Identification_Information:

  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) 
      Publication_Date: 20130331
      Title:
        Geophysical data of field activity W-1-68-MX in Baja, Mexico
        from 05/03/1968 to 11/15/1968
      Publication_Information:
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
        Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/w-1-68-mx.fmeta.xml
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/w/w168mx/html/w-1-68-mx.meta.html

  Description:
    Abstract:
      Chief Scientists: Bill Normark, Fred Spiess. Geophysical
      data (4khz, airgun, 12khz) of field activity W-1-68-MX in
      Baja, Mexico from 05/03/1968 to 11/15/1968,
      http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/w/w168mx/html/w-1-68-mx.meta.html.

    Purpose:
      These data and information are intended for science
      researchers, students from elementary through
      college, policy makers, and general public.

    Supplemental_Information:

      Equipment Used -

      4khz                          p system, up and p bathymetry

      airgun

      12khz                         EDO bathymetry

      Publications -

      Normark, William R., and Curray, Joseph R., 1968, Geology and structure of the

      tip of Baja California, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 79, no. 11, p. 1589-1600.


      


      Normark, W.R., Loughridge, Michael S., and Spiess, F.N., 1968, Detailed channel

      morphology of the La Jolla submarine fan valley:  American Geophysical Union

      Transactions, v. 49, no. 1, p. 212.


      


      Normark, W.R., and Piper, D.J.W., 1969, Deep-sea fan valleys, past and present:

      Geological Society of America Abstracts Cordilleran Section, v. pt. 3, p. 49.


      


      Normark, William R., 1969, Erosional deep sea fan valleys: Geological Society of

      America Abstracts Rocky Mountain Section, v. pt. 5, p. 59.


      


      Normark, W.R., Allison, E.C., and Curray, J.R., 1969, The geology of the Pacific

      continental margin of the peninsula of Baja California: Geological Society of

      America Abstracts, Annual Meeting, v. pt. 7, p. 163.


      


      Normark, W.R., and Spiess, F.N., 1969, Active channel system of the San Lucas submarine fan at the tip of Baja California: Geological Society of America Special Paper, p. 220-221.


      


      Normark, William Raymond, 1970, Growth patterns of deep sea fans: Ann Arbor, MI,

      Dissertation Abstracts International, Section B: The Sciences and Engineering,

      v. 30, no. 11, p. 5169B.


      


      Normark, William R., 1970, Growth patterns of deep-sea fans: The American

      Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 54, no. 11, p. 2170-2195.


      


      Normark, William R., 1970, Growth patterns of deep-sea fans: The American

      Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 54, no. 11, p. 2170-2195.


      


      Normark, W.R., 1971, Transfer of lower Baja California, Mexico, from North

      American to Pacific lithospheric plates: Geological Society of America Abstracts

      with Programs, v. 3, no. 2, p. 172.


      


      Mudie, John D., Normark, William R., and Klitgord, Kim D., 1971, Some more

      magnetic lineations observed near the ocean floor in the northeast Pacific and

      possible implications on Gilbert geomagnetic chronology: American Geophysical

      Union Eos, Transactions, v. 52, no. 4, p. 194.


      


      Normark, William R., 1969, Growth patterns of deep-sea fans: San Diego, La

      Jolla, CA, University of California, dissertation.


      


      Normark, William R., 1970, Growth Patterns of Deep-Sea Fans: San Diego, CA,

      University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Contributions, v.

      40, pt. 2, no. 2, p. 1488-1513.


      


      Normark, William R., 1971, Mini-topography of deep-sea fans; geometric

      considerations for facies interpretations in turbidites, in Geologic guide

      book--Newport Lagoon to San Clemente, Orange County, California: Tulsa, OK,

      Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Pacific Section.


      


      Klitgord, Kim D., Mudie, John D., and Normark, William R., 1972, Magnetic

      Lineations Observed Near the Ocean Floor and Possible Implications on the

      Geomagnetic Chronology of the Gilbert Epoch: The Geophysical Journal of the

      Royal Astronomical Society, v. 28, no. 1, p. 35-48.


      


      Normark, William R., 1972, Submarine canyons and fan-valleys; factors affecting

      growth processes of deep-sea fans (abst.), in A conference on modern and ancient

      geosynclinal sedimentation: Madison, WI, University of Wisconsin National

      Science Foundation.


      


      Normark, William R., 1974, Ranger Submarine Slide, Northern Sebastian Vizcaino

      Bay, Baja California, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 85, no.

      5, p. 781-784.


      


      Normark, William R., 1974, Submarine canyons and fan valleys; factors affecting

      growth patterns of deep-sea fans, in Modern and Ancient Geosynclinal

      Sedimentation; Submarine canyon and fan deposits: Society of Economic

      Paleontologists and Mineralogists Special Publication, v. 19, p. 56-68. 


      


      Normark, W.R., 1976, Growth patterns of deep-sea fans, in Whitaker, J.H., ed.,

      Submarine canyons and deep-sea fans; modern and ancient: Stroudsburg, Pa.,

      Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Inc.


