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Field Activity Details for field activity 1988-018-FA

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Other ID: MR 88-01

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): John Risch

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Resumption of sidescan sonar survey (aborted in August 1988 due to the presence of a strong thermocline) for the purpose of obtaining a high-resolution sonar image mosaic of the study area.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Calumet Harbor, IL

End Port/Location: Calumet Harbor, IL

Start Date: 1988-11-29

End Date: 1988-12-08

Equipment Used: Klein 531T sidescan sonar system, Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger, 12 kHz

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sidescan sonar: 180 line km.

Staff: Barry Irwin, David Nichols, John Risch

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Dave Nichols (Technician), Barry Irwin (Technician), John Risch (Scientist).
Project = Southern Lake Michigan Study, Southern Lake Michigan Study

Location:

Indiana Shoals, Indiana, Southern Lake Michigan, Great Lakes, United States, North America;

Boundaries
North: 41.74 South: 41.66 West: -87.45 East: -87.35

Platform(s):


Miami River

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Klein 531T sidescan sonar system --- Sidescan
1988-018-FA-SO-001 (Collection of paper record displays of sidescan sonar data for lines )
1988-018-FA-SO-002 (analog tape of seismic data)
Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger --- Navigation
1988-018-FA-LN-001 (Floppy disk(s) containing NV-LORAN+MINIRANG, NV-LORAN+MINIRANG, )
1988-018-FA-LN-002 (Digital tape(s) of NV-MINIRANGER, )
12 kHz --- Single Beam
1988-018-FA-SE-001 (analog tape of seismic data)
1988-018-FA-SE-002 (analog tape of seismic data)

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