Field Activity Details for field activity P307MB

AKA: none

Other ID: P-3-07-MB

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): California Urban Ocean (MU034)

Principal Investigator(s): Bill Normark, Charles Paull

Affiliate Investigator(s): Charlie Paull

Information Specialist(s): Bill Normark

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: The primary goal was to acquire an approximately 130-meter long transect of cores across the sediment waves in the Monterey Canyon floor at water depths of approximately 285 meters. Processing and analysis of these cores will be used to study the origin of the sediment waves.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Moss Landing

End Port/Location: Moss Landing

Start Date: 2007-10-15

End Date: 2007-10-22

Equipment Used: GPS, core

Information to be Derived: Late Holocene history of sediment transport through the upper (~285 m water depth) Monterey Canyon

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Will come later after cruise is completed

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Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Submarine Canyon Transport Processes. Bill Normark and Stanford graduate students. No impact on WCMG Full project name: Submarine Canyon Transport Processes and history of activity (under Turbidity currents Task of Urban Ocean) Associated field activities: P-2-07-MB

Location:

Monterey Bay Sanctuary area

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