      


      Chase, T.E., Normark, W.R., and Wilde, P., 1976, Compilations of marine geologic

      and oceanographic data off the West Coast of the United States: Geological

      Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 8, no. 6, p. 809.


      


      Chase, T.E., Holmes, M.L., Wilde, P., and Normark, W.R., 1977, Compilation of

      marine geologic and oceanographic data off the western United States; Cascadia

      Sheet: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 9, no. 7, p. 926.


      


      Normark, W.R., 1977, Neogene basins and transform motion within the Pacific

      continental margin of Baja California: Offshore Technology Conference, no. 9, v.

      3, Preprints, p. 93-100. 


      


      Normark, W.R., Hess, G.R., and Spiess, F.N., 1978, Mapping of small scale

      (outcrop-size) sedimentological features on modern submarine fans: Offshore

      Technology Conference Proceedings, no. 10, v. 1, p. 593-598. 


      


      Spencer, J.E., and Normark, W.R., 1979, The Neogene Tosco-Abreojos strike-slip

      fault within the Pacific margin of southern Baja California, Mexico: Geological

      Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 11, no. 3, p. 129. 


      


      Spencer, J.E., and Normark, W.R., 1979, Tosco-Abreojos fault zone; a Neogene

      transform plate boundary within the Pacific margin of southern Baja California,

      Mexico: Boulder, CO, Geology, v. 7, no. 11, p. 554-557.


      


      Chase, T.E., Normark, W.R., Thomas, J.A., Holmes, M.L., and Wilde, P., 1979,

      Compilation of marine geologic and oceanographic data off the western United

      States; southern California continental borderland: Geological Society of

      America Abstracts with Programs, v. 11, no. 7, p. 400.


      


      Hess, G.R., and Normark, W.R., 1980, Possible geometries of sandstone bodies as

      reflected by geomorphic features on modern submarine fans: American Association

      of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 64, no. 5, p. 722-723. 


      


      Normark, William R., Spencer, Jon E., and Ingle, James C., Jr., 1987, Geology

      and Neogene history of the Pacific continental margin of Baja California Sur,

      Mexico, in Scholl, David W., Grantz, Arthur, and Vedder, John G., eds., Geology

      and resource potential of the continental margin of western North America and

      adjacent ocean basins, Beaufort Sea to Baja California: Circum-Pacific Council

      for Energy and Mineral Resources, Earth Science Series, v. 6, p. 449-472.



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        Beginning_Date: 19680503
        Ending_Date: 19681115

    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  Status:
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      Theme_Keyword: geoscientificinformation
      Theme_Keyword: oceans
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      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
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      Place_Keyword: Baja, Mexico
      Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
      Place_Keyword: Mexico
      Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean


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    purposes.

    Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
    descriptive purposes only and does not imply
    endorsement by the U.S. Government.

  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
        Contact_Person: Clint Steele 

      Contact_Position: InfoBank Group Leader 

      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025-3561
        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov 


  Data_Set_Credit:
    Bill Normark (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
    Fred Spiess (Chief Scientist)

