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Summary Information for Field Activity 1978-029-FA

Area of Operations: Key Largo, Florida Keys, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: September 18, 1978 to September 25, 1978

Chief scientist: Jim Booth

Objectives: Determine the bearing capacity of calcarenites in various environments and under differing energy regimes; measure current velocities for analysis of sediment scour susceptibility.

Type of Activity: Sampling;

Information to be derived: Grain size analysis;

Summary: Samples: 21.

Contact: Jim Booth (jbooth@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier A-1-78-GM. Visit this site for more information.

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Platform Info:

SEA ANGEL

Publications resulting from these data

Booth, James S., Farrow, Richard A., Wiley, George N., and Circe, Ronald C.,1982, Determination and analysis of bearing capacity of calcarenites off the Florida Keys: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 82-309, 17 p.. (Also available at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr82309)

Data Types and Locations:

Logs

Chief Scientist's cruise summary of equipment, data acquisition, personnel, etc.

Samples

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