Other ID: IG 15-1; IG1501
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): William Dillon
Affiliate Investigator(s): Joel Watkins - Ch. Sci., University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG); Richard Buffler - Project Scientist, UTIG
Information Specialist(s): Nancy K. Soderberg
Data Type(s): Seismics: Multichannel, Seismics: Sonobuoy, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: UTIG contracted to collect bathymetry, seismics and magnetics in the southeast Georgia Embayment area on behalf of USGS.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Galveston, TX
End Port/Location: Port Canaveral, FL
Start Date: 1975-05-09
End Date: 1975-05-26
Equipment Used: Multichannel seismics, Seismic refraction, Loran-C, Transit GPS, Dead reckoning
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected seismic lines SE-1 thru SE-6 for the USGS from 05/16/75 - 05/25/75. Data: demultiplexed field tapes, tape reel log, seismic field log, digital navigation and printout, observers' logs, field bathymetry log, field magnetometer log, and track chart.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
UTIG: Joel Watkins - Ch. Sci.
Dick Buffler - Project Sci.
K. Griffiths
G. Barksdale
T. Shipley
G. Putman
R. Elliott
R. Cunningham; U. Houston: G. Schuster
Notes: Contract survey by University of Texas for USGS as part of a larger cruise. Submitted 08/24/09 by A. Orton for N. Soderberg.
Location:
southeast Georgia embayment, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 34 | South: 29.75 | West: -81.75 | East: -77.25 |
Platform(s):
Ida Green |
Buffler, R.T., Watkins, Joel S., and Dillon, William P., 1979, Geology of the offshore Southeast Georgia Embayment, U.S. Atlantic continental margin, based on multichannel seismic reflection profiles; in Watkins, J.S., Montadert, L., and Dickerson, P.W., eds., Geological and geophysical investigations of continental margins: American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Memoir 29, , URL: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70137334.
Dillon, W.P., Paull, C.K., Buffler, R.T., and Fail, J.-P., 1979, Structure and development of the Southeast Georgia Embayment and northern Blake Plateau; preliminary analysis; in Watkins, J.S., Montadert, L., and Dickerson, P.W., eds., Geological and geophysical investigations of continental margins: American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Memoir 29, , URL: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70137307.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multichannel seismics | --- | Multichannel | 1975-005-FA-SE-002-01 (Paper record section of Lines SE-05, SE-03, SE-04, SE-01A, SE-01B, SE-01D, SE-01C, SE-02, SE-06, ) 1975-005-FA-SE-001 (film collection of MG,3.5) |
| Seismic refraction | --- | Sonobuoy | |
| Loran-C | --- | Navigation | 1975-005-FA-LN-001 (CDP navigation trackline plot for field activity 75005) 1975-005-FA-LN-002 (Digital tape(s) of NV-SP-CDP, NV-TIME,S-CDP, NV 6 FILES, ) |
| Transit GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Dead reckoning | --- | Navigation |
