AKA: none
Other ID: Prince William Sound paleotsunami 2026
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, USGS, Alaska Science Center
Funding Program(s): Coastal and marine earthquake, tsunami, and landslide active margin field studies (ZP00EQV)
Contact(s): SeanPaul La Selle Information Specialist(s): SeanPaul La Selle Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Tide, Sampling: Geology Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect sedimentary evidence of tsunami inundation from past earthquakes and landslides Vehicle(s): Start Port/Location: Whittier, AK End Port/Location: Whittier, AK Start Date: 2026-07-27 End Date: 2026-08-03 Equipment Used: RBR Virtuoso, hand auger, Russian peat corer Information to be Derived: grain size, tides, sediment thickness, depth to bedrock, radiometric age dating Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2025-643-FA.
Location:
Kings Bay and Port Wells Prince William Sound
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 61.19356636 | South: 60.37314467 | West: -148.86474609 | East: -147.54638672 |
Platform(s):
 Alaskan Gyre |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBR Virtuoso | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) Tide Wave Turbidity pH ORP Fluorescence Dissolved Oxygen Temperature Pressure CTD | |
| hand auger | --- | Chemistry Geology | |
| Russian peat corer | --- | Geology Surveys (geochemical) |
