Other ID: 92-04; ALB9204
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Page Valentine
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam, Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Echo sounding and sidescan sonar surveys of selected areas on the northern edge of Georges Bank to map sedimentary environments and biological habitats.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1992-04-27
End Date: 1992-05-04
Equipment Used: Klein 531 sidescan, Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system, 12 kHz, Osprey camera system, GPS (wh), Loran-C
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Barry Irwin, Kenneth F. Parolski, Scott Harrison, Eric A. Schmuck, Barbara A. Seekins, Nancy K. Soderberg
Affiliate Staff:
NMFS - Greg Lough
Alex Penkrat
Geoff Laurence
Notes:
Project = EEZ shelf mapping - Eastern Georges Bank, EEZ shelf mapping - Eastern Georges Bank
Location:
northern edge of Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 42.16456 | South: 41.01668 | West: -67.4359 | East: -66.11262 |
Platform(s):
Albatross IV |
Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
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Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, station locations, and trackmap. |
Navigation log | GPS (wh) | Log containing start and end of navigation on 3.5 inch floppy disks. Also documents start and end of survey lines and other cruise comments. |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Klein 531 sidescan | --- | Sidescan | |
Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system | --- | Sidescan | |
12 kHz | --- | Single Beam | |
Osprey camera system | --- | Photo Video | |
GPS (wh) | --- | Navigation | 1992-004-FA-LN-001-01 (GPS navigation data.) |
Loran-C | --- | Navigation |