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

Field Activity 1985-025-FA

Identifier 1985-025-FA
Purpose Deploy OBM at approximately 45 degrees north, 126.30 degrees west and obtain 3 component magnetic field variation data as part of the EMSLAB ocean bottom magnetic and electric field sensor array.
Location Juan de Fuca Plate, Washington, United States, North America, North Pacific;
Comments Information derived from pre-cruise report; no post-cruise report found.
Platform
Parizeau
Length 65 meters; beam 12.2 meters; draft 4.6 meters.
Itinerary
Start Patricia Bay, Newport, OR 1985-07-30
End Patricia Bay, Newport, OR 1985-08-07
Days in the field 9
Bounds
West -127.8809
East -122.08008
North 47.10004
South 41.70573

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Bruce Ambuter
Crew members
William Green
Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics
Data type: Ocean Bottom Seismometer

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Ocean Bottom Seismometer Ocean Bottom Seismometer (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity