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Field Activity Details for field activity 1980-002-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Ronald J. Miller

Affiliate Investigator(s): Dr. Lynton Land, Chief Scientist - University of Texas

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Bubble Gun, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Obtain high-resolution seismic records with various types of seismic equipment over an identical area for comparison purposes.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1980-01-09

End Date: 1980-01-09

Equipment Used: Del Norte 26 sparker, EG&G 234, Sparker , Del Norte hydrophone, Loran-A

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 60 km continuous data: 2 lines of 10 km/ea from 3 different seismic systems.

Staff: Ronald J. Miller, Neal Lillard

Affiliate Staff:
Dr. Lynton Land
Chief Scientist
University of Texas; 6 University of Texas students

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Ronald Miller, Seismic Operator; Neal Lillard.
Project = USGS/U.Texas co-op, USGS/U.Texas co-op

Location:

eastern Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 28 South: 27.5 West: -97.5 East: -97

Platform(s):

photo of Longhorn
Longhorn

Publications

Butman, B., and Conley, S.J., 1984, Lydonia Canyon experiment—data report for moored array deployment I, October 1980-April 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-201, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr84201.

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Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Brief Chief Scientist's report of data acquired, personnel, and comments.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Del Norte 26 sparker --- Sparker
EG&G 234 --- Boomer
Sparker --- Sparker
Del Norte hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Loran-A --- Navigation

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