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Field Activity Details for field activity ID610MB

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AKA: none

Other ID: I-D6-10-MB

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Monterey Canyon Turbidite Study (MU187)

Principal Investigator(s): Jingping Xu

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Kurt Rosenberger

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Measure current profiles in the bottom of Monterey Canyon

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Moss Landing

End Port/Location: Moss Landing

Start Date: 2010-03-08

End Date: 2010-03-08

Equipment Used: tripod, camera

Information to be Derived: Current Profiles, Water Density, Suspended Sediment

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: related activity: I-R6-11-MB recovery of instruments deployed in this activity.

Location:

Monterey Canyon

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

Platform(s):

photo of Western Flyer
Western Flyer

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
tripod --- Mooring (physical oceanography)
camera --- Photo

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