Field Activity FB185SP

Identifier FB185SP
Alternate names F-B1-85-SP
Purpose Seismic and beach sampling
Description United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientist: John Dingler. Geological and Geophysical data (seismic, samples, sidescansonar, bathymetry) of field activity F-B1-85-SP in Fagaitua Bay, American Samoa from 07/15/1985 to 07/16/1985
Location American Samoa
Summary Collected Beach sand sampling and seismic profiling. See publications for sample locations. physical samples in warehouse holdings.
Info derived Bathymetry maps, side scan images.
Comments Map products; MF 1875, and OFR 86-112 Also associated with TI185SP. Staff information imported from InfoBank John Dingler (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Platform
Beach
Itinerary
Start N/A 1985-07-15
End N/A 1985-07-16
Bounds
West -170.99224728
East -170.38437841
North -13.96089666
South -14.58437007
Activity Geological and Geophysical

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Dingler, John
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Dingler, John
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Seismics, Sonar
Data type: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Sub Bottom Profiler, Sidescan, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
samples Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
sidescansonar Sidescan (no data reported)
bathymetry Single Beam (no data reported)
seismic Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity