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Field Activity Details for field activity E100WO

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AKA: none

Other ID: E-1-00-WO

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Coastal Change Hazards (MU051), Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study (MU274)

Principal Investigator(s): Guy Gelfenbaum

Affiliate Investigator(s): Dave Twichell (USGS Woods Hole)

Information Specialist(s): Laura Kerr

Data Type(s): Imagery: Video, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Ground truthing of side-scan sonar by video and physical analysis of bottom surface sediments

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Arlington, OR

End Port/Location: Arlington, OR

Start Date: 2000-09-25

End Date: 2000-09-27

Equipment Used: underwatertelevision, Smith-MacIntyregrab

Information to be Derived: Percent organic carbon, grain size

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected grab samples from approximately 35 sites throughout the John Day Reservoir

Staff: Laura Kerr

Affiliate Staff:
Darren Gallian (USGS BRD Washington) - Captain
Mike Parsley (USGS BRD Washington) - Observer

Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Guy Gelfenbaum (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Dave Twichell (USGS Woods Hole) - Chief Scientist
Ken Parolski (USGS Woods Hole) - Electronic Techncian
Veeann Cross (USGS Woods Hole) - Data Processing & Navigation
Darren Gallian (USGS BRD Washington) - Captain
Laura Kerr (USGS Western Region) - Sampling
Mike Parsley (USGS BRD Washington) - Observer

Location:

John Day Reservoir on the Columbia River

Boundaries
North: 45.84458 South: 45.6907 West: -120.632 East: -119.83508

Platform(s):

photo of Estero
Estero

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
underwatertelevision --- Video
Smith-MacIntyregrab --- Geology
sample number and locations

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