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  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
      Publication_Date: Unknown
      Title: USGS/CMG Information Bank 
      Publication_Information:
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
        Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Normark, William R., and Curray, Joseph R., 1968, Geology and structure of the
        tip of Baja California, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 79, no. 11, p. 1589-1600.
        Normark, W.R., Loughridge, Michael S., and Spiess, F.N., 1968, Detailed channel
        morphology of the La Jolla submarine fan valley:  American Geophysical Union
        Transactions, v. 49, no. 1, p. 212.
        Normark, W.R., and Piper, D.J.W., 1969, Deep-sea fan valleys, past and present:
        Geological Society of America Abstracts Cordilleran Section, v. pt. 3, p. 49.
        Normark, William R., 1969, Erosional deep sea fan valleys: Geological Society of
        America Abstracts Rocky Mountain Section, v. pt. 5, p. 59.
        Normark, W.R., Allison, E.C., and Curray, J.R., 1969, The geology of the Pacific
        continental margin of the peninsula of Baja California: Geological Society of
        America Abstracts, Annual Meeting, v. pt. 7, p. 163.
        Normark, W.R., and Spiess, F.N., 1969, Active channel system of the San Lucas submarine fan at the tip of Baja California: Geological Society of America Special Paper, p. 220-221.
        Normark, William Raymond, 1970, Growth patterns of deep sea fans: Ann Arbor, MI,
        Dissertation Abstracts International, Section B: The Sciences and Engineering,
        v. 30, no. 11, p. 5169B.
        Normark, William R., 1970, Growth patterns of deep-sea fans: The American
        Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 54, no. 11, p. 2170-2195.
        Normark, William R., 1970, Growth patterns of deep-sea fans: The American
        Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 54, no. 11, p. 2170-2195.
        Normark, W.R., 1971, Transfer of lower Baja California, Mexico, from North
        American to Pacific lithospheric plates: Geological Society of America Abstracts
        with Programs, v. 3, no. 2, p. 172.
        Mudie, John D., Normark, William R., and Klitgord, Kim D., 1971, Some more
        magnetic lineations observed near the ocean floor in the northeast Pacific and
        possible implications on Gilbert geomagnetic chronology: American Geophysical
        Union Eos, Transactions, v. 52, no. 4, p. 194.
        Normark, William R., 1969, Growth patterns of deep-sea fans: San Diego, La
        Jolla, CA, University of California, dissertation.
        Normark, William R., 1970, Growth Patterns of Deep-Sea Fans: San Diego, CA,
        University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Contributions, v.
        40, pt. 2, no. 2, p. 1488-1513.
        Normark, William R., 1971, Mini-topography of deep-sea fans; geometric
        considerations for facies interpretations in turbidites, in Geologic guide
        book--Newport Lagoon to San Clemente, Orange County, California: Tulsa, OK,
        Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Pacific Section.
        Klitgord, Kim D., Mudie, John D., and Normark, William R., 1972, Magnetic
        Lineations Observed Near the Ocean Floor and Possible Implications on the
        Geomagnetic Chronology of the Gilbert Epoch: The Geophysical Journal of the
        Royal Astronomical Society, v. 28, no. 1, p. 35-48.
        Normark, William R., 1972, Submarine canyons and fan-valleys; factors affecting
        growth processes of deep-sea fans (abst.), in A conference on modern and ancient
        geosynclinal sedimentation: Madison, WI, University of Wisconsin National
        Science Foundation.
        Normark, William R., 1974, Ranger Submarine Slide, Northern Sebastian Vizcaino
        Bay, Baja California, Mexico: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 85, no.
        5, p. 781-784.
        Normark, William R., 1974, Submarine canyons and fan valleys; factors affecting
        growth patterns of deep-sea fans, in Modern and Ancient Geosynclinal
        Sedimentation; Submarine canyon and fan deposits: Society of Economic
        Paleontologists and Mineralogists Special Publication, v. 19, p. 56-68.
        Normark, W.R., 1976, Growth patterns of deep-sea fans, in Whitaker, J.H., ed.,
        Submarine canyons and deep-sea fans; modern and ancient: Stroudsburg, Pa.,
        Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Inc.
        Chase, T.E., Normark, W.R., and Wilde, P., 1976, Compilations of marine geologic
        and oceanographic data off the West Coast of the United States: Geological
        Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 8, no. 6, p. 809.
        Chase, T.E., Holmes, M.L., Wilde, P., and Normark, W.R., 1977, Compilation of
        marine geologic and oceanographic data off the western United States; Cascadia
        Sheet: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 9, no. 7, p. 926.
        Normark, W.R., 1977, Neogene basins and transform motion within the Pacific
        continental margin of Baja California: Offshore Technology Conference, no. 9, v.
        3, Preprints, p. 93-100.
        Normark, W.R., Hess, G.R., and Spiess, F.N., 1978, Mapping of small scale
        (outcrop-size) sedimentological features on modern submarine fans: Offshore
        Technology Conference Proceedings, no. 10, v. 1, p. 593-598.
        Spencer, J.E., and Normark, W.R., 1979, The Neogene Tosco-Abreojos strike-slip
        fault within the Pacific margin of southern Baja California, Mexico: Geological
        Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 11, no. 3, p. 129.
        Spencer, J.E., and Normark, W.R., 1979, Tosco-Abreojos fault zone; a Neogene
        transform plate boundary within the Pacific margin of southern Baja California,
        Mexico: Boulder, CO, Geology, v. 7, no. 11, p. 554-557.
        Chase, T.E., Normark, W.R., Thomas, J.A., Holmes, M.L., and Wilde, P., 1979,
        Compilation of marine geologic and oceanographic data off the western United
        States; southern California continental borderland: Geological Society of
        America Abstracts with Programs, v. 11, no. 7, p. 400.
        Hess, G.R., and Normark, W.R., 1980, Possible geometries of sandstone bodies as
        reflected by geomorphic features on modern submarine fans: American Association
        of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 64, no. 5, p. 722-723.
        Normark, William R., Spencer, Jon E., and Ingle, James C., Jr., 1987, Geology
        and Neogene history of the Pacific continental margin of Baja California Sur,
        Mexico, in Scholl, David W., Grantz, Arthur, and Vedder, John G., eds., Geology
        and resource potential of the continental margin of western North America and
        adjacent ocean basins, Beaufort Sea to Baja California: Circum-Pacific Council
        for Energy and Mineral Resources, Earth Science Series, v. 6, p. 449-472.



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            Contact_Person: Clint Steele 

          Contact_Position: InfoBank Group Leader 

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            City: Menlo Park
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 94025-3561
            Country: USA

          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
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        Contact_Person: Clint Steele 

      Contact_Position: InfoBank Group Leader 

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        Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025-3561
        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
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    the source of this information.

    Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

    Some USGS information accessed through this means
    may be preliminary in nature and presented without
    the approval of the Director of the USGS.  This
    information is provided with the understanding
    that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
    and conclusions drawn from such information are
    the responsibility of the user.

    This information is not intended for navigational
    purposes.

    Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
    descriptive purposes only and does not imply
    endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) 
        Contact_Person: Clint Steele 

      Contact_Position: InfoBank Group Leader 

      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025-3561
        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

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