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Field Activity Details for field activity 1986-031-FA

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Other ID: Holt 86-2; HOLT 86-1 Leg III

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Ronald C. Circe

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Offshore survey using high-resolution geophysical equipment to collaborate with previously collected vibracores. Data will be used to assess area for quality sand to be used as nourishment for Virginia Beach.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Norfolk, VA

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1986-12-08

End Date: 1986-12-13

Equipment Used: 3.5 kHz, Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer, Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger, ORE GeoPulse

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Approximately 100 km continuous data collected.

Staff: Kenneth F. Parolski

Affiliate Staff:
Kathy Conko - Grad Student
ODU

Notes: There were three legs of this cruise: Oct. 7-10 (Leg 1), Nov. 9-20 (Leg 2), and Dec. 8-13 (Leg 3).
Project = Sand Inventory Investigation Offshore Virginia Beach, VA, Sand Inventory Investigation Offshore Virginia Beach, VA

Location:

Cape Henry to Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 36.8 South: 36.6 West: -76 East: -75.8

Platform(s):

photo of Linwood Holton
Linwood Holton

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Brief Chief Scientist's report including personnel, tabulated data, and a trackmap. Other information refers to Leg 1 which is 1986-023-FA.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
3.5 kHz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
1986-031-FA-BA-001 (Digital tape(s) of NV-BTHY-MINIRANGR, )
Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Sparker
Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger --- Navigation
1986-031-FA-LN-001-01 (Composite trackline map with line numbers for LANGLEY 86-1 (FA 86023), HOLTON 86-1 (FA 86029) and HOLTON 86-2 (FA 86031))
ORE GeoPulse --- Boomer

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