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Summary for Field Activity Number 75007

Area of Operations: Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: May 21, 1975 to May 25, 1975

Chief scientist: James Robb
   

Objectives: Obtain 40 vibracores, each approximately 15 ft. long, in Buzzards Bay and perform size analysis.

Type of Activity: Sampling

Information to be derived: Grain size analysis
Morphology

Summary: Vibracores: 40 (#1-3, 5-7, 10-12, 14-17, 19, 22-25, 27, 29-30).

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Contact: James Robb (jrobb@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier T-1-75-BZ. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of ATLANTIC TWIN
ATLANTIC TWIN

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