1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 1968-003-FA

Identifier 1968-003-FA
Alternate names ALAM 68-A-6; A-A6-68-GM; CORPUS 2
Location Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Field Log-#2.
Comments Original Center People field contained: Arnold Bouma - co-Ch. Sci.; Louis Garrison - co-Ch. Sci. (June 3-9, 1968); Frank Chmelik - student; Royal Haggerty - student; Fred Bowes - student; Claudia Ludwig - tech.; Jean Rick - student, Texas Wesleyan; Ed Vas - marine tech.; Teo Duys - marine tech.; Ed Thielman - electronics tech.; Bill Burns - super tech, student; ? Pittman - electronics tech. Information from Foghorn: Ewing piston corer;Chmelik corer;box core;sparker, 3500J;
Platform
Alaminos
180 feet long.
Itinerary
Start Galveston, TX 1968-06-03
End Corpus Christi, TX 1968-07-18
Days in the field 27
Bounds
West -98.75
East -80.25
North 30.75
South 17.25

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Louis E. Garrison
Crew members
Louis E. Garrison
Scientist, Staff
Arnold H. Bouma
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Arnold Bouma - TAMU
Affiliate staff Frank Chmelik - student; Royal Haggerty - student; Fred Bowes - student; Claudia Ludwig - tech.; Jean Rick - student (Tex. Wesleyan); Ed Vos - marine tech.; Teo Duys - marine tech.; Ed Thielman - ET; Pittman - ET; Bill Burns - super tech. and student

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Seismics
Data type: Geology, Sparker

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise log Chief Scientist's daily log of data collection, equipment notes, ship movement, etc.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Box corer Biology, Geology (no data reported)
Piston corer Geology (no data reported)
Teledyne single-channel 300-500J 40-tip minisparker Sparker (no data reported)
Single channel hydrophone Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity