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Field Activity Details for field activity 1992-004-FA

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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
North: 42.16456 South: 41.01668 West: -67.4359 East: -66.11262

Platform(s):

photo of Albatross IV
Albatross IV

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, 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.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
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

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