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Field Activity Details for field activity 1987-025-FA

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Other ID: 87-2 Leg 2

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Jack Kindinger

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: High-resolution seismic survey of nearshore and inner shelf of Louisiana, Mississippi and western Alabama east of the Mississippi River delta. Major emphasis is Chandeleur Islands region, LA.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Biloxi, LA

End Port/Location: Biloxi, LA

Start Date: 1987-06-20

End Date: 1987-06-22

Equipment Used: ORE GeoPulse, Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer, ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler, Northstar 6000 LORAN-C

Information to be Derived: Shoreline Erosion;Morphology;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: High-resolution seismics: 440 km.

Staff: Kenneth F. Parolski

Affiliate Staff:
Wayne Simoneaux - LUMCON; Shea Penland - LGS; Randolph A. McBride - LGS; Robert Cutting - LUMCON

Notes: Submitted 02/24/09 by A. Orton for J. Kindinger. Original Center People field contained: Jack Kindinger - co-Ch. Sci., USGS-St. Pete; Kenneth Parolski.

Location:

Chandeleur Islands, Chandeleur Sound, Pass a Loutre, St. Bernard Delta, Louisiana, Petit Bois Island, Horn Island, Cat Island, Ship Island, Mississippi, United States, Gulf of Mexico, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 30.5 South: 29 West: -89.5 East: -88

Platform(s):

photo of Acadiana
Acadiana

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's report including personnel, equipment, brief results and trackmap, Covers 3 separate legs of cruises (87023, 87025, 87026).
Cruise log (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's cruise log including dates, times, course, speed, data collection notes, and comments. The cover indicates 3 legs (87023, 87025, 87026), but the information pertains to 87025 with the additional information removed. Includes handwritten navigation fixes, start and end of lines, and tape changes.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
ORE GeoPulse --- Boomer
Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Sparker
1987-025-FA-SE-001 (analog tape of seismic data)
ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Northstar 6000 LORAN-C --- Navigation
1987-025-FA-LN-001 (Digital tape(s) of NV, )

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