Woods Hole Science Center

Summary Information for Field Activity 1979-005-FA

Area of Operations: Cabo Rojo West and Bahia Sucia, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: April 08, 1979 to April 13, 1979

Chief scientist: Gerry Shideler
Jim Trumbull

Objectives: Obtain core samples in sand bodies, sand wave deposits, and related strata of the Cabo Rojo West and Bahia Sucia areas.

Type of Activity: Sampling;

Information to be derived: Samples and chemical analysis;

Summary: 13 locations successfully cored.

Contact: Gerry Shideler ()
Jim Trumbull ()

InfoBank: uses the identifier J-3-79-PR. Visit this site for more information.

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Platform Info:

JEAN A

Publications resulting from these data

Shideler, Gerald L.,1980, Maps showing composition of surficial sediments on the insular shelf of southwestern Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1258, 1 sheet. (Available as a PDF version)

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Logs

Chief Scientist's daily log of ship movement, equipment and data acquisition notes, personnel activities, etc.

Samples

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