Field Activity 1981-031-FA

Identifier 1981-031-FA
Alternate names 81-9
Purpose Study of coral reefs as source of marine sediments and observation and collection of samples for a study of origins of offshore sand deposits and events of sea-level rise.
Location Ponce area, La Parguera area, and Isla Mona, Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean Sea, North America, North Atlantic;
Comments Original Center People field contained: James Trumbull -, Chief Scientist, Jack Morelock - scientist, Rafael Rodriguez - scientist, Juan Luis Trias - scientist, Carlos Goenaga - scientist.
Platform
Jean A
60 feet
Itinerary
Start San Juan, Puerto Rico 1981-08-31
End Isla Mona, Puerto Rico 1981-09-07
Days in the field 8
Bounds
West -68
East -67
North 18.5
South 18

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators James Trumbull
Crew members
Rafael W. Rodriguez
Scientist, Staff
Juan Luis Trias
Scientist, Staff
James Trumbull
Scientist, Staff
Goenaga, Carlos
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff Jack Morelock - scientist; Roy Armstrong - visitor scientist, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus to work Parguera area; Eladio Rodriguez - Captain and dive-master; Gaspar Perez - ship crew and dive-master

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Sampling
Data type: Photo, Biology, Chemistry, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Nikonos camera Photo (no data reported)
SCUBA Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity