Other ID: M-1-08-NR
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): William Danforth
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Multibeam, Seismics: Boomer, Sonar: Sidescan, Seismics: Multichannel
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map Diamond Shoals, NC.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Atlantic Beach, NC
End Port/Location: Atlantic Beach, NC
Start Date: 2008-06-22
End Date: 2008-07-11
Equipment Used: Multichannel seismics, Sidescan sonar, Boomer, SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz, Real Time Kinematic GPS, Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i, Water gun (wh), Digital camera, Single channel hydrophone
Information to be Derived: Sea floor map; Bathymetric maps;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Research cruise. Collected multichannel seismic data (watergun source), high-resolution sub-bottom (CHIRP and boomer), sidescan sonar, and interferometric bathymetry and backscatter.
Staff: Emile Bergeron, Philip Bernard, Patrick Berube, William Danforth, David Foster, Emily Himmelstoss, Thomas O'Brien, E. Robert Thieler, Charles Worley
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Outbound travel day 22 June. First mobilization day 23 June. Return travel day 12 July. GPS reference station being surveyed in under field activity 08019, April 2008.
Project = Carolinas: Sediment Transport, Carolinas: Sediment Transport
Location:
Diamond Shoals, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 35.3 | South: 34.3 | West: -76.6 | East: -75.1 |
Platform(s):
 Megan T Miller |
Thieler, E.R, Foster, D.S., Himmelstoss, E.A., and Mallinson, D.J., 2014, Geologic framework of the northern North Carolina, USA inner continental shelf and its influence on coastal evolution: Marine Geology, Vol. 348, 2014, pp. 113-130, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2013.11.011.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multichannel seismics | --- | Multichannel | |
| Sidescan sonar | --- | Sidescan | |
| Boomer | --- | Boomer | |
| SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz | --- | Interferometric | |
| Real Time Kinematic GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
| Water gun (wh) | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun | |
| Digital camera | --- | Photo | |
| Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler |
