Summary Information for Field Activity 1976-036-FA

Area of Operations: Cape Ann, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, Great South Channel, Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: September 12, 1976 to September 17, 1976

Chief scientist: Bob Oldale

Objectives: Study the shallow sedimentary structure south and east of southern Massachusetts and study the magnetics and gravity in these areas and in the vicinity of Great South Channel and Cape Ann.

Type of Activity: Seismic profiling;

Information to be derived: Morphology;

Summary: Sparker: 1200 km; Airgun: 1200 km; Magnetics: 1200 km; Gravity: 1200 km.

Contact: Bob Oldale (boldale@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier F-23-76-NE. Visit this site for more information.

Related Links: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of97-512/

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Platform Info:

FAY

Publications resulting from these data

Paskevich, Valerie F., and Soderberg, Nancy K.,1997, Navigation and geophysical data collected onboard the R/V FAY from 1975-1976: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-512, CD-ROM. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of97-512/)

Eskenasy, Diane M.,1980, Single-channel seismic-reflection profiles from Massachusetts coastal waters and the western part of Georges Bank: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-509, 2 p.. (Available as a PDF version)

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Data Types and Locations:

Bathymetry

Geophysics

Navigation

Field Track Map (pdf file) Hand-drawn field track map with line numbers and half hour ticks.

Final Track Map (pdf file) Drafted track map with line numbers and 5 minute fixes.

Final Track Map (pdf file) Computer-plotted track map with dates and hourly fixes.

Navigation data

Logs

Chief Scientist's cruise summary of ship movement, personnel, and equipment and data acquisition notes.

Seismics

Data is in the Data Library - contact Data Manager (bbuczkowski#&64;usgs#&46;gov)