Summary for Field Activity Number 1986-016-FA

Alternate Leg ID: ACAD 86-2

Area of Operations: offshore Isles Dernieres, Louisiana, United States, Gulf of Mexico, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: August 14, 1986 to August 16, 1986

Objectives: To take bathymetric profiles, distance measurements and samples along profile lines at the barrier island study site on central Isles Dernieres.

Type of Activity: Bathymetric profiling, distance measurements, and samples

Information to be derived: Samples and Chemical Analysis
Bathymetric Maps

Summary: Bathymetric profiling offshore to a distance of approx. 12 nm; precision distance measurements offshore to a distance of 1.8 km.

USGS Project Number: LA CO-OP

Contact: Ron Circe ()

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

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