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):
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| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| sedimenttrap | --- | Geology | |
| tripod | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) |