Area of Operations: Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic
Dates: November 15, 2006 to November 29, 2006
Chief scientist: Rich Signell
Objectives: Test EdgeTech Chirp 512i in shallow water environment.
Type of Activity: Sea floor mapping;Sea floor mapping
Information to be derived: Chirp seismic profiles
Summary: Two days were spent collecting seismic data with SFMG's EdgeTech 512i chirp sub bottom profiler. These test data were gathered to assess the feasibility of towing the profiler behind the R/V RAFAEL and to see how the system performed in shallow water.
Contact: Rich Signell (rsignell@usgs.gov)
InfoBank: uses the identifier R-1-06-MA. Visit this site for more information.
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
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