Obtain high-resolution (700 J) sub-bottom data in the Florida Straits to complete mapping the sedimentary sequences discovered on previous cruises; and obtain sample outcrops of sequences that outcrop in the Florida Canyon.
Location
Florida Straits, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary
Camera was lost on the first cast due to a break in the wire on the drum. 30,000 J Sparker data: 1520 km; 3.5 kHz ORE data: 1750 km; Cores: 10 (avg. 2.5 m); Dredges: 3; Minisparker data: 1520 km.
Info derived
Sea floor map; Morphology; Samples and chemical analysis;
Comments
Original Center People field contained: Chuck Holmes, Chief Scientist; Jack Kindinger; Nancy Hardin; John West; James Ray; Walter Bowles; Jennifer Walker.
Project = West Florida Shelf, West Florida Shelf
