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Summary Information for Field Activity 1992-005-FA

Area of Operations: Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: May 06, 1992 to May 14, 1992

Chief scientist: Ron Circe

Objectives: Collect sidescan sonar data and ground truth (with grab samples) in order to complete a data set showing the surficial sedimentary environments in the research area.

Type of Activity: Sampling; Seismic profiling; Sea floor mapping;Sea floor mapping

Information to be derived: Sea floor map;

Summary:

Contact: Ron Circe ()

InfoBank: uses the identifier M-1-92-MY. Visit this site for more information.

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Platform Info:

Data Types and Locations:

Navigation

Complete ship movement trackmap with 5 minute fixes and line numbers, scale 1:80,000.

Complete ship movement track map with 5 minute fixes and line numbers, scale 1:100,000.

Trackline data only with 5 minute fixes and line numbers, scale 1:80,000.

Trackline data only with 5 minute fixes and line numbers, scale 1:100,000.

Edited 10-second Loran field navigation for May 6 - May 9, 1992.

Edited 10-second Loran field navigation for May 9 - May 12, 1992.

Edited 10-second Loran field navigation for May 12 - May 14, 1992.

Edited 10-second Loran field navigation for May 14, 1992.

Loran navigation printout every 5 minutes containing Julian day, time, latitude, longitude, time delays, course, speed, etc.

Raw navigation data

Logs

ARGO MAINE cruise participants.

Chief Scientist's log describing cruise activities, personnel, equipment performance and configuration, data acquisition problems, sample locations, etc.

Curator's list of field data collected.

Grab Sampling Operations Log

Sidescan sonar logbook containing line start and end times, file names, equipment configuration, repairs, performance, etc.

Seismic Geopulse logbook with line numbers, start and end times, equipment configuration, VHS tape number, and data acquisition notes.

Loran navigation logbook containing day and time, line number, latitude, longitude, course, speed, disk number, and acquisition notes

SamplesSeismicsSonar

 

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