Summary for Field Activity Number 87017

Alternate Leg: ID (S-1-87-SC)

Area of Operations : Ventura, California, United States, North America, North Pacific

Dates: May 5, 1987 to May 9, 1987

Chief scientist: Brad Butman
   

Objectives: This cruise was conducted as part of the sediment transport project of the California OCS Phase II Monitoring Program. The objectives of the cruise were to: 1.) Conduct a side-scan sonar survey at three locations (in the vicinity of regional stations R8, PJ1, and R9, stations A, B and C, respectively); 2.) Deploy subsurface current moorings at these three sites; 3.) Deploy GEOPROBES at stations A and B; 4.) Collect box cores for detailed sediment analysis; 5.) Conduct a hydrographic and suspended matter survey on three cross-slope transects.

Type of Activity: Mooring work;side-scan sonar survey;collect box cores

Information to be derived: Times series data;Samples and Chemical Analysis;Grain size analysis;Suspended Sediment Concentrations;

Summary: Moorings deployed: 3(#324, recovered #87038 ALOHA Sep 14-17, 1987; #325,326 no recovery information)

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Contact: Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)