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Field Activity Details for field activity 1968-003-FA

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Other ID: ALAM 68-A-6; A-A6-68-GM; CORPUS 2

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Louis E. Garrison

Affiliate Investigator(s): Arnold Bouma - TAMU

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Galveston, TX

End Port/Location: Corpus Christi, TX

Start Date: 1968-06-03

End Date: 1968-07-18

Equipment Used: Box corer, Piston corer, Teledyne single-channel 300-500J 40-tip minisparker, Single channel hydrophone

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Field Log-#2.

Staff: Arnold H. Bouma, Louis E. Garrison

Affiliate Staff:
Frank Chmelik - student; Royal Haggerty - student; Fred Bowes - student; Claudia Ludwig - tech.; Jean Rick - student (Tex. Wesleyan); Ed Vos - marine tech.; Teo Duys - marine tech.; Ed Thielman - ET; Pittman - ET; Bill Burns - super tech. and student

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Arnold Bouma - co-Ch. Sci.; Louis Garrison - co-Ch. Sci. (June 3-9, 1968); Frank Chmelik - student; Royal Haggerty - student; Fred Bowes - student; Claudia Ludwig - tech.; Jean Rick - student, Texas Wesleyan; Ed Vas - marine tech.; Teo Duys - marine tech.; Ed Thielman - electronics tech.; Bill Burns - super tech, student; ? Pittman - electronics tech.

Information from Foghorn: Ewing piston corer;Chmelik corer;box core;sparker, 3500J;

Location:

Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 30.75 South: 17.25 West: -98.75 East: -80.25

Platform(s):

photo of Alaminos
Alaminos

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.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Box corer --- Biology
Geology
Piston corer --- Geology
Teledyne single-channel 300-500J 40-tip minisparker --- Sparker
Single channel hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Sub Bottom Profiler

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