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Field Activity Details for field activity T105AA

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AKA: none

Other ID: T-1-05-AA

Status: Completed

Organization(s): University of Wisconson, University of South Carolina, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s):

Affiliate Investigator(s): Gene Yogodzinski

Information Specialist(s): David Scholl

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Multibeam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Formation of continental crust, far western Aleutian Ridge and search for evidence of linked hydrothermal circulation

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Dutch Harbor, Alaska

End Port/Location: Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Start Date: 2005-07-13

End Date: 2005-08-21

Equipment Used: navigation, multibeam

Information to be Derived: Chemistry and age of recovered young igneous rocks

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Pre-selected areas will be mapped with multibeam swath bathymetry, candidate targets identified and surveyed along SCS lines, targets dredge to recover young extrusive rocks along crestal region of far western Aleutian Ridge. NOTES: Rocks samples will be returned to University of South Carolina, Lamont-Doherty, and Wisconsin University. Seismic and mutlibeam data will be returned for storage at USGS, Menlo Park as part of our archive of Aleutian Ridge geologic and geophysical data Equipment used: Single-channel GI airgun, BA35, EM300 multibeam bathymetry, rock dredging

Staff: Joe Beland, Peter Buhl, Kate Bull, Bill Cassata, Tanya Churikova, Martin Collier, Michelle Coombs, Ethan Coon, Bridget Diefenbach, Dave DuBois, David Scholl, Bob Wilson

Affiliate Staff:
Carlos Gutierrez (seismic crew
) - Lamont
Kurt Heinze (ARGO Project
) - University of Washington
Meike Holst - LGL Alaska Research Associates Inc.
Darren Ireland - LGL Alaska Research Associates Inc.
Brian Jicha - University of Wisconsin
Peter Kelemen - Columbia University / Lamont
Jason Meyer - University of South Carolina
Lee Murai - Moss Landing Marine Labs
Erich Scholz (seismic crew
) - Lamont
Brad Singer - University of Wisconsin
Scott White - University of South Carolina
Chris Wyatt - University of South Carolina
Gene Yogodzinski - University of South Carolina

Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Joe Beland - LGL Alaska Research Associates Inc.
Peter Buhl (seismic crew, ) - Lamont
Kate Bull - Alaska Volcano Observatory
Bill Cassata - University of Wisconsin
Tanya Churikova - Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Martin Collier - Columbia University / Lamont
Michelle Coombs - Alaska Volcano Observatory / USGS
Ethan Coon - Columbia University / Lamont
Bridget Diefenbach - University of Idaho
Dave DuBois - Woods Hole Oceanoggraphic Institution
Carlos Gutierrez (seismic crew, ) - Lamont
Kurt Heinze (ARGO Project, ) - University of Washington
Meike Holst - LGL Alaska Research Associates Inc.
Darren Ireland - LGL Alaska Research Associates Inc.
Brian Jicha - University of Wisconsin
Peter Kelemen - Columbia University / Lamont
Jason Meyer - University of South Carolina
Lee Murai - Moss Landing Marine Labs
Dave Scholl - USGS
Erich Scholz (seismic crew, ) - Lamont
Brad Singer - University of Wisconsin
Scott White - University of South Carolina
Bob Wilson - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Chris Wyatt - University of South Carolina
Gene Yogodzinski - University of South Carolina

Location:

Kiska westward to Attu area

Boundaries
North: 59.75 South: 45.25 West: 165.25 East: -150.25

Platform(s):

photo of Thomas G Thompson
Thomas G Thompson

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
navigation --- Navigation
multibeam --- Multibeam

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