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Field Activity 1982-002-FA

Identifier 1982-002-FA
Alternate names 82-1
Purpose Sample sand deposit based on seismic data from cruise 81-11; collect bathymetry of the sand deposit to supplement the work of cruise 81-11; and map the edge of Thalasia grass around the sand body.
Location The Escollo de Arenas, a sand body at the northwest corner of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Making bathymetry lines with 100-m line spacing, total 15 line-km. Fifty-three sediment samples were collected (UPR 173-216). Unable to map edge of Thalassia due to sea state and cloud cover.
Comments Original Center People field contained: James Trumbull - Ch. Sci.; Juan Luis Trias - scientist.
Platform
Jean A
60 feet
Itinerary
Start San Juan, Puerto Rico 1982-01-27
End Aguirre, Puerto Rico 1982-01-29
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -66
East -65
North 18.5
South 17.5

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators James Trumbull
Crew members
Juan Luis Trias
Scientist, Staff
James Trumbull
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff Nelson Espinell - PR DNR, Field Technician; Julio Ortiz - PR DNR, Utility-man

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 Minimal cruise report indicating personnel, equipment, and brief results and comments.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Shipek grab Geology (no data reported)
Echosounder Single Beam (no data reported)
Motorola Mini-Ranger III Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity