Field Activity Details for field activity SP110SC

AKA: none

Other ID: S-P1-10-SC

Status: Completed

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

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Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sediment samples from Palos Verdes for size analysis, in conjunction with USGS Reston (Eganhouse) chemical sampling, funded by US EPA.

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Start Port/Location: Scripps MARFAC, San Diego and Scripps MARFAC, San Diego

End Port/Location: Scripps MARFAC, San Diego and Scripps MARFAC, San Diego

Start Date: 2010-04-22

End Date: 2010-04-25

Equipment Used: CTD, GPS, grab sampler

Information to be Derived: Grain size analysis;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: WH group arrive San Diego Tues 20 April 2010; mob ship at Scripps Nimitz Marine Facility. Delay one day for weather, depart Scripps 1700 PDT 22 April. Arrive onsite 0600 PDT 23 April; Grab sample until noon; Eganhouse box core until midnight; grab sample until noon on 24 April; box core and CTD at 8C, 6C, and 3C on shelf until 1800; transit to San Pedro Channel; CTD and box core until 2200 PDT; transit back to port; arrive Scripps Marfac at 0845 PDT Sunday 25 April 2010. Unload ship and travel home.

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Notes: Days at Sea: 4 Navigation technique: gps;Ships GPS and USGS-WCMG Yo-Nav system. Post-processing to a) compare locations from two systems and b) adjust for heading and distance from GPS antennae to fantail. Degree of Certainty: 100 Mooring Information: S-P1-10-SC Science Strategy: Ecosystems;Human Health; Submitted by: Chris Sherwood Report Date: 2010-06-30

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