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Field Activity M464EG

Identifier M464EG
Alternate names M-4-64-EG
Purpose To obtain evidence from bathymetry, subbottom profiling, sediment distribution, and related features around the Prince William Sound area which could be ascribed to the causes and the results of the devastation on the earthquake-affected shores and seafloors following the 27 March 1964 Earthquake.
Description Chief Scientist: George Plafker. Geological and Geophysical data (bathymetry, gravitycore, Shipekgrab, Dill-Moorevaneshear, Sonoprobe, sparker) of field activity M-4-64-EG in Valdez area, Eastern Gulf of Alaska from 07/29/1964 to 07/30/1964
Location Eastern Gulf of Alaska
Info derived High energy subbottom profiling, sediment sampling, bathymetry.
Comments Staff information imported from InfoBank George Plafker (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Projects
Platform
Don J. Miller II
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1964-07-29
End (port not specified) 1964-07-30
Bounds
West -144
East -132
North 61.75
South 57.25
Activity Geological and Geophysical

Personnel

Principal investigators Plafker, George
Crew members

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar, Sampling, Environmental Data, Seismics
Data type: Single Beam, Geology, Sediment Properties, Sparker

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
bathymetry Single Beam (no data reported)
gravitycore Geology (no data reported)
Shipekgrab Geology (no data reported)
Dill-Moorevaneshear Sediment Properties (no data reported)
Sonoprobe Sediment Properties (no data reported)
sparker Sparker (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity