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Field Activity Details for field activity L308PR

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AKA: none

Other ID: L-3-08-PR

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Tsunami Hazard Potential (MU292)

Principal Investigator(s): Bruce Jaffe

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Mark Buckley

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Site Study of Tsunami and Storm Deposits

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico

End Port/Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Start Date: 2008-03-14

End Date: 2008-03-20

Equipment Used: Gouge Cores, Peat Auger, topographic equipment, GPS

Information to be Derived: Grain Size, core logging.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Site Study of Tsunami and Storm Deposits

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Puerto Rico Tsunami and Storm Deposit Site Study. shore based study

Location:

Northwestern Puerto Rico

Boundaries
North: 20.75 South: 15.25 West: -68.75 East: -63.25

Platform(s):

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Gouge Cores --- Geology
Peat Auger --- Geology
topographic equipment --- Profiles
Transects
GPS --- Navigation

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