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Field Activity Details for field activity 2003-004-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): E. Robert Thieler

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Erika Hammar-Klose

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map inner shelf.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Atlantic Beach, NC

End Port/Location: Atlantic Beach, NC

Start Date: 2003-07-02

End Date: 2003-07-16

Equipment Used: DGPS, Boomer, Van Veen grab sampler, Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i, Klein 3000, SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz, Digital camera, HYPACK, Single channel hydrophone

Information to be Derived: Sea floor map; Bathymetric maps; Morphology;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Really bad weather kept this cruise at the dock for 99% of the time.

Staff: David Foster, Emily Himmelstoss, Thomas O'Brien, Christopher F. Polloni, Edward Sweeney, Charles Worley

Affiliate Staff:
T. McDowell - UNC (seismic)

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Dave Foster (CS); Tom O'Brien (acq.); Charles Worley (acq.); Christopher Polloni (acq.); Edward Sweeney (proc.); Emily Himmelstoss (sidescan).
Project = North Carolina Regional Coastal Erosion Studies, North Carolina Regional Coastal Erosion Studies

Location:

Raleigh Bay, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 35.36 South: 34.48 West: -76.75 East: -75.38

Platform(s):

photo of Atlantic Surveyor
Atlantic Surveyor

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
DGPS --- Navigation
Boomer --- Boomer
Van Veen grab sampler --- Geology
Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Klein 3000 --- Sidescan
SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz --- Interferometric
Digital camera --- Photo
2003-004-FA-PH-001 (Deck photos of field activity operations)
HYPACK --- Navigation
Single channel hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Sub Bottom Profiler

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