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Field Activity Details for field activity 1993-007-FA

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Other ID: NPTN93-1

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): David Foster

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sonar: Sidescan, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Bubble Gun, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Reconnaissance bathymetric, high-resolution seismic, and sidescan sonar mosaic surveys to map the lake floor and stratigraphic framework between Kenosha and South Milwaukee, WI.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Chicago, IL

End Port/Location: Chicago, IL

Start Date: 1993-05-01

End Date: 1993-05-08

Equipment Used: Klein 531 sidescan, Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system, Boomer, Huntec profiling system (500-2500 Hz), Innerspace Technology 25-element hydrophone, Datasonics 3.5 kHz profiler, ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder, Ashtech GPS

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: VeeAnn Cross, David Foster, Barry Irwin, Kenneth F. Parolski, David W. Folger, Andrew Brill

Affiliate Staff:
A. Schneider - U. Wisconsin

Notes:
Project = Regional Great Lakes Mapping, Regional Great Lakes Mapping

Location:

Lake Michigan, Kenosha, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Great Lakes, United States, North America;

Boundaries
North: 42.72 South: 42.49 West: -87.75 East: -87.4

Platform(s):


Neptune

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's report including purpose, personnel, equipment, data collected and inventory of data collected. Trackmap showing tracklines and mosiac areas.
Navigation log (document not focused on specific equipment) Printout of DGPS and Loran-C navigation acquisition file including time, latitude, longitude, time delays, speed course.
Q-Mips log Klein 531 sidescan Q-MIPS log containing dates, start and end of line, file name, equipment configuration and performance, comments.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Klein 531 sidescan --- Sidescan
1993-007-FA-SO-001 (microfilm of )
Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system --- Sidescan
Boomer --- Boomer
Huntec profiling system (500-2500 Hz) --- Boomer
Innerspace Technology 25-element hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
1993-007-FA-SE-001 (microfilm of )
Datasonics 3.5 kHz profiler --- Sub Bottom Profiler
ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder --- Single Beam
Ashtech GPS --- Navigation
1993-007-FA-LN-001 (Floppy disk(s) containing NAV DGPS TEST L1-6, NAV DGPS L7-9, NAV DGPS L9-14, NAV DGPS L15-19, NAV DGPS L19-23, NAV DGPS L24-33, NAV DGPS 34-37, NAV DGPS EDITTED, )

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