2009-055-FA (CMHRP activity #2196)

Field Activity 2009-055-FA

Identifier

2009-055-FA

Alternate names

S-4-09-SC,09055

Purpose

Collection of oil, asphalt, and gas samples from natural hydrocarbon seeps from offshore Pt. Conception to Coal Oil Point, CA

Description

United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center. Chief Scientist: Tom Lorenson. Data (Bethos Stingray ROV, Contros methane sensor) of field activity S-4-09-SC in Santa Barbara from 06/16/2009 to 06/20/2009

Location

Santa Barbara

Info derived

Samples and chemical analysis;

Comments

Stingray ROV Contros methane sensor Staff information imported from InfoBank Tom Lorenson Jonathan Borden Gerry Hatcher Jamie Grover Mary Helix Stefan Kramer

Platform

Parke Snavely

34'

Itinerary

Start	Santa Barbara, CA	2009-06-16
End	Santa Barbara, CA	2009-06-20
Days in the field	5

Bounds

West	-120.492
East	-119.68482
North	34.45433
South	34.36359

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

384 Woods Hole Road

Quissett Campus

Woods Hole, MA02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

Organization

USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center(PCMSC)

2885 Mission Street

Santa Cruz, CA95060

(831) 460-7401

Principal investigators

Jonathan Borden

Crew members

Gerald Hatcher	Scientist, Staff
Thomas D Lorenson	Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden	Scientist, Staff Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

Thomas D Lorenson

Specialist, Information

Affiliate principal

Tom Lorenson, WR USGS

Affiliate staff

Tom Lorenson, PI, USGS-Menlo Park; Jamie Grover, Boat Captain, USGS-Santa Cruz; Gerry Hatcher, Engineer, USGS-Santa Cruz; Mary Helix, MMS,Jamie Grover,Mary Helix,Stefan Kramer

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling, Environmental Data
Data type:	Photo, Video, Navigation, Geology, Biology, Methane

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
ROV	Photo, Video, Biology, Geology	1
Camera- deep sea	Photo	(no data reported)
DGPS	Navigation	(no data reported)
Bethos Stingray ROV	Photo, Video, Biology, Geology	(no data reported)
Contros methane sensor	Methane	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2009-055-FA-LN-001	ROV	ROV navigation data.	PARTNER