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Field Activity Details for field activity T108PS

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AKA: T0108PS

Other ID: T-1-08-PS

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies (MU195)

Principal Investigator(s): Samuel Johnson

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Samuel Johnson

Data Type(s): Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Groundtruthing data will complement NOAA multibeam bathymetry in the development of benthic habitat map

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Eastsound (Orcas Island), WA

End Port/Location: Eastsound (Orcas Island), WA

Start Date: 2008-07-28

End Date: 2008-08-01

Equipment Used: GPS, Ponar grab sampler, video

Information to be Derived: Bottom characterization

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Gary Greene, Samuel Johnson, Steve Watt

Affiliate Staff:
Andy Ritchie

Notes: Working with Gary Greene (Moss Landing Marine Lab; Tombolo Institute) and Steve Watt. Boat provided by Tombolo.

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Gary Greene (Tombolo Institute) - Moss Landing Marine Lab
Steve Watt
Sam Johnson
Andy Ritchie

Location:

WA

Boundaries
North: 48.26483 South: 48.08678 West: -122.883 East: -122.61122

Platform(s):


Tombolo

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data t-1-08-ps.060 (Provisional best file)
Ponar grab sampler --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Station Information
video --- Video

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