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Field Activity Details for field activity L274SC

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AKA: none

Other ID: L-2-74-SC,SCSF-74-AA

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Southern California Continental Borderland (MU270)

Principal Investigator(s): Bob Rowland

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sparker, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Port Hueneme, CA and Port Hueneme, CA and St. Nick. To Trck. and Port Hueneme, CA start Leg 2 and Port Hueneme, CA and Port Hueneme, CA and Port Hueneme, CA and Port Hueneme, CA and St. Nick. To Trck. and Port Hueneme, CA start Leg 2 and Port Hueneme, CA

End Port/Location: Port Hueneme, CA and anchor off St. Nick. and Port Hueneme, CA end leg and Port Hueneme, CA and Port Hueneme, CA and Port Hueneme, CA end leg and Port Hueneme, CA and anchor off St. Nick. and Port Hueneme, CA end leg and Port Hueneme, CA

Start Date: 1974-10-28

End Date: 1974-11-27

Equipment Used: uniboom, 12khz, sidescansonar, gradiometer, boxcore, dartcore, gravitycore, chaindredge, VanVeengrab, DelNorte, sparker, pipedredge, underwatercamera

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: physical data holdings

Staff: John Bertsch, Susan Brooks, Robert Carter, Sam Clarke, Jim Crouch, Becky Cruickshank, Doug Dolan, Guy Duggan, Joe Edwards, Robert Egbert, Stanley Foster, Harry Hill, Brad Larsen, Graig McHendrie, Paula Quinterno, Andy Stevenson, Jack Vedder, Steve Wallace, Steve Wolf

Affiliate Staff:
Mike Crawford - Geologist
Martha Hill - Biologist
Dave Howell - Geologist
Marshal McCoy - Unsp Investigatr
Charles Parker - Navigator
Gerard Petroni - Ship Captain
Jim Taylor - Geologist
Ed Welday - Unsp Investigatr
James Zimmerly - Navigator

Notes: Note; this activity is ID'd as AA; might not be Southern California
Staff information imported from InfoBank
John Bertsch (Navigator) - Chief
Susan Brooks - Watchstander
Robert Carter - Geologist
Sam Clarke - Geologist
Mike Crawford - Geologist
Jim Crouch - Watchstander
Becky Cruickshank - Watchstander
Doug Dolan - Watchstander
Guy Duggan - Chief Mate
Joe Edwards - Mechanical Technician
Robert Egbert - Watchstander
Stanley Foster - Chief Engineer
Harry Hill - Electronics Technician
Martha Hill - Biologist
Dave Howell - Geologist
Brad Larsen - Dafe Curator
Marshal McCoy - Unsp Investigatr
Graig McHendrie - Geophysicist
Charles Parker - Navigator
Gerard Petroni - Ship Captain
Paula Quinterno - Geologist
Bob Rowland - Chief Scientist
Byron Ruppel - Geophysicist
Andy Stevenson - Watchstander
Jim Taylor - Geologist
Steve Wallace - Watchstander
Ed Welday - Unsp Investigatr
Steve Wolf - Geologist
James Zimmerly - Navigator
Jack Vedder - Geologist

Location:

Southern California

Boundaries
North: 34.15 South: 32.16925 West: -120.859 East: -118.79628

Platform(s):

photo of Samuel Phillips Lee
Samuel Phillips Lee

Publications

Arnal, R.E., and Vedder, J.G., 1976, Late Miocene paleobathymetry of California continental borderland north of 32 degrees: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 60 no. 12, pp. 1–8, URL: http://archives.datapages.com/data/pac_sepm/017/017001/pdfs/1.html.

Vedder, J.G., 1990, Maps of California continental borderland showing compositions and ages of bottom samples acquired between 1968 and 1979: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2122, 3 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/mf2122.

Vedder, J.G., and Howell, D.G., 1979, Geologic framework of the southern California borderland: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1150, pp. 146–147.

Vedder, J.G., Beyer, L.A., Junger, A., Moore, G.W., Roberts, A.E., Taylor, J.C., and Wagner, H.C., 1974, Preliminary report on the geology of the continental borderland of Southern California: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 624, 34 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/mf624.

Vedder, J.G., Crouch, J.K., Scott, E.W., Greene, H.G., Cranmer, D., Ibrahim, M., Tudor, R.B., and Vinning, G., 1980, A summary report of the regional geology, petroleum potential, environmental geology, and operational considerations in the area of proposed lease sale no. 68, offshore southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-198, 64 p.

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