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Field Activity Details for field activity S103MU

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-1-03-MU

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Mendenhall Research (MU174)

Principal Investigator(s): Greg Piniak

Affiliate Investigator(s): Eric Brown

Information Specialist(s): Greg Piniak

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: measure coral growth rates under sediment stress

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Maalaea, Maui

End Port/Location: Maalaea, Maui

Start Date: 2003-08-19

End Date: 2003-08-28

Equipment Used: temperature, sedimenttrap, lightmeter, GPS

Information to be Derived: coral growth rates and characterization of physical environment

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: initial deployment at sites no data gathered yet. Site location depth (m) 20.80977 -156.61123 2 Olowalu 20.78703 -156.47083 2 Sugar Beach 20.79100 -156.51333 2 Malaea dock 20.79112 -156.51147 2 Malaea Triangle 20.79055 -156.51012 2 Malaea East mole 1

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Location:

HI

Boundaries
North: 20.80977 South: 20.78703 West: -156.611 East: -156.47083

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
temperature --- Temperature
Station Information
sedimenttrap --- Geology
Station Information
lightmeter --- Light
Station Information
GPS --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data s-1-03-mu.060 (Provisional best file)

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