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Field Activity Details for field activity O175NP

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AKA: none

Other ID: O-1-75-NP,RP80C75

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Funding Program(s): Deep Ocean Mining Environment Studies (DOMES) (MU081)

Principal Investigator(s): Dave Piper

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Effects of ocean mining on the environment.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1975-04-14

End Date: 1975-06-06

Equipment Used: navigation, samples

Information to be Derived: Suspended sedimentation, water chemistry, mapping, sampling.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Rp8oc75, DOMES. Area of study centered at 14N and 126W.

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Dave Piper (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist

Location:

about 2400 km from the East Pacific Rise.

Boundaries
North: 32.75 South: 6.25 West: -134.75 East: -75.25

Platform(s):


Oceanographer

Publications

O. A. Roels A. F. Amos A. Z. Paul,, 1975, OSS Oceanographer Cruise RP-6-OC-75, Legs 1 and 2, 14 April to 6 June 75: National Technical Information Service Accession Number PB-271 34/0.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
navigation --- Navigation
samples --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology

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