Summary for Field Activity Number 2008-025-FA

Alternate Leg ID: R-25-08-NR

Area of Operations: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: June 08, 2008 to June 20, 2008

Objectives: Pre-cruise shoal survey for FA 08001.

Type of Activity: Sea floor mapping

Information to be derived: Sea Floor Map

Summary: This pre-cruise shoal survey was conducted to delimit shallows on Diamond Shoal (6 meter contour) to allow the R/V MEGAN MILLER to collect data as close to the shoal as possible during FA 08001 (R. Thieler, June - July 2008). Data collected from RTK GPS, HYPACK raw data files, and Knudsen 3.5 will be included in the FA 08001 report.

USGS Project Number: 2921-CNK04 - Project Description

Contact: Barry Irwin (birwin@usgs.gov)

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