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Field Activity Details for field activity F208MB

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AKA: none

Other ID: F-2-08-MB

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies (MU195)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Conaway, Curt Storlazzi

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Curt Storlazzi

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Temperature, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect oceanographic data and suspended sediment samples to understand influence of storms and floods on nearshore ecosystems

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz Harbor

End Port/Location: Santa Cruz Harbor

Start Date: 2008-12-10

End Date: 2008-12-10

Equipment Used: tempsalinometer, sedimenttrap

Information to be Derived: temperature, salinity, sediment grain size, sediment composition, sediment geochemistry

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Curt Storlazzi, Joshua Logan, Jackson Currie

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Related activites: P-2-08-MB P-2-08-MB sediment trap and oceanographic instrument recovery and redeployment

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Curt Storlazzi (diver, USGS, PSC) - chief scientist
Christopher Conaway (chief scientist, USGS, PSC) - co
Josh Logan (diver, USGS, PSC) - vessel captain
Jackson Currie (USGS, PSC) - mechanical technician

Location:

Monterey Bay

Boundaries
North: 37 South: 36.75 West: -122.5 East: -121.75

Platform(s):

photo of Frontier
Frontier

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
tempsalinometer --- Conductivity
Temperature
sedimenttrap --- Geology

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