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Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-640-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Pending

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

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

Principal Investigator(s): Jared Kluesner

Affiliate Investigator(s): Samual Johnson

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect chirp profiles across fault zones offshore central CA. This will provide insights into past fault and earthquake activity.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Morro Bay, CA

End Port/Location: Avila, CA

Start Date: 2025-09-05

End Date: 2025-09-20

Equipment Used: Chirp 516

Information to be Derived: images of past fault and earthquake activity

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collect a series of chirp profiles across the target fault zones.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:
Alicia Balster-Gee
Boe Derosier
Dan Powers
Jenny McKee
Rachel Marcuson

Notes:

Location:

Offshore central CA, from Morro Bay down to offshore Point Sal.

Boundaries
North: 35.59513463 South: 34.70549341 West: -121.27258301 East: -120.62988281

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Chirp 516 --- Sub Bottom Profiler

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