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Field Activity Details for field activity 1997-018-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Lawrence Poppe

Affiliate Investigator(s): Ralph Lewis - LISRC, CGHNS

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sidescan sonar surveys to map sedimentary processes and benthic habitats in New Haven Harbor and dumping grounds and Roanoke Point Shoal.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 1997-06-02

End Date: 1997-06-11

Equipment Used: Edgetech Sidescan sonar, Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system, ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder, ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler, DGPS

Information to be Derived: Sea floor map;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: This cruise completed the 8th USGS sidescan-sonar survey of critical habitats in Long Island Sound. All data processing performed post-cruise at USGS-Woods Hole. Sidescan sonar: 299 km

Staff: Lawrence Poppe, Kenneth F. Parolski

Affiliate Staff:
Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen and Ralph Lewis - Long Island Sound Research Center; V. Ferini and J. Griffin - SUNY

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Lawrence Poppe - Chief Scientist, Kenneth Parolski - Marine Electronics Technician.
Project = Long Island Sound Environmental Studies, Long Island Sound Environmental Studies

Location:

New Haven Habor, Connecticut, Roanoke Point Shoal, New York, central Long Island Sound, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 41.2 South: 41.1 West: -73 East: -72.75

Platform(s):

photo of Asterias
Asterias

Publications

Poppe, L.J., Polloni, C., eds., 1998, Long Island Sound environmental studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report (98-502), https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98502.

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Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Navigation log DGPS Navigation log describing start and end times of lines, disks, latitudes, longitudes, course, and speed.
Sidescan log Edgetech Sidescan sonar ISIS sidescan sonar log describing start and end times of lines, files, and equipment performance.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Edgetech Sidescan sonar --- Sidescan
Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system --- Sidescan
ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder --- Single Beam
Bathymetry GIS data
ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler --- Sub Bottom Profiler
1997-018-FA-SE-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( 3.5K) for lines )
DGPS --- Navigation
1997-018-FA-LN-001-01 (Sidescan sonar survey track maps for Roanoke Point, New Haven Dumpsite and New Haven, CT, ASTERIAS June 2-11, 1997. )

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