Field Activity 10CCT04

Identifier 10CCT04
Purpose Investigation of cores useful in understanding geomorphological variation in sediment distribution and accumulation near the Mississippi barrier islands, and to search for possible sand resources for future beach nourishment programs.
Location Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico)
Summary Logging of cores from offshore the Mississippi barrier islands.
Info derived Stratigraphic constituents of sediment cores using core logging, photography and sediment samples.
Comments Additional Platform: coring barge (inshore).
Platform
Jimmy G
Itinerary
Start Gulfport, MS 2010-05-08
End Gulfport, MS 2010-06-07
Bounds
West -99.7986
East -78.97827983
North 31.80912914
South 20.04020357
Topic 14

Personnel

Organization
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(USACE)
Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators James G Flocks
Crew members
Kyle W Kelso
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Kyle W Kelso
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling
Data type: Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Vibracorer Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity