Other ID: SU2-388
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Robert Halley
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Boomer, Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Submersible observations and sampling, high-resolution profiling of off-bank carbonate deposits.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Riviera Beach, FL
End Port/Location: Riviera Beach, FL
Start Date: 1988-05-13
End Date: 1988-05-20
Equipment Used: Piston corer, Huntec Hydrosonde Deep-Tow system, Grab sampler, Megapulse Accufix 500 LORAN-C
Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis; Morphology;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Number and type of samples: 3 cores, 23 shallow water samples, 58 sub samples; videocassettes; seismic profiles.
Staff: Kenneth F. Parolski, Robert Halley, Eugene A. Shinn
Affiliate Staff:
John Milliman (WHOI)
Earl Young (WHOI); Jude Wilber (SEA)
Notes: Information from pre-cruise report; no post cruise report found.
Information from Foghorn: Huntec deep-tow and surface tow;Piston corer;Submersible sampler;
Location:
Bahamas, Florida Straits, Florida, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 27.5 | South: 21 | West: -79.5 | East: -72 |
Platform(s):
 John Wesley Powell | Delta |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation log | Megapulse Accufix 500 LORAN-C | R/V POWELL's handwritten navigation log with time, coordinates, speed. |
| Dive log | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Submersible DELTA handwritten dive narrative. |
| Dive log | Grab sampler | Submersible DELTA handwritten sample and photo log. |
| Cruise log | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Shallow water sample identifiers from POWELL. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piston corer | --- | Geology | |
| Huntec Hydrosonde Deep-Tow system | --- | Boomer | 1988-004-FA-SE-001 (analog tape of seismic data) |
| Grab sampler | --- | Biology Geology | |
| Megapulse Accufix 500 LORAN-C | --- | Navigation | 1988-004-FA-LN-001 (Floppy disk(s) containing NV-MEGAPULSE, NV-MEGAPULSE, NV-MEGAPULSE, NV-MEGAPULSE, NV-MEGAPULSE, ) 1988-004-FA-LN-002 (Digital tape(s) of MEGAPULSE NV&PLOT, ) |
