Alternate Leg ID: Leg 1, F-90-3
Area of Operations: Mississippi Fan, Florida Escarpment, eastern Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic
Dates: Mar 25, 1990 to April 08, 1990
Objectives: Study the sedimentology, depositional process, acoustic character, and pore-water chemistry of sediments on the Mississippi Fan and along the base of the Florida Escarpment.
Type of Activity:
Information to be derived:
Summary: Gravity trackline - 1; SeaMARC - 3466 sq. km; 4.5 kHz - 950 km; 3.5 kHz (from Leg 1 and Leg 2) - 2280 km.
USGS Project Number: MS FAN
Contact: Dave Twichell (dtwichell@usgs.gov)
InfoBank: uses the identifier F-3-90-GM. Visit this site for more information.
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