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Field Activity Details for field activity M164EG

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AKA: none

Other ID: M-1-64-EG

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s): Earthquake Hazards Project (MU090)

Principal Investigator(s): George Plafker, James Case

Affiliate Investigator(s): L.R. Mayo

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conducted an intensive shoreline survey around the Prince William Sound area to gather data on the nature of shoreline devastation following the 27 March 1964 Earthquake.

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Start Date: 1964-05-20

End Date: 1964-06-10

Equipment Used: navigation

Information to be Derived: Land failure, slumps, slides, rock falls, heights of wave trim lines, direction of waves and inferred intensity of waves.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

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Notes:

Staff information imported from InfoBank
George Plafker (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
James Case - Chief Scientist
L.R. Mayo - Chief Scientist

Location:

Eastern Gulf of Alaska

Boundaries
North: 61.75 South: 57.25 West: -144 East: -132

Platform(s):

photo of Don J. Miller II
Don J. Miller II

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
navigation --- Navigation

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