: 2024-06-16

End Date: 2024-06-30

Equipment Used: Sparker, subbottomprofiler

Information to be Derived: High-resolution sub-bottom data.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Charles Worley

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Prince William Sound, Alaska

Boundaries
North: 61.1988597 South: 60.02644138 West: -148.37585449 East: -146.17858887

Platform(s):

photo of Alaskan Gyre
Alaskan Gyre

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Sparker --- Sparker
subbottomprofiler --- Sub Bottom Profiler

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