Field Activity 1978-034-FA

Identifier 1978-034-FA
Alternate names 79-1
Purpose Detail surface sampling of potential sand deposit northeast of Luquillo; collect two surface sediment and bathymetry profiles north of Cayo Icacos to control mapping of Luquillo area; and conduct initial surface sampling of Humacao-Vieques area before planned EASTWARD cruise (FA 80004).
Location Luquillo, Cayo Icacos, Humacao, Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Samples: 109 total (Sand area: 24, LPR233-256; Icacos area: 14, LPR257-270; and Humaco-Vieques area: 71, VPR079-149).
Info derived Grain size analysis; Sea floor map;
Comments Project = Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op, Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op
Platform
Jean A
60 feet
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1978-10-30
End (port not specified) 1978-11-04
Days in the field 6
Bounds
West -65.85
East -65.4
North 18.5
South 18

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Kurt Grove
Crew members
Affiliate staff Nelson Espinell - PR DNR, Jose Muniz - PR DNR

Data types and categories

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

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's cruise report of personnel, equipment, data acquisition. Includes map of sample locations.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Van Veen grab sampler Geology (no data reported)
Raytheon DE-719 precision echo sounder Single Beam (no data reported)
Raytheon radar Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity