Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): William Schwab, Rafael W. Rodriguez
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To complete sediment sampling (nearshore) for M.I. reconnaissance map series (Playa de Luquillo).
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
End Port/Location: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Start Date: 1992-06-29
End Date: 1992-07-02
Equipment Used: Shipek grab, GPS (wh)
Information to be Derived: Grain size analysis; Sea floor map;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: William Schwab, Milton Carlo, Molly Gowen, Rafael W. Rodriguez, Juan Luis Trias
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Prepared from pre-field activity report only.
Location:
offshore Luquillo, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 18.5 | South: 18.35 | West: -65.75 | East: -65.5 |
Platform(s):
Boriken |
Schwab, W.C., Rodriguez, R.W., Danforth, W.W., Gowen, M.H., Thieler, E.R., and O'Brien, T.F., 1996, High-resolution marine geologic maps showing sediment distribution on the insular shelf off Luquillo, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2276, 16 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:12,500.
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Shipek grab | --- | Geology | |
GPS (wh) | --- | Navigation |