1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 1984-033-FA

Identifier 1984-033-FA
Alternate names 84-2
Purpose Geologic investigations of two nuclear craters.
Location Enewetak Atoll, Enewetok, Marshall Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI), North Pacific;
Summary Samples: 246; Cores; Photos; Video and audio recordings of observations; 16 mm films.
Info derived Samples and chemical analysis; Photos and Observations;
Comments No pre- or post-cruise report found; information derived from USGS Bulletin 1678. Submitted 04/28/2009 by A. Orton for Dave Folger and E. Shinn. Original Center People field contained: M.W. Hempenius, D.W. Folger, D.J. Roddy. Original Submitted By field contained: A. Orton for Dave Folger. Project = Pacific Enewetak Atoll Crater Exploration (PEACE), Pacific Enewetak Atoll Crater Exploration (PEACE)
Platform
Egabrag II
135 feet
Halimeda
Delta
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1984-07-14
End (port not specified) 1984-08-12
Bounds
West 161.9
East 162.5
North 11.8
South 11.2

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators David Folger
Crew members
Gregory K Miller
Scientist, Staff
Thomas F O'Brien
Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
David R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
James Robb
Scientist, Staff
Kenneth Parolski
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Eugene A. Shinn - USGS-St. Petersburg; R.A. Slater - GEOCUBIC, Inc.
Affiliate staff USGS-St. Pete: E.A. Shinn - Ch. Sci., R.B. Halley, J.H. Hudson, J.L. Kindinger; Geocubic Inc.: R.A. Slater - co-Ch. Sci. and submersible operator; MARFAB: D.N. Privitt - submersible operator; Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA): B.L. Ristvet - observer; Meridian Ocean Systems, Inc. (MOS): R.C. Hollar - navigator, R.F. Johnson - navigator, S.L. Thoresen - navigator; Wilson; James; Meyers; Nunes; Trumbore; Sevin; Jones; Dai; Kreyenhagen; Schenker; Brown; Matthewman; Bramlette

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type: Video, Biology, Geology, Chemistry, Photo, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
VHS Video camera Video (no data reported)
Grab sampler Biology, Geology (no data reported)
SCUBA Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
Hydraulic drill Geology (no data reported)
Nikonos camera Photo (no data reported)
Honeywell Hydrostar Navigation (no data reported)
Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity