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Field Activity Details for field activity M209GM

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AKA: none

Other ID: M-2-09-GM

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Hypoxia along the Gulf Coast (MU146)

Principal Investigator(s): Peter Swarzenski

Affiliate Investigator(s): Tim Dellapennan Texas A&M Uniniversity, Pete Swarzenski

Information Specialist(s): Theresa Fregoso

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sediment Samples

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Galveston Texas,

End Port/Location: Galveston Texas

Start Date: 2009-03-30

End Date: 2009-04-01

Equipment Used: GPS, core

Information to be Derived: Biomarkers, radionuclides, trace elements

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: We propose to collect a series of box and gravity cores along the Texas shelf at several locations. These cores will be sampled and transported back to USGS offices in Florida and California where micropaleontological and geochemical analysis will be completed.

Staff: Leticia Diaz, Theresa Fregoso

Affiliate Staff:
Katie Merriweather - Technician USGS

Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Lisa Osterman - Chief Scientist USGS
Tim Dellapennan - Chief Scientist Texas A&M Uniniversity
Katie Merriweather - Technician USGS
Theresa Fregoso - Technician USGS
Leticia Diaz - Technician USGS

Location:

Gulf of Mexico

Boundaries
North: 30.75 South: 17.25 West: -99.75 East: -80.25

Platform(s):

photo of Manta
Manta

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
core --- Biology
Geology

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