Summary Information for Field Activity 1991-022-FA

Area of Operations: Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, Asia

Dates: July 13, 1991 to August 05, 1991

Chief scientist: Steve Colman

   Paul Hearn - USGS-Reston; E. Karabanov - Limnological Institute, Irkutsk

Objectives: To obtain and quantitatively interpret the sedimentary record of changing climate and limnology in Lake Baikal.

Type of Activity:

Information to be derived:

Summary: Benthos gravity cores: 29; box cores: 19; large-diameter piston cores: 36; seismic reflection profiles: 2060 km.

Contact: Steve Colman (scolman@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier V-1-91-LB. Visit this site for more information.

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