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Field Activity Details for field activity 1990-043-FA

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Other ID: JENA90-1

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Catherine Delorey, Lawrence Poppe

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Boomer, Sonar: Single Beam, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To conduct a high-resolution seismic survey and obtain surface and subsurface sediment samples in an effort to quantitatively determine the effects of Hurricane Hugo on a large sand and gravel deposit located off Vieques Island.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Mosquito Pier, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

End Port/Location: Mosquito Pier, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

Start Date: 1990-11-02

End Date: 1990-11-07

Equipment Used: Single channel hydrophone, Huntec profiling system (500-2500 Hz), ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder, Van Veen grab sampler, Shipek grab, Alpine Vibracorer, Slide hammer corer, Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Dann Blackwood, Barry Irwin, Lawrence Poppe, Kenneth F. Parolski, Catherine Delorey

Affiliate Staff:
USGS-Reston: Ronald Circe; USGS-San Juan: Rafael Rodrigues
Juan Trias
Milton Carlo

Notes:
Project = Hurricane Hugo Response, Hurricane Hugo Response

Location:

Escollo de Arena, Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean Sea, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 18.17397936 South: 18.12544178 West: -65.62485 East: -65.49745626

Platform(s):

photo of Jean A
Jean A

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, locations of diver-assisted vibracores, hammer cores and Shipek grab samples, and seismic survey trackmap.
Navigation log (document not focused on specific equipment) Navigation notes regarding satellite fixes, Miniranger stations, and data acquisition for Leg 1 (FA 90043) and Leg 2 (FA 90046).
Core log (document not focused on specific equipment) Log describing acquisition by vibracore or diver-assisted hammer, with time, water depth, barrel length, recovered length, geological description, position.
Grab sampler log Shipek grab Grab log describing time, position, water depth, station identifier.
Geophysics log Huntec profiling system (500-2500 Hz) Geopulse log describing equipment configuration, performance, line start and end, Miniranger coordinates,

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Single channel hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Sub Bottom Profiler
1990-043-FA-SE-003 (analog tape of seismic data)
1990-043-FA-SE-001 (Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( E/S) for lines)
1990-043-FA-SE-002 (microfilm of)
Huntec profiling system (500-2500 Hz) --- Boomer
ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder --- Single Beam
Van Veen grab sampler --- Geology
Shipek grab --- Geology
Alpine Vibracorer --- Geology
Slide hammer corer --- Geology
Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger --- Navigation
1990-043-FA-LN-001-01 (Miniranger Data (txt file) Raw miniranger data.)

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