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Sampling the subsurface: 8 of 10
Under the shade of the tent samples are inspected and most importantly logged. Notes are taken about the depth each sample came from and initial observations are noted. Observations range from the color of the core, to moisture build up on the tube to anything strange that happened during the acquisition. During this process, the plastic tubes that contain the samples are labeled. The arrow in this picture represent the direction to the ground surface. it is important to know which way is up so that we can reconstruct the subsurface of the earth using our 5’ samples. Since everything we do now days happens on the computer, the notes will be digitized later either by scanning them or by typing them up into a Word or Excel document.
Sampling the subsurface: 8 of 10
Under the shade of the tent samples are inspected and most importantly logged. Notes are taken about the depth each sample came from and initial observations are noted. Observations range from the color of the core, to moisture build up on the tube to anything strange that happened during the acquisition. During this process, the plastic tubes that contain the samples are labeled. The arrow in this picture represent the direction to the ground surface. it is important to know which way is up so that we can reconstruct the subsurface of the earth using our 5’ samples. Since everything we do now days happens on the computer, the notes will be digitized later either by scanning them or by typing them up into a Word or Excel document.