Trimming the FAT for seafloor research in China—Constructing a tripod to monitor deep-sea sediment movement

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Trimming the FAT for seafloor research in China—Constructing a tripod to monitor deep-sea sediment movement

Amy West

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Summarizes technical aspects of the Free Ascending Tripod for very deep water, designed by George Tate for joint US-China research lead by Jingping Xu in South China Sea.

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Source-reported bounding extent: 2.1088986592431382° to 23.765236889758672° latitude; 105.29296874999999° to 121.11328124999999° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Amy West. 2015. Trimming the FAT for seafloor research in China—Constructing a tripod to monitor deep-sea sediment movement. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70157313

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