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Field Activity Details for field activity L276SC

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AKA: none

Other ID: L-2-76-SC,LEE276SC

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Gary Greene

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Terry Hallinan

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Geophysical work and bottom sampling in the southern California borderland. First leg will be principally seismic profiling and the second will be mostly bottom sampling.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Port Hueneme, CA and Sni and Port Hueneme, CA and Sni and San Diego, CA and Port Hueneme, CA and weigh anchor Port Hueneme, CA and Sni

End Port/Location: off Sni-Recalib-An and Port Hueneme, CA and off Sni-Recalib-An and San Diego, CA and Port Hueneme, CA and off Port Hueneme, CA winch and off Sni-Recalib-An and Port Hueneme, CA

Start Date: 1976-02-25

End Date: 1976-03-19

Equipment Used: minisparker, uniboom, airgun, sidescansonar, 3.5khz, chaindredge, dartcore, boxcore, VanVeengrab, freefallgrab, gravitycore, pipedredge, LORAC, underwatertelevision, gradiometer, transitsatellite, underwatercamera

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: physical data holdings

Staff: R. Andresen, Kim Bailey, Chris Barton, Paul Carlson, Sam Clarke, Jim Crouch, Brent Dalrymple, John Dillon, Doug Dolan, Michael Field, Jim Gardner, Rich Garlow, Helen Gibbons, Terry Hallinan, W.F. Harris, Kim Klitgord, Keith Kvenvolden, John Lane, Pat McCrory, Graig McHendrie, Jim Nicholson, Paula Quinterno, John Rapp, Phyllis Swenson, Jack Vedder

Affiliate Staff:
Mike Crawford - Geologist
George Maupin - Navigator
Frank Medeiros - Ship Captain
Nina Morgan - Watchstander
Bonnie Rose - Watchstander
John Simpson - Chief Engineer
Norm Smyers - Geologist
Jim Taylor - Geologist
Curtis Thompson - Chief Mate
Margo Toth - Watchstander
Dave Howell (not On Board
) - Geologist

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
R. Andresen - Calif. Coast Zone Conserv. Comm.
Kim Bailey - Watchstander
Chris Barton - Geologist
Sam Clarke - Geologist
Mike Crawford - Geologist
Jim Crouch - Geologist
Brent Dalrymple - Geologist
John Dillon - Geologist
Doug Dolan - Watchstander
Mike Field - Geologist
Jim Gardner - Geologist
Rich Garlow - Watchstander
Helen Gibbons - Watchstander
Gary Greene - Chief Scientist
Theresa Hallinan - Dafe Curator
W.F. Harris - Watchstander
Keith Kvenvolden - Geochemist
John Lane - Geologist
George Maupin - Navigator
Pat McCrory - Watchstander
Graig McHendrie - Navigator
Frank Medeiros - Ship Captain
Nina Morgan - Watchstander
Jim Nicholson - Electronics Technician
Paula Quinterno - Geologist
John Rapp - Geochemist
Bonnie Rose - Watchstander
John Simpson - Chief Engineer
Norm Smyers - Geologist
Phyllis Swenson - Watchstander
Jim Taylor - Geologist
Curtis Thompson - Chief Mate
Margo Toth - Watchstander
Jack Vedder (not On Board, ) - Geologist
Paul Carlson (not On Board, ) - Geologist
Kim Klitgord (not On Board, ) - Geologist
Dave Howell (not On Board, ) - Geologist

Location:

Southern California

Boundaries
North: 34.14167 South: 32.4756 West: -120.742 East: -117.175

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., Arnal, R.E., Bukry, D., and Barron, J.A., 1976, Preliminary descriptions of pre-Quaternary samples, R/V Lee, March 1976, offshore Southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-0629, 16 p., https://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/l/l276sc/meta/l-2-76-sc.ofr.pdf.

