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Field Activity P168SC

Identifier P168SC
Alternate names P-1-68-SC
Purpose To substantiate earlier work showing how the thick sediments of the Santa Barbara Channel thin out and abut against older crystalline or meta- sedimentary rocks of the Channel Islands.
Description United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientist: Gene Rusnak. Geophysical data (sparker, bathymetry) of field activity P-1-68-SC in Santa Barbara Channel to Pt. Conception, Southern California from 06/14/1968 to 07/11/1968
Location Southern California
Info derived Bathymetry, seismic reflection profiles, geologic map.
Comments Staff information imported from InfoBank Gene Rusnak (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist Steve Wolf (USGS Western Region) - Scientist
Projects
Platform
Polaris I
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1968-06-14
End (port not specified) 1968-07-11
Bounds
West -122.75
East -116.75
North 34.75
South 32.25
Activity Geophysical

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Rusnak, Gene
Crew members
Wolf, Steve
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Wolf, Steve
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics, Sonar
Data type: Sparker, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
sparker Sparker (no data reported)
bathymetry Single Beam (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity