Field Activity Details for field activity W306MB

AKA: none

Other ID: W-3-06-MB,T1046 MBARI T1047 MBARI T1048 MBARI T1049 MBARI

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

Funding Program(s): California Urban Ocean (MU034)

Principal Investigator(s):

Affiliate Investigator(s): Charlie Paull, Bill Ussler

Information Specialist(s): Bill Normark

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Shepard Meander Instrument & Sediment Trap Exchange, Vibracore and Push Core Collection. See postcruise for additional appropriate information (W-3-06-MB Postcruise.doc).

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Moss Landing

End Port/Location: Moss Landing

Start Date: 2006-10-16

End Date: 2006-10-20

Equipment Used: vibratingcore, pushcore, GPS, Niskenbottle

Information to be Derived: Evaluate the recent history of sediment transport through Monterey Canyon and on to Monterey Fan seaward of the Shepard Meander. The sampling, which is an ancillary activity, is limited to ROV dives in the vicinity of the Shepard Meander. This is a continuation of earlier collaborative work with MBARI scientists.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: W-3-06-MB sampleslist.xls

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:
Patrick Whaling
Kurt Buck
Rendy Keaten - MBARI
Patrick Mitts - volunteer

Notes: (1) Station IDs reflect the Tiburon dive numbers set by MBARI. (2) Sample numbers for the push cores are generally not consecutive but reflect permanent labels on coring and other devices that are randomly chosen before each dive, and many of the push cores are reused in later dives. USGS sample protocol could not used during dives except for the Activity ID (W-1-05-SC). (3) Sample numbers recorded in FACS reflect only those samples that will be brought to the USGS for logging, description, and, in most cases, archiving.

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Patrick Whaling
Kurt Buck
Rendy Keaten - MBARI
Patrick Mitts - volunteer

Location:

central California

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