2019-603-FA (CMHRP activity #8082)

Field Activity 2019-603-FA

Identifier

2019-603-FA

Purpose

ROV video and coring for sedimentary processes, hazards and benthic habitat ground truth.

Location

South Central California

Summary

Sample locations submitted to FAD 3/21/2019 by Mary McGann.

Info derived

Grain size, foram age dating

Comments

MBARI is final repository of video data.

Projects

Marine Geomorphology, Evolution, and Habitats

Platform

Western Flyer

117' twin hull MBARI, Moss Landing, CA

Vehicles

None

Itinerary

Start	Moss Landing, California	2019-02-04
End	Moss Landing, California	2019-02-14
Days in the field	10

Bounds

West	-122
East	-120.9
North	35.8
South	34.6

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center(PCMSC)

2885 Mission Street

Santa Cruz, CA95060

(831) 460-7401

Principal investigators

Guy R CochraneMary L McGannThomas D Lorenson

Crew members

Information specialist(s)

Mary L McGann

Specialist, Information

Affiliate principal

Charles Paull, MBARI

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type:	Video, Navigation, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
grab	Geology	(no data reported)
pushcore	Geology	(no data reported)
vibracore	Geology	3
video	Video	(no data reported)
GPS	Navigation	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
Location and depth data for vibracores	vibracore	This dataset includes the location and depth information for 49 vibracores that were collected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in February 2019 aboard the R/V Western Flyer using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts.	Daniel (Contractor) J Kennedy
Photographs of vibracores	vibracore	This dataset includes photographs of 49 vibracores that were collected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in February 2019 aboard the R/V Western Flyer using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts.	Daniel (Contractor) J Kennedy

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
Radiocarbon age dating of biological material from cores collected off central California in 1999, 2006, and 2019	vibracore	Results of radiocarbon age dating of planktic and benthic foraminifera collected from cores obtained in 1999, 2006, and 2019 offshore central California in the vicinity of Morro Bay.	Mary L McGann