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Metadata
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ID
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W-4-96-NC
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Abstract
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Chief Scientist: George Tate. Geoprobe Deployment data
(Geoprobe, currentmeter, transmissometer, pressuresensor,
temperature, opticalbackscattersensor, altimeter, CTDmeter,
watersamples) of field activity W-4-96-NC in Northern
California from 11/22/1996 to 11/22/1996
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Project/Theme
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Strata Formations on Margins (Strataform)
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National Plan
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Environmental Quality -- Fundamental Studies
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Chief Scientist
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George Tate
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Activity Type
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Geoprobe Deployment
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Platform
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Warrior
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Area of Operation
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Northern California
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Location map
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Bounding Coordinates
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41.77320
-124.35770 -124.35770
41.77320
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Ports
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leave Pacific Affiliates A-Dock, Eureka, CA
arrive Pacific Affiliates A-Dock, Eureka, CA
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Dates
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11/22/1996 (JD 327) to 11/22/1996 (JD 327)
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Analog Materials
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No analog holdings.
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Index map
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Information Specialist
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Crew
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George Tate
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Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region
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Equipment Used
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Geoprobe
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currentmeter
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transmissometer
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pressuresensor
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temperature
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opticalbackscattersensor
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altimeter
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CTDmeter
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watersamples
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Purpose
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The overall program long-term goal of STRATAFORM
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is to advance our understanding of the development of stratigraphic units and
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sequences on continental shelves and upper continental slopes. In this specific
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project we will obtain high quality measurements of sediment transport in the
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benthic boundary layer during energetic storms and during periods of high
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sediment input from coastal rivers (floods) for use in developing and
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testing models which predict the emplacement and modifications to discrete
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depositional units.
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Information to be Derived
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Correlations of sediment resuspension from the bed with energetic waves and currents; estimates of bottom stresses due to combined flows of waves and currents; time-series temperature and salinity data near the seabed.
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Summary
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Time series (hourly) measurements of currents, waves, temperature,
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salinity, and suspended sediment in the bottom boundary layer (from 20 cm to 120
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cm above the seabed).
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Got Help?
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For W-4-96-NC, we would appreciate any information on -- analog materials, contract, days at sea, dive count, funding, kms of navigation, NGDC Info, notes, organization, owner, project number, publications, scanned materials, seismic description, station count, station description, submersible, tabulated info.
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