Other ID: 82-5
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Jack Connell
Affiliate Investigator(s): Francis S. (Frank) Birch, Associate Professor, U. of New Hampshire
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Boomer, Sonar: Sidescan
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map bedrock, glacial sediments, and post-glacial sediments on the continental shelf between Portsmouth, NH and Newburyport, MA out to the 100 m contour.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: New Castle, NH Coast Guard Station
End Port/Location: New Castle, NH Coast Guard Station
Start Date: 1982-07-07
End Date: 1982-07-19
Equipment Used: Sidescan sonar, Marine magnetometer, Boomer, Loran-C, Single channel hydrophone
Information to be Derived: Sea floor map;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Uniboom data: 600 km; Magnetics: 600 km.
Staff: Jack Connell
Affiliate Staff:
Eric Kelcher
technician; Francis S. Birch - Associate Professor
U. of New Hampshire (UNH); Jay A. Borkland
UNH
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Jack Connell, boat operator; Eric Kelcher, technician.
Project = Geophysical Study of Glacial Deposits and Bedrock on the Inner Continental Shelf of New Hampshire, Geophysical Study of Glacial Deposits and Bedrock on the Inner Continental Shelf of New Hampshire
Location:
New Hampshire Continental Shelf, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Newburyport, Massachusetts, Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 43.04 | South: 42.44 | West: -70.5 | East: -70.25 |
Platform(s):
 Neecho |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Brief cruise report including personnel, equipment, short cruise description, and a trackmap. |
| Cruise log | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Handwritten Chief Scientist's cruise log containing equipment description with configuration, narrative, and 5-min position data. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidescan sonar | --- | Sidescan | |
| Marine magnetometer | --- | Magnetics | |
| Boomer | --- | Boomer | |
| Loran-C | --- | Navigation | 1982-021-FA-LN-001 (Navigation trackline plot for field activity 82021) |
| Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | 1982-021-FA-SE-002 (microfilm of ) 1982-021-FA-SE-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( UNI) for lines ) |