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.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
minisparker --- Sparker
Survey information
uniboom --- Boomer
Survey information
airgun --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Survey information
sidescansonar --- Sidescan
Survey information
3.5khz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Survey information
chaindredge --- Geology
cd308
cd311
cd350
cd281
c021
cd148
cd280
cd296
Station Information
dartcore --- Geology
L2-76-166
L2-76-217
L2-76-218
L2-76-219
L2-76-225
L2-76-249
L2-76-250
L2-76-347
L2-76-348
L2-76-95
L2-76-70
L2-76-105
L2-76-122
L2-76-167
L2-76-106
L2-76-118
L2-76-12
L2-76-135
L2-76-136
L2-76-138
L2-76-144
L2-76-148
L2-76-161
L2-76-162
L2-76-164
L2-76-168
L2-76-171
L2-76-174
L2-76-176
L2-76-179
L2-76-185
L2-76-190
L2-76-192
L2-76-194
L2-76-195
L2-76-196
L2-76-205
L2-76-212
L2-76-213
L2-76-226
L2-76-244
L2-76-248
L2-76-270
L2-76-271
L2-76-280
L2-76-281
L2-76-293
L2-76-296
L2-76-301
L2-76-304
L2-76-315
L2-76-308
L2-76-31
L2-76-311
L2-76-316
L2-76-317
L2-76-321
L2-76-334
L2-76-346
L2-76-78
L2-76-79
L2-76-80
L2-76-88
L2-76-89
L2-76-91
L2-76-92
L2-76-96
L2-76-98
L2-76-197
Station Information
L2-76-236
L2-76-170
L2-76-109
L2-76-349
L2-76-353
L2-76-368
L2-76-371
L2-76-41
L2-76-46
L2-76-47
L2-76-48
L2-76-66
L2-76-71
L2-76-72
L2-76-76
L2-76-77
L2-76-256
boxcore --- Biology
Geology
b064
b212
b237
b009
b030
b050
b055
b057
b238
Station Information
b010
VanVeengrab --- Geology
v088
v089
v091
v223
v227
v228
v232
v220
v224
v226
v099
v114
v240
v092
v093
v095
v096
v098
v102
v105
v106
v109
v111
v112
v113
v116
v118
v122
v217
v234
v235
v239
v247
v360
v363
v364
v375
Station Information
v086
v087
v007
v008
v025
v054
v058
v084
v085
l-2-76-sc.stationlog.7-375.pdf
freefallgrab --- Geology
d047
d048
d159
d167
d169
d179
d270
d315
d316
d317
d349
d040
d041
d011
d012
d046
d059
d062
d070
d071
d072
d076
d078
d079
d080
d135
d138
d139
d144
d149
d150
d154
d178
d249
d156
d160
d161
d163
d164
d166
d171
d176
d177
d182
d183
d184
d200
d205
d211
d218
d219
d185
d188
d190
d192
d194
d195
d196
d197
d250
d256
d264
d293
d301
d303
d304
d313
d321
d334
d337
d165
d145
Station Information
d271
d346
d347
d348
d170
d077
d136
gravitycore --- Geology
g241
g056
g039
g065
g066
g067
g014
g020
g022
g023
g028
g029
g031
g049
g060
g063
g068
g143
g162
g168
g174
g213
g225
g230
g236
g243
g244
g248
g292
g300
g343
g353
g355
g356
g358
g359
g368
g369
g371
g372
foram samples (data in holdings)
Station Information
g069
pipedredge --- Geology
LORAC --- Navigation
Integrated navigation (SINS) data l-2-76-sc.050_degree
Survey information
Dead reckoning data l-2-76-sc.011
Integrated navigation (SINS) data l-2-76-sc.050 (Provisional best file)
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Lines
underwatertelevision --- Video
Survey information
gradiometer --- Magnetics
transitsatellite --- Navigation
Satellite data l-2-76-sc.000
Survey information
underwatercamera --- Photo

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