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Field Activity Details for field activity D279EG

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AKA: none

Other ID: D-2-79-EG

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Paul Carlson, Bruce Molnia

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sediment and core samples were collected for microfossil study

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Kodiak, AK

End Port/Location: Juneau, AK

Start Date: 1979-07-30

End Date: 1979-08-13

Equipment Used: gravitycore, dartcore, VanVeengrab, Soutargrab, Shipekgrab, landgrab, navigation, 3.5khz

Information to be Derived: Bathymetry, samples, microfossils.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: physical data holdings

Staff: Andy Alden, Tom Atwood, Dorothy Carmichael, Rod Combellick, Bill Levy, Chris Olson, Robin Ross, Edith Stanley, Steve Wallace, Mark Wheeler

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Subsample request on file.
Photos and reminiscences by Andy Alden

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Andy Alden - Watchstander
Bill Levy - Watchstander
Bruce Molnia (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Chris Olson - Watchstander
Dorothy Carmichael - Watchstander
Edith Stanley - Watchstander
Mark Wheeler (USGS Western Region) - Dafe Curator
Paul Carlson (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Robin Ross - Watchstander
Rod Combellick - Watchstander
Steve Wallace (USGS Western Region) - Watchstander
Tom Atwood - Watchstander

Location:

Eastern Gulf of Alaska

Boundaries
North: 60 South: 57.25 West: -153 East: -135

Platform(s):

photo of Discoverer
Discoverer

Publications

Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., and Wheeler, M.C., 1980, Seafloor geologic hazards in OCS lease area 55, eastern Gulf of Alaska: Offshore Technology Conference Proceeding 4(12), pp. 593–603.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
gravitycore --- Geology
sample locations
foram samples (data in holdings)
dartcore --- Geology
sample location information
VanVeengrab --- Geology
sample location information
Soutargrab --- Geology
sample location information
grab_sample_request (request on FAD)
Shipekgrab --- Geology
landgrab --- Geology
sample location information
navigation --- Navigation
Integrated navigation (SINS) data d-2-79-eg.051 (Provisional best file)
3.5khz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
start and end of paper rolls

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