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Field Activity M209GM

Identifier M209GM
Alternate names M-2-09-GM
Purpose Sediment Samples
Description United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center. Chief Scientist: Pete Swarzenski. Core sampling data of field activity M-2-09-GM in Gulf of Mexico from 03/30/2009 to 04/01/2009
Location Gulf of Mexico
Summary We propose to collect a series of box and gravity cores along the Texas shelf at several locations. These cores will be sampled and transported back to USGS offices in Florida and California where micropaleontological and geochemical analysis will be completed.
Info derived Biomarkers, radionuclides, trace elements
Comments Staff information imported from InfoBank Lisa Osterman - Chief Scientist USGS Tim Dellapennan - Chief Scientist Texas A&M Uniniversity Katie Merriweather - Technician USGS Theresa Fregoso - Technician USGS Leticia Diaz - Technician USGS
Projects
Platform
Manta
74'
Itinerary
Start Galveston Texas, 2009-03-30
End Galveston Texas 2009-04-01
Bounds
West -99.75
East -80.25
North 30.75
South 17.25
Activity Core sampling

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Peter W Swarzenski
Crew members
Theresa Fregoso
Scientist, Staff
Leticia Diaz
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Theresa Fregoso
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Tim Dellapennan Texas A&M Uniniversity, Pete Swarzenski
Affiliate staff Katie Merriweather - Technician USGS

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type: Navigation, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
GPS Navigation (no data reported)
core Biology, Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity