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Field Activity Details for field activity L1112CA

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AKA: none

Other ID: L-11-12-CA

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, University of California, Santa Barbara, San Diego State University

Funding Program(s): Tsunami Hazards, Modeling, and the Sedimentary Record (ZP00ES5)

Principal Investigator(s): Bruce Richmond

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Steve Watt

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Visual Identification: Ground Truthing

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Paleo tsunami characterization of Califonia coastal marshes.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Pillar Pt

End Port/Location: Carpinteria

Start Date: 2012-10-17

End Date: 2012-10-28

Equipment Used: core, samples, vibratingcore, Ground truthing obsvervations

Information to be Derived: Record of potential paleotsunami deposits in coastal marshes

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Bruce Jaffe, Bruce Richmond

Affiliate Staff:
Bob Peters
Peter Swazenski
Tom Rockwell
Alex Simms

Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Bruce Richmond
Bruce Jaffe
Bob Peters
Peter Swazenski
Tom Rockwell
Alex Simms

Location:

Pillar Pt and Carpenteria Marshes

Boundaries
North: 35.75 South: 32.25 West: -122.25 East: -114.25

Platform(s):

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
core --- Biology
Geology
samples --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
vibratingcore --- Geology
Ground truthing obsvervations --- Ground Truthing

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