Field Activity 1984-003-FA

Identifier 1984-003-FA
Alternate names 84-2
Purpose The CAPE HATTERAS will obtain vibracores from the outer shelf and piston and box cores from the upper slope. It is hoped that storm events can be identified and traced across the shelf.
Location Puerto Rico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary In spite of the rough seas and weather, 20 vibracores, 20 piston cores, and 420 grab samples were collected.
Comments Information derived from pre-cruise report and Center quarterly report; no post-cruise report found. Original Center People field contained: Rafael W. Rodriguez, Juan Trias; Jose Muniz (DNR/USGS). Information from Foghorn: Miniranger navigation system;High-resolution;Piston core;Vibracore;Box core;
Platform
Cape Hatteras
Length: 135 feet; Beam: 32 feet.
Itinerary
Start San Juan, Puerto Rico 1984-02-04
End 1984-02-21
Days in the field 18
Bounds
West -69
East -63
North 21
South 15

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Rafael W. Rodriguez
Crew members
Rafael W. Rodriguez
Scientist, Staff
Juan Luis Trias
Scientist, Staff
Muniz, Jose R.
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Orrin Pilkey - Duke Univ.
Affiliate staff Orrin Pilkey (Duke University), 17 graduates (Duke University), Nestor Diaz (Direccion General de Mineria, Dominican Republic)

Data types and categories

Data category: Biological Field Study, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type: Experiments (biological), Geology, Biology, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Alpine Vibracorer Geology (no data reported)
Box corer Biology, Geology (no data reported)
Motorola Mini-Ranger III Navigation (no data reported)
Piston corer Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity