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Field Activity Details for field activity LD412US

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AKA: none

Other ID: L-D4-12-US

Status: Completed

Organization(s): University of California, Los Angeles

Funding Program(s): Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards (MU014)

Principal Investigator(s): Robert Kayen

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Robert Kayen

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Wave, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: SASW Surface wave study a strong motion instrumentation sites from the Mineral,Virginia magnitude 5.8 earthquake

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Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 2012-06-10

End Date: 2012-06-15

Equipment Used: SASW

Information to be Derived: SASW Surface wave dispersion profiles.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Bradley Carkin, Skye Corbett, Robert Kayen

Affiliate Staff:
L. Lai

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Rob Kayen
Brad Carkin
S. Corbett
L. Lai

Location:

Virginia Pennsylvania Tennessee and North Carolina,

Boundaries
North: 39.40861097 South: 33.44832065 West: -88.8574 East: -74.66796875

Platform(s):

Publications

Kayen, R.E., Carkin, B.A., Corbett, S.C., Zangwill, A., Estevez, I., and Lai, L., 2015, Shear wave velocity and site amplification factors for 25 strong-motion instrument stations affected by the M5.8 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake of August 23, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1099.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
SASW --- Wave

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