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Field Activity P267EG

Identifier P267EG
Alternate names P-2-67-EG
Purpose To obtain evidence from bathymetry, subbottom profiling, sediment distribution, and related features around the Prince William Sound area which could be ascribed to the causes and the results of the devastation on the earthquake-affected shores and seafloors following the 27 March 1964 Earthquake.
Description United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientist: Gene Rusnak. Geological and Geophysical data (bathymetry, gravitycore, Shipekgrab, Dill-Moorevaneshear, Sonoprobe, sparker) of field activity P-2-67-EG in Wrangell area, Eastern Gulf of Alaska from 06/04/1967 to 06/20/1967
Location Eastern Gulf of Alaska
Info derived High energy subbottom profiling, sediment sampling, bathymetry.
Comments Staff information imported from InfoBank Gene Rusnak (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Projects
Platform
Polaris I
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1967-06-04
End (port not specified) 1967-06-20
Bounds
West -144
East -132
North 61.75
South 54.25
Activity Geological and Geophysical

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Rusnak, Gene
Crew members

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar, Sampling, Environmental Data, Seismics
Data type: Single Beam, Geology, Sediment Properties, Sparker

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
bathymetry Single Beam (no data reported)
gravitycore Geology (no data reported)
Shipekgrab Geology (no data reported)
Dill-Moorevaneshear Sediment Properties (no data reported)
Sonoprobe Sediment Properties (no data reported)
sparker Sparker (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity