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

Field Activity 2019-635-FA

Identifier 2019-635-FA
Purpose Geophysical survey of Astoria Canyon and surrounding canyons to assess sediment storage, sediment mobility and potential response to earthquake shaking.
Location Astoria Canyon, Washington, United States, Pacific Ocean
Summary Chirp data collected.
Info derived Sediment thickness, regional structure
Comments Vessel: R/V Rachel Carson (U.Washington) Mini-sparker receiver: 48-channel streamer
Projects
Platform
Other
Vehicles
MarFac; Ford F350 pickup/stake truck; 6 pass; G82-0317H
Itinerary
Start Astoria, OR 2019-08-12
End Astoria, OR 2019-08-22
Days in the field 14
Bounds
West -125.62007904
East -124.03985827
North 47.59296724
South 46.00769673

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Hill, Jenna
Crew members
Gerald Hatcher
Scientist, Staff
Alicia F Balster-gee
Scientist, Staff
Maureen AL Walton
Scientist, Staff
Hill, Jenna
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Alicia F Balster-gee
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Andrea Ogston (University of Washington

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Seismics
Data type: Navigation, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
GPS Navigation (no data reported)
512 chirp-source Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
512 chirp Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
Mini sparker Sparker (no data reported)
48-channel streamer Sparker (no data reported)