Results of R/V Yaquina Cruise YALOC-74, Leg 3: Seabed Disposal Program, North Pacific Study Area MPG-2, 33 deg. 20'N, 151 deg 00'W, Nov. 30-Dec. 21, 1974.

Abstract

During 10 days in the vicinity of 33 deg 20 min N, 151 deg 00 min W (MPG-2 area), three near-bottom current meters were deployed, the bathymetry and sub-bottom acoustic structure of the surrounding seafloor were determined, and sediment cores were collected for studies of artifical radionuclide distribution, geotechnical properties, geochemical properties, and to identify the character of shallow acoustic reflectors. Large volume water samples for artificial radionuclide studies and suspended sediment were also collected. These samples and data will supplement earlier material to be used in the evaluation of the central North Pacific as a potential site for the ultimate disposal of high-level reactor wastes.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013433

Entities

People

  • G. Ross Heath

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bathymetry
  • Cooperation
  • Materials
  • Oceanography
  • Personality
  • Reflectors
  • Rhode Island
  • Seabed
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Oceanography.