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Field Activity Details for field activity M197WO

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AKA: none

Other ID: M-1-97-WO,AR-5-97

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Coastal Change Hazards (MU051), Crustal Earthquake Hazards (MU077), Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study (MU274)

Principal Investigator(s): Pat McCrory

Affiliate Investigator(s): Dave Twichell

Information Specialist(s): Michael Hamer

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect geophysical data to aid in characterizing seismic hazard of nearshore faults & coastal erosion hazard

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Start Date: 1997-07-07

End Date: 1997-07-15

Equipment Used: GPS, 3.5khz, Geopulse, Shipekgrab, boomer, sidescansonar

Information to be Derived: Seafloor character, late quaternary sediment thickness, shallow (

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collect approx 400 km of high resolution seismic reflection and sidescan sonar data

Staff: David Foster, Scott Harrison

Affiliate Staff:
Tom O'Brien (USGS Woods Hole) - Electronics Technician
Jim Morris (NOAA) - Ship Captain

Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Pat McCrory (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Dave Foster (USGS Western Region) - Computer Analyst
Scott Harrison (USGS Western Region) - Computer Analyst
Tom O'Brien (USGS Woods Hole) - Electronics Technician
Jim Morris (NOAA) - Ship Captain

Location:

Southwest Washington Inner Shelf

Boundaries
North: 48.32233 South: 46.91283 West: -125.9447 East: -124.22401

Platform(s):

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McArthur

Publications

Schreppel, H.A., Degnan, C.H, Dadisman, S.V., and Metzger, D.R., 2013, Archive of U.S. Geological Survey Selected Single-Beam Bathymetry Datasets, 1969â2000: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 757, http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/757/.

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