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

Field Activity 2022-646-FA

Identifier 2022-646-FA
Purpose Subbottom chirp surveys of submarine landslide complexes that are observed throughout Kachemak Bay; short sediment cores in key locations to constrain sedimentation rates
Location Kachemak Bay, Alaska
Summary Collected chirp sub-bottom data throughout Kachemak Bay and numerous short "Bob" cores
Info derived distribution of mass transport deposits; sedimentation patterns, stratigraphic framework
Projects
Platform
Alaskan Gyre
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start Homer, Alaska 2022-07-04
End Homer, Alaska 2022-07-18
Days in the field 14
Bounds
West -151.89147949
East -150.75869612
North 59.85468169
South 59.50989382

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Organization
4210 University Dr.
Anchorage, AK99508
(907) 786-7000
Principal investigators Janet Tilden WattDaniel BrothersJared W KluesnerHill, Jenna
Crew members
Robert M Wyland
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Alicia F Balster-gee
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics, Sampling
Data type: Sub Bottom Profiler, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
0.5-16 kHz receiver Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
0.5-16 kHz Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
Bob mini-hammer corer Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity