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Field Activity Details for field activity 1968-001-FA

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Other ID: FLQN PR I; Q-1-68-PR; CORPUS 1

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Louis E. Garrison

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sparker, Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Biology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Puerto Rico Co-op: seismic profiling in Mona Passage.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Panama City, FL

End Port/Location: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Start Date: 1968-02-25

End Date: 1968-03-23

Equipment Used: Boomer, Single channel hydrophone, Sparker , Shipek grab, Dredge

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Time Log #1a, Time Log #1b, Daily Log #1c/4.

Staff: Louis E. Garrison, Jack Lee, Jack Vedder

Affiliate Staff:
Pete Briggs
March 4-17; Jose Cadilla
March 4-9
19-20; Jose (Pepe) Juara (student
UPR)
March 5-8; Dr. George Sieglie (Prof.
UPR)
March 8; Pablo Gonzales (student
UPR)
March 8-11; Peter Motolenich (student)
March 19-20; Fernando Ramirez (student)
March 19-20; Samuel Herrera (student)
March 19-20; Juan Wilson (student
UPR)
March 12-14.

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Louis Garrison - Ch. Sci., Corpus Christi; Jack Lee, Jack Vedder.
Project = Puerto Rico Co-op, Puerto Rico Co-op

Location:

Mona Passage, Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean Sea, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 21 South: 15.25 West: -69 East: -63

Platform(s):


Florida Queen

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise log (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's daily log of data collection, equipment notes, ship movement, etc. The scanned logbook cover also refer to 2 other field activities - 1968-002-FA and 1969-001-FA, but the contents of the PDF are specific to this cruise.
Chief Scientists notes (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief scientist's summary notes of cruise and data collection.
Cruise log (document not focused on specific equipment) Cruise log describing seismic equipment, seismic lines and sample collection.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
BoomerUse of a boomer documented in cruise logs.Boomer
Single channel hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Sub Bottom Profiler
Sparker Use of a sparker documented in cruise logs.Sparker
Shipek grab --- Geology
Dredge --- Biology
Geology

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