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Summary Information for Field Activity 1995-043-FA

Area of Operations: New York Bight Apex, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: December 05, 1995 to December 15, 1995

Chief scientist: Bill Schwab

Bill Corso - USACOE

Objectives: Image nearshore area off Long Beach, Long Island, using high-resolution sidescan sonar, fathometer, and boomer seismic reflection systems.

Type of Activity:

Information to be derived:

Summary: The majority of data collected is worthless due to bad weather from acoustic noise.

Contact: Bill Schwab (bschwab@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier M-43-95-NB. Visit this site for more information.

Related Links: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-295/

Platform Info:

ARGO MAINE

Publications resulting from these data

Schwab, W.C., Denny, J.F., Butman, B., Danforth, W.W., Foster, D.S, Swift, B.A., Lotto, L.L., Allison, M.A., and Thieler, E.R.,2000, Seafloor characterization offshore of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area using sidescan sonar: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-295. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-295/)

Data Types and Locations:

Logs

Chief scientist's cruise report describing ship movement, personnel, equipment and data acquisition notes, etc.

Q-Mips sidescan sonar field log identifying line and file names, sea-floor description, and equipment performance.

Seismics

Sonar

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