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

Field Activity 2021-327-FA

Identifier 2021-327-FA
Purpose Collect sediment vibracores in a test bed area to better understand the sedimentology and stratigraphy for modelling and simulation of sensors that detect munitions.
Location Panama City, Florida, specifically Shell Island.
Summary Vibracoring off the R/V Apalachee
Info derived Stratigraphy and sedimentology will be performed by the Naval Research Lab.
Comments No sediment samples will be brought back to SPCMSC.
Projects
Platform
Apalachee
Length 63-ft; Beam 21.5 ft; Draft 4.25 ft
Other
Vehicles
Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA)
Itinerary
Start Panama City Beach, FL 2021-09-07
End Panama City Beach, FL 2021-09-11
Days in the field 4
Bounds
West -85.75172424
East -85.64295775
North 30.13336961
South 30.06814318
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
One Liberty Center 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 1425 Arlington, VA 22203-1995
Arlington, VA22203-1995
Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Organization
Florida State University
, FL
Principal investigators Margaret L Palmsten
Crew members
Billy J Reynolds
Scientist, Staff
Nancy T DeWitt
Scientist, Staff
Kyle W Kelso
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
James G Flocks
Specialist, Information
Julie C Bernier
Specialist, Information
Kyle W Kelso
Specialist, Information
Benjamin A Galbraith
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Naval Research Lab (NRL)

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling
Data type: Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Rossfelder P3-C Vibracorer Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity