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Field Activity Details for field activity K297HW

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AKA: none

Other ID: K-2-97-HW

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Hawaii Sand Resources (MU135)

Principal Investigator(s): Monty Hampton, Michael Torresan

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Determine texture, composition, and age of sediment within reef-front deposit.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: n/a

End Port/Location: n/a

Start Date: 1997-03-31

End Date: 1997-04-02

Equipment Used: vibratingcore, GPS

Information to be Derived: Texture, composition, and age of sediment.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Deployed vibracorer 24 times at 18 stations, with 13 successful sediment recoveries.

Staff: Mike Cruickshank, Ross Barnes

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: University of Hawaii vessel. Natural Resources.

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Monty Hampton (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Mike Torresan (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Mike Cruickshank (University of Hawaii, Marine) - Marine Minerals Specialist
Innes (University of Hawaii, Marine) - Technician
Ed (University of Hawaii, Marine) - Technician
Ron (University of Hawaii, Marine) - Technician
Ross Barnes (University of Hawaii) - Captain

Location:

Hawaii

Boundaries
North: 21.44875 South: 21.41875 West: -157.7152 East: -157.69407

Platform(s):


Kila

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
vibratingcore --- Geology
Station Information
GPS --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data k-2-97-hw.060 (Provisional best file)

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