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Summary for Field Activity Number 07042


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Area of Operations : Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: November 20, 2007 to November 20, 2007

Chief scientist: Rich Signell
   

Objectives: To obtain sediment grab samples and bathymetric depths from Middle Ground.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Seafloor mapping

Information to be derived: Grain size analysis
Sea Floor Map
Bathymetric Maps

Summary: ~1.5 hours of video in 13 segments (2 DVDs & one 8 mm tape), 9 sediment grab samples, bathymetric depths from depth sounder, and lon/lat from differential GPS along ship track.

USGS Project Number: 07-2921-0GW60 - Project Description

Contact: Rich Signell (rsignell@usgs.gov)

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of RAFAEL
RAFAEL

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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