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Field Activity Details for field activity 1982-010-FA

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Other ID: ASTR 82-1; ASTERIAS 1982 #1

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Anne M. Trehu

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Test the coupling response of the USGS ocean bottom seismometer (OBIP) for several different anchor configurations and bottom sediment types. The tests were conducted by instantaneously releasing a float attached to the instrument package and recording the sediment-instrument resonance thus excited. Grab samples were also taken at the two sites tested.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 1982-04-16

End Date: 1982-04-30

Equipment Used: Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Loran-C

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Tests were conducted at two stations on three days only: Station 1 (April 16th, April 20th, and April 30th) and Station 2 (April 30th only).

Staff: Raymond E. Davis, John Grow, Anne M. Trehu

Affiliate Staff:
John Godley; WHOI: Hovey Clifford
Will Clark
Cathy Cetta
Walter Wheeler

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Anne Trehu - Ch. Sci., Ray Davis, John Godley, John Grow.

Location:

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 41.54033 South: 41.53033 West: -70.7287 East: -70.67917

Platform(s):

photo of Asterias
Asterias

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Brief cruise report including dates, personnel, purpose, equipment, and station locations.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Ocean Bottom Seismometer --- Ocean Bottom Seismometer
1982-010-FA-SE-001 (Digital tape(s) of OBIP, )
Loran-C --- Navigation

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