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Field Activity L1112CA

Identifier L1112CA
Alternate names L-11-12-CA
Purpose Paleo tsunami characterization of Califonia coastal marshes.
Description United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center,San Diego State University,University of California, Santa Barbara. Chief Scientist: Bruce Richmond. Gouge core, vibracore, sampling, site characterization data of field activity L-11-12-CA in Pillar Pt and Carpenteria Marshes from 10/17/2012 to 10/28/2012
Location Pillar Pt and Carpenteria Marshes
Info derived Record of potential paleotsunami deposits in coastal marshes
Comments Staff information imported from InfoBank Bruce Richmond Bruce Jaffe Bob Peters Peter Swazenski Tom Rockwell Alex Simms
Projects
Itinerary
Start Pillar Pt 2012-10-17
End Carpinteria 2012-10-28
Bounds
West -122.25
East -114.25
North 35.75
South 32.25
Activity Gouge core, vibracore, sampling, site characterization

Personnel

Organization
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Organization
University of California, Santa Barbara(UCSB)
Santa Barbara, CA
Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Bruce M Richmond
Crew members
Bruce M Richmond
Scientist, Staff
Bruce E Jaffe
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Steve Watt
Specialist, Information
Affiliate staff Bob Peters,Peter Swazenski,Tom Rockwell,Alex Simms

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Visual Identification
Data type: Geology, Ground Truthing

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
core Biology, Geology (no data reported)
samples Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
vibratingcore Geology (no data reported)
Ground truthing obsvervations Ground Truthing (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity