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Field Activity Details for field activity MD208MB

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AKA: none

Other ID: M-D2-08-MB

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies (MU195)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Conaway

Affiliate Investigator(s): Curt Storlazzi

Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Deploy 4 sediment trap mooring to collect sediment for geochemical analyses. Deploy 1 benthic tripod to collect oceanographic data.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor

End Port/Location: Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor

Start Date: 2008-01-01

End Date: 2008-01-01

Equipment Used: GPS, sedimenttrap, tripod

Information to be Derived: Sediment size, sediment compositions, sediment geochemistry, water depth, wave height, wave period, wave direction, current speed, current direction, acoustic backscatter, temperature, salinity

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

CA

Boundaries
North: 37 South: 36.75 West: -122.5 East: -121.75

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
sedimenttrap --- Geology
tripod --- Mooring (physical oceanography)

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