Field Activity 2023-677-FA

Identifier 2023-677-FA
Alternate names Oregon coast paleoseismology 2023
Purpose To collect geologic data on Cascadia subduction zone earthquake stratigraphy and tsunami inundation.
Location Coastal Oregon
Summary Collected at least 75 cores at the Salmon River estuary, Netarts Bay, and the Coquille
Info derived grain size, sand thickness, microfossil assemblages, relative sea level rise, computed tomography images
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Lincoln City, OR 2023-10-11
End Bandon, OR 2023-10-22
Days in the field 10
Bounds
West -124.62890625
East -123.64013672
North 45.58328976
South 43.06086137

Personnel

Organization
Virginia Tech
, VA
Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators SeanPaul M La SellePadgett, Jason
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
SeanPaul M La Selle
Specialist, Information
Padgett, Jason
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling
Data type: Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Push corer Surveys (geochemical), Surveys (biological), Biology, Geology (no data reported)