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Field Activity Details for field activity R170BS

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AKA: none

Other ID: R-1-70-BS,70ANC

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Hans Nelson

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1970-04-16

End Date: 1970-09-22

Equipment Used: boxcore, bathymetry, navigation

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: physical data holdings

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Hans Nelson (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist

Location:

Alaska

Boundaries
North: 63.0133 South: 52.08 West: -176.43 East: -161.96201

Platform(s):


Rainier

Publications

Nelson, C.H., Pierce, D.E., Leong, K.W., and Wang, F.F.H., 1972, Mercury distribution in Ancient and Modern Sediment of Northeastern Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-0268, http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/webpubs/usgs/of/text/of72-0268.PDF.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
boxcore --- Biology
Geology
sample_locations (data in FAD)
bathymetry --- Single Beam
navigation --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Integrated navigation (SINS) data r-1-70-bs.050
Integrated navigation (SINS) data r-1-70-bs.051 (Provisional best file)
Integrated navigation (SINS) data r-1-70-bs.051_degree

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