Field Activity Details for field activity L1511CA

AKA: none

Other ID: L-15-11-CA

Status: Completed

Organization(s): Humboldt State, California Geologic Survey, California State University, Fullerton, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

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: Paleotsunami field mapping Central CA

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Start Port/Location: Morro Bay

End Port/Location: Pillar Pt

Start Date: 2011-10-22

End Date: 2011-10-26

Equipment Used: samples, Ground truthing obsvervations

Information to be Derived: Determine the possibility of paleotsunami deposits in selected sites.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Eileen Hemphill, Bruce Jaffe, Bruce Richmond, Steve Watt

Affiliate Staff:
Bob Peters
Nick Graehl
Robert Leeper
Rick Wilson

Notes: We plan on going to additional sites in California later this year and next year . Sat., Oct 22: travel day to Cayucos (overnight in Cayucos), Sun, Oct 23, Morro Bay State Parks marshes (overnight in Cayucos), Mon, Oct 24, Morro Bay Audubon preserve (overnight in Cayucos). Note: Audubon access restricted to Mondays and Wednesdays, Note: the low tides for Oct 23 and 24 are in the afternoon, so a visit to Avila Beach to confer with the golf course manager could happen during the morning of either day., Tues, Oct 25, Carmel River (travel from Cayucos in morning, field work in afternoon) , Wed., Oct 26, Pillar Point (no tide constraints; start work early to be able to spend as much time as possible.

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Bruce Richmond
Bruce Jaffe
Bob Peters
Steve Watt
Eileen Hemphill - Haley
Nick Graehl
Robert Leeper
Rick Wilson

Location:

Pillar Point

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