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Field Activity Details for field activity 2011-013-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): David Foster

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Brian Andrews

Data Type(s): Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Multibeam, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sound Velocity, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sea floor mapping along the Elizabeth Islands, Middle Ground, Hedge Fence, and L'Hommedieu Shoals

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2011-08-01

End Date: 2011-08-31

Equipment Used: Knudsen CHirp 3200, SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz, DGPS, HYPACK, Sensor - SVP, Klein 3000

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

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Data were collected on 19 days during daylight ops on R/V Rafael between 2-31 Aug 2011.

Staff: Brian Andrews, Emile Bergeron, William Danforth, Barry Irwin, Eric Moore, Charles Worley

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:
Project = MCZM/B. Bay & Vineyard Sound,

Location:

Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;,

Boundaries
North: 41.55434 South: 41.42999 West: -70.832 East: -70.43871

Platform(s):

photo of Rafael
Rafael

Publications

Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Ackerman, S.D., and Twichell, D.C., 2014, Bathymetry of the waters surrounding the Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3286, scale 1:72,000 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3286).

Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S., 2014, High-resolution geophysical data collected aboard the U.S. Geological Survey research vessel Rafael to supplement existing datasets from Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1020, 6 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131020.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Knudsen CHirp 3200Specifically the Knudsen 3202Sub Bottom Profiler
2011-013-FA-SE-001-01 (Seismic Profile data (Knudsen) published in: Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S. 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from sand shoals of Vineyard Sound and the seafloor surrounding the eastern Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1020, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/)
SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz --- Interferometric
2011-013-FA-BA-001-01 (Final processed SWATHplus data are published in OFR 2013-1020 Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S. 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from sand shoals of Vineyard Sound and the seafloor surrounding the eastern Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1020, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/.)
2011-013-FA-SO-001-01 (Backscatter data (Klein and some SWATHplus) Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S. 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from sand shoals of Vineyard Sound and the seafloor surrounding the eastern Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1020, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/)
DGPS --- Navigation
HYPACK --- Navigation
2011-013-FA-LN-001-01 (Hypack navigation files are published in: Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S. 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from sand shoals of Vineyard Sound and the seafloor surrounding the eastern Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1020, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/.)
Sensor - SVP --- Sound Velocity
Klein 3000 --- Sidescan

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