Other ID: Mobile Bay - 1
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Ronald J. Miller
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Obtain a high-resolution seismic data grid of Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1980-08-15
End Date: 1980-09-03
Equipment Used: Single channel hydrophone, Del Norte 26 sparker, Edo Western 2.5 kHz sub-bottom profiler, Loran-C, Motorola Mini-Ranger III
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 750 km 7.0 kHz records; 700 km minisparker records.
Staff: Ronald J. Miller
Affiliate Staff:
Scott Brande
University of Alabama; Jim Dinger
University of Alabama; Ray Frederking
University of Mississippi; Dave Smith
University of Mississippi; ; Rodney Collier
Ship crew
Notes: The seismic profiles will be used to map buried river channels, faults, the Holocene-Pleistocene contact and any features of scientific interest.
Project = Coastal Zone, Coastal Zone
Location:
Mobile Bay, Alabama, Mississippi, Mississipi Sound, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 30.5 | South: 30.3 | West: -89.2 | East: -87.9 |
Platform(s):
Sea Tiger |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | 1980-022-FA-SE-001 (analog tape of seismic data) |
Del Norte 26 sparker | --- | Sparker | |
Edo Western 2.5 kHz sub-bottom profiler | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
Loran-C | --- | Navigation | |
Motorola Mini-Ranger III | --- | Navigation |