AKA: none
Other ID: H-2-95-PW,ERA E-1-95-PW
Status: Completed
Organization(s):
Funding Program(s): Fate of Spilled Oil in Prince William Sound, Alaska (MU111)
Principal Investigator(s): Paul Carlson, Keith Kvenvolden
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Paul Carlson
Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Determine types of hydrocarbons in PWS area and relate to 1989 & 1964 spills
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1995-05-28
End Date: 1995-05-31
Equipment Used: handsamplegrab
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected hydrocarbon samples at: 1) abandoned? Katalla Oilfield; 2) Port Etches, Ellamar, 3) airport runways at Cordova (main airport and small strip near town) and at Palmer. 4) also obtained splits of samples collected by AK Dept of Envir. Conserv. from 3 beaches in PWS (Ellrington, Ingot, and Eleanor Islands). Interviewed experienced PWS charter boat skipper about potential sites (canneries, mines, hatcheries, and fox farms) of hydrocarbon useage in PWS to aid in planning Sept.95 piggyback cruise on NOAA ship Rainier in PWS.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Dan May - pilot
Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Paul Carlson (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Keith Kvenvolden (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Dan May - pilot
Location:
Alaska
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 61.5 | South: 59.5 | West: -149.5 | East: -145 |
Platform(s):
 Helicopter |
Carlson, P.R., Kvenvolden, K.A., Hostettler, F.D., Rosenbauer, R.J., and Warden, A., 1997, Fate of Spilled Oil in Prince William Sound: Diary of a Forensic Geology Study: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-518, 88 p., http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr97518.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| handsamplegrab | --- | Geology |
