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Field Activity Details for field activity P172SC

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AKA: none

Other ID: P-1-72-SC,GAVIOTA

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Pt. Conception (MU234)

Principal Investigator(s): Dave McCulloch, Steve Wolf

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Steve Wolf

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Boomer, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Geophysical investigations of the Santa Monica basin, southern California.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1972-02-28

End Date: 1972-03-24

Equipment Used: navigation, bathymetry, arcer, uniboom

Information to be Derived: Seismic reflection profiles, bathymetry.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Seismic reflection and bathymetry study from Cape San Martin to Santa Rosa Island, Southern California. 11 rolls of bathymetry, 53 rolls of uniboom, and 48 rolls of arcer records.

Staff: Bob Graf, Frank Lewis, Jim Nicholson, Bill Olander, Lowell Scott

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Dave McCulloch (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Steve Wolf (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Frank Lewis (USGS Western Region) - Crew
Bob Graf (USGS Western Region) - Crew
Jim Nicholson (USGS Western Region) - Crew
Lowell Scott (USGS Western Region) - Crew
Bill Olander (USGS Western Region) - Crew

Location:

Southern California

Boundaries
North: 34.75 South: 32.25 West: -122.75 East: -116.75

Platform(s):

photo of Polaris I
Polaris I

Publications

Wolf, S.C., 1975, Seismic reflection profiles: R/V Polaris March 1972, offshore Southern California, Pt. Conception cruise: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-166.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
navigation --- Navigation
bathymetry --- Single Beam
arcer --- Air Gun / Water Gun
uniboom --- Boomer

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