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Summary for Field Activity Number 03012


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Alternate Leg: ID (PASTA Legs 2-3)

Area of Operations : Chienti River, Pescara, Adriatic Sea, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, Europe, North Atlantic

Dates: May 26, 2003 to June 3, 2003

Chief scientist: Christopher Sherwood
   Chuck Nittrouer, University of Washington

Objectives: Recover EuroSTRATAFORM moorings and tripods; perform sidescan-sonar surveys.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Mooring work
Seafloor mapping

Information to be derived: Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Suspended Sediment Concentrations
Sea Floor Map

Summary: Recovered Moorings: 3 (#711, 712, 713 all deployed FA 03011 SEWARD JOHNSON II Feb. 11-22, 2003). Sidescan sonar: These data returned to USGS-Woods Hole for processing.

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Contact: Christopher Sherwood (csherwood@usgs.gov)

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

On-Line Resources: Station Descriptions Seismic Line DescriptionsTrack PlotRelated Web Site

The following materials for this field activity are available in the Information Archives:


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