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Field Activity Details for field activity RR180NC

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AKA: none

Other ID: R-R1-80-NC

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Climate (MU046)

Principal Investigator(s): Jim Gardner

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Chemistry, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Environmental Data: Turbidity

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sediment and water sampling on the Russian River.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Russian River, CA

End Port/Location: Russian River, CA

Start Date: 1980-04-03

End Date: 1980-04-04

Equipment Used: VanVeengrab, VanDornbottle, subbottomprofiler, suspendedsediment

Information to be Derived: Mineralogy, grain size analysis

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Chose a profile to follow during study which follows directly under the power lines just down stream of the bridge at Bridgehaven. Made two runs with profiler for bathymetry. Ran Vance Kennedys ETR sampler at 7 stations. Made 3 casts with Van Dorn bottles. Ran one profile. Took 4 Van Veen samples.

Staff: Dave Klise, Bob Hall

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Trip 1.

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Jim Gardner (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Dave Klise (USGS Western Region) - Scientist
Bob Hall (USGS Western Region) - Scientist

Location:

CA

Boundaries
North: 41.75 South: 37.75 West: -125.75 East: -122.25

Platform(s):

photo of Land
Land

Publications

Wong, F.L. and K., D.H., 1986, Heavy mineral, clay mineral, and geochemical data of surface sediments from coastal northern California rivers: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-57.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
VanVeengrab --- Geology
VanDornbottle --- Chemistry
subbottomprofiler --- Sub Bottom Profiler
suspendedsediment --- Turbidity

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