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

Field Activity 2014-634-FA

Identifier 2014-634-FA
Purpose Collect field data on paleo-tsunami deposits
Location Sanak Island, Alaska
Summary grainsize data on FAD
Info derived grain size, dating, deposit thickness
Comments Rob Witter from USGS Anchorage Earthquake Hazards is lead PI
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start Cold Bay, AK 2014-08-02
End Cold Bay, AK 2014-08-18
Days in the field 14
Bounds
West -162.919
East -162.31900363
North 54.51311009
South 54.26748228

Personnel

Organization
Other(Other)
Principal investigators Guy R Gelfenbaum
Crew members
SeanPaul M La Selle
Scientist, Staff
Guy R Gelfenbaum
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
SeanPaul M La Selle
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Rob Witter (USGS Alaska Science Center) Alan Nelson, USGS, Golden, CO Rich Briggs, USGS, Golden, CO Simon Engelhart, University of Rhode Island

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type: Photo, Navigation, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
camera Photo (no data reported)
Handheld GPS Navigation (no data reported)
Ponar grab sampler Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity