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Metadata
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ID
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H-2-95-PW
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Also Known As
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ERA E-1-95-PW
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Abstract
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Chief Scientists: Paul Carlson, Keith Kvenvolden.
Geological data (handsamplegrab) of field activity H-2-95-PW
in Katalla, Prince William Sound, Alaska from 05/28/1995 to
05/31/1995
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Project/Theme
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Fate of Spilled Oil in Prince William Sound, Alaska
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National Plan
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Environ
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Chief Scientist
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Paul Carlson
Keith Kvenvolden
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Activity Type
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Geological
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Platform
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Helicopter
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Area of Operation
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Katalla, Prince William Sound, Alaska
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Location map
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Bounding Coordinates
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61.50000
-149.50000 -145.00000
59.50000
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Dates
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05/28/1995 (JD 148) to 05/31/1995 (JD 151)
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Analog Materials
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list
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Index map
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Information Specialist
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Crew
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Paul Carlson
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Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region
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Keith Kvenvolden
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Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region
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Dan May
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pilot
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Equipment Used
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Purpose
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Determine types of hydrocarbons in PWS area and relate to 1989 & 1964
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spills
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Summary
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Collected hydrocarbon samples at:
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1) abandoned? Katalla Oilfield;
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2) Port Etches, Ellamar, & Old Valdez
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(former port areas serving PWS, but now abandon or defunct);
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3) airport runways at Cordova
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(main airport and small strip near town) and at Palmer.
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4) also obtained splits of samples collected by AK Dept of Envir. Conserv.
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from 3 beaches in PWS (Ellrington, Ingot, and Eleanor Islands).
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Interviewed experienced PWS charter boat skipper about potential sites
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(canneries, mines, hatcheries, and fox farms) of hydrocarbon useage
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in PWS to aid in planning Sept.'95 piggyback cruise
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on NOAA ship Rainier in PWS.
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Publications
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Carlson, Paul R., and others, 1997, Fate of spilled oil in Prince William Sound:
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diary of a forensic geology study: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-518, 87 p.
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Got Help?
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For H-2-95-PW, we would appreciate any information on -- contract, days at sea, dive count, funding, information to be derived, kms of navigation, NGDC Info, notes, organization, owner, ports, project number, scanned materials, seismic description, station count, station description, submersible, tabulated info.
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