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Field Activity Details for field activity B0114SP

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AKA: B-01-14-SP

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Pacific Coral Reef Geology and Oceanography (ZP00DXN)

Principal Investigator(s): Curt Storlazzi

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Current, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To determine logistic and instrument deployment sites for 2015 study funded by NPS

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Pago Pago Harbor, Tutuilla, American Samoa

End Port/Location: Pago Pago Harbor, Tutuilla, American Samoa

Start Date: 2014-02-16

End Date: 2014-02-23

Equipment Used: ADCP - RDInstruments - 1200 kHz, Handheld GPS

Information to be Derived: Substrate character

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: deployment of 3 Nortek Aquadopp ADCPs in Faga'alu Bay, Tutuila, American Samoa (~14.290˚ S, ~170.677˚ W)

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: updated FAN to B0114SP on 10/18/2018
dates updated per Curt Storlazzi (was 1/13/2014 -1/18/2014;now 2/16/2018-2/23/2014
NPS whaler used; Inventory and Monitoring Program

Location:

Tutuilla, American Samoa, South Pacific Ocean

Boundaries
North: -11.59305057 South: -16.35221289 West: -174.419 East: -167.98046875

Platform(s):

photo of Boston whaler (NPS)
Boston whaler (NPS)

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
ADCP - RDInstruments - 1200 kHz --- Current
Wave
Mooring (physical oceanography)
Handheld GPS --- Navigation

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