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Field Activity Details for field activity 1994-003-FA

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Other ID: 94-1

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): David W. Folger

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map nearshore distribution and thickness of sand with sidescan sonar and 3.5 kHz sub-bottom; sample between 2-7 m water depths.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Chicago, IL

End Port/Location: Chicago, IL

Start Date: 1994-11-30

End Date: 1994-12-06

Equipment Used: DGPS, 3.5 kHz, Klein 531 sidescan

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: David Foster, Barry Irwin, Kenneth F. Parolski

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: May require a shallower draft vessel. Might use a USACOE vessel.
Project = Northern Illinois, Lake Michigan nearshore erosion/sand resource study, Northern Illinois, Lake Michigan nearshore erosion/sand resource study

Location:

Lake Michigan, Waukegan, Wilmette, Illinois, Great Lakes, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 43.13306 South: 41.47566 West: -88.374 East: -85.7373

Platform(s):


PC1

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 personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, trackmaps.
Q-Mips log (document not focused on specific equipment) Watchstander's log of start and end of lines, days and times, filenames, equipment configuration, acquisition notes and comments.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
DGPS --- Navigation
3.5 kHz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
1994-003-FA-SE-001 (microfilm of )
Klein 531 sidescan --- Sidescan
1994-003-FA-SO-001 (Digital tape(s) of SSS/3.5K L1-7, SSS/3.5K L8-9, SSS/3.5K L10-15, SSS/3.5K L16-19, SSS/3.5K L20-22, SSS/3.5K L23-27, SSS/3.5K L27, FILES OF Q-MIPS HD, )

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