Other ID: NEE-80-1
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Charles J. O'Hara
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Define geology and shallow structure of western Rhode Island Sound. Identify and map potential geologic hazards. Determine geologic framework and Quaternary development of this part of Atlantic Inner Continental Shelf. Select sites for possible coring during summer 1981. Complement similar data and findings of this office in eastern Rhode Island Sound.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Cataumet, MA
End Port/Location: Cataumet, MA
Start Date: 1980-07-09
End Date: 1980-10-03
Equipment Used: EG&G 234, Edo Western Sidescan and 2.5 kHz sub-bottom system, Loran-C, Single channel hydrophone
Information to be Derived: Sea floor map; Morphology;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Leg 1: July 9-17, 1980; Leg 2: Sep. 29 - Oct. 3, 1980. High-resolution sub-bottom profiles: 580 km; Sidescan sonar sonographs: 580 km.
Staff: Sandra Conley, Frank W. Jennings, Paul Loud, Sally Needell, Charles J. O'Hara, George B. Tirey
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Chuck O'Hara - Ch. Sci.; Frank Jennings - ET, Paul Loud - boat operator, Sally Wood-Needell - geologist (July 9-17, 1980), Rusty Tirey - Marine ops (Sep. 29 - Oct. 3, 1980), Sandra Conley - geologist (Sep. 29 - Oct. 3, 1980).
Project = Coastal, Estuarine and Lacustrine Studies, Coastal, Estuarine and Lacustrine Studies
Location:
western Rhode Island Sound, eastern Narragansett Bay to Block Island, Rhode Island, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 41.75 | South: 41.25 | West: -71.75 | East: -71 |
Platform(s):
Neecho |
McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., Denny, J.F., Haupt, T.A., and Crocker, J.M., 2008, Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in central Rhode Island Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071366.
McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., Haupt, T.A., and Crocker, J.M., 2009, Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in western Rhode Island Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1181, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20081181.
McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., and Soderberg, N.K., 2009, Digital seismic-reflection data from Western Rhode Island Sound, 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1002, URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20091002.
Needell, S.W., O'Hara, C.J., and Knebel, H.J., 1983, High-resolution seismic-reflection profiles and sidescan-sonar records collected on western Rhode Island Sound, R/V NEECHO Cruise NE-80-1: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-803, 3 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr83803.
Needell, S.W., O'Hara, C.J., and Knebel, H.J., 1983, Maps showing geology and shallow structure of western Rhode Island Sound, Rhode Island: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1537, 4 sheets, URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/mf1537.
FAN 1980-016-FA has data viewable in the GeoMappApp/Virtual Ocean applications. To view this data in these applications go to http://www.geomapapp.org/ and http://www.virtualocean.org/. See the instructions for locating USGS data in these applications. You can also view the imagery created from the SEGY data at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/images.php?cruise=1980-016-FA.
Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
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Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's cruise report describing ship movement, personnel, equipment and data acquisition notes, chronological log, and trackmap. |
Seismic log | EG&G 234 | Watchstanders' Seismic Logbook containing line numbers, start and ends of lines, Loran time delays, equipment configuration and performance, data acquisition notes, ship movement. |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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EG&G 234 | --- | Boomer | |
Edo Western Sidescan and 2.5 kHz sub-bottom system | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler Sidescan | 1980-016-FA-SO-002 (microfilm of *800929-801002) 1980-016-FA-SO-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of sidescan sonar data for lines ) |
Loran-C | --- | Navigation | 1980-016-FA-LN-001-03 (Track map, Legs 1 and 2, July and Sept. - Oct. 1980.) 1980-016-FA-LN-001-01 (Generalized track map, Leg 1, July 1980.) 1980-016-FA-LN-001-02 (Field track map, Leg 2, Sept. - Oct. 1980.) Nav data |
Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | 1980-016-FA-SE-003-03 (19 record sections for Lines 1-4, 10, 11, and 15-19, collected Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, 1980.) 1980-016-FA-SE-001 (film collection of ) 1980-016-FA-SE-002 (microfilm of *800929-801002) 1980-016-FA-SE-003-02 (37 record sections for Lines 1-15, collected July 9-15, 1980.) 1980-016-FA-SE-003-04 (Data converted from analog to SEGY) 1980-016-FA-SE-003-01 (Collection dates, Julian dates and file names for data collected during Legs 1 and 2, including Lines 1-19.) SEGY data |