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Field Activity Details for field activity 1992-028-FA

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Other ID: DE92-13

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, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Echo sounding, sidescan sonar surveys, video, and bottom sampling of selected areas on the northern edge of Georges Bank to map sedimentary environments and biological habitats.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 1992-11-14

End Date: 1992-11-21

Equipment Used: Klein 531 sidescan, Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system, Simrad EC - 810 echo sounder, Osprey camera system, Van Veen grab sampler, GPS (wh), Loran-C

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 422 line km of sidescan sonar data in one area comprising 66 sq. km of continuous coverage; color video camera deployed at 73 sites; 2 sediment samples taken.

Staff: Dann Blackwood, Dwight Coleman, David Nichols, Carol M. Parmenter, Michael Sean Podielsky

Affiliate Staff:

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: 43.16325 South: 41.49659 West: -69.5006 East: -67.83394

Platform(s):

photo of Delaware II
Delaware II

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 and sediment sample locations, trackmap.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Klein 531 sidescan --- Sidescan
Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system --- Sidescan
Simrad EC - 810 echo sounder --- Single Beam
Osprey camera system --- Photo
Video
Van Veen grab sampler --- Geology
GPS (wh) --- Navigation
1992-028-FA-LN-001 (Floppy disk(s) containing NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, )
Loran-C --- Navigation

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