Field Activity 1990-005-FA

Identifier 1990-005-FA
Purpose Investigate the morphological changes in the Escollo de Arenas sand bank caused by Hurricane Hugo.
Location Escollo de Arenas, NW coast of Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Cores: 2; Fathometer runs: 2.
Comments Original Center People field contained: Juan Trias - geologist. Project = Hurricane Hugo Impact, Hurricane Hugo Impact
Platform
EOS
Itinerary
Start Puerto del Rey, Ceiba, Puerto Rico 1990-05-02
End Puerto del Rey, Ceiba, Puerto Rico 1990-05-02
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -66.65
East -66.5
North 18.25
South 18.1

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Rafael W. Rodriguez
Crew members
Juan Luis Trias
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Richard M. T. Webb - USGS
Affiliate staff Jose Berrios - DNR, Biologist; Jose Caballero - DNR, Biologist; Tito Echevarria - DNR, First mate; Victor Estrada - DNR, Deckhand

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type: Single Beam, Geology, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, trackmap, and fathometer records.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Echosounder Single Beam (no data reported)
Alpine Vibracorer Geology (no data reported)
Raytheon radar Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity