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Field Activity Details for field activity 1977-042-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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Data Type(s): Seismics: Sparker

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct a sub-bottom survey of the Rappahannock River and Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.

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Start Date: 1977-06-13

End Date: 1977-06-17

Equipment Used: Sparker , Single channel hydrophone

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Seismic sub-bottom profiles collected for mouth and lower Rappahannock River (Lines 1-12) and parts of Chesapeake Bay (Lines 1-4), Virginia.

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Notes: No cruise report found; information taken from seismic profiles. Original Submitted By field contained: A. Orton for Nancy Soderberg.

Location:

Rappahannock River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, United States, North America;

Boundaries
North: 38.5 South: 37 West: -77 East: -75.5

Platform(s):


Rappahannock

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Sparker --- Sparker
Single channel hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Sub Bottom Profiler
1977-042-FA-SE-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( MSP) for lines )

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