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Field Activity Details for field activity TD111MB

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AKA: none

Other ID: T-D1-11-MB

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Benthic Habitats - Geological and Biological Studies (MU023)

Principal Investigator(s): Curt Storlazzi

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Kathy Presto

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Current, Environmental Data: Depth, Environmental Data: Turbidity, Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Temperature, Seismics: Ocean Bottom Seismometer

Scientific Purpose/Goals: understand oceanographic controls on mudbelt distribution and resuspension

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Moss Landing, CA

End Port/Location: Moss Landing, CA

Start Date: 2011-04-11

End Date: 2011-04-12

Equipment Used: ADCP, ADV, PC-ADP pressure, LISST, CT, OBS, transmissometer, sediment trap

Information to be Derived: tides, waves, currents, acoustic backscatter, optical backscatter, optical transmission, temperature, salinity, grain size

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: activity cancelled 5/9/11

Location:

southern Monterey Bay

Boundaries
North: 37 South: 36.75 West: -122.5 East: -121.75

Platform(s):

photo of Point Sur
Point Sur

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
ADCP --- Current
ADV --- Current
PC-ADP pressure --- Current
Depth
LISST --- Turbidity
CT --- Conductivity
Temperature
OBS --- Sediment Properties
Turbidity
Biology
Chemistry
Geology
transmissometer --- Turbidity
sediment trap --- Turbidity

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