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Field Activity Details for field activity TR111MB

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AKA: none

Other ID: T-R1-11-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): Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

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: 2011-10-25

End Date: 2011-10-26

Equipment Used: tripod

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:

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
tripod --- Mooring (physical oceanography)

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