PRE CRUISE INFORMATION

1. Ship Name/Onwer Operator: MS COASTAL/Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2. Cruise No.: 97009
3. Project Number:
4. Funding Agency: USGS
5. Area of Operation: Folly Beach and Isle of Palms, SC
   Bounds of survey area:
   Latitude: 32.6167N - 32.8N
   Longitude: 79.667W - 79.95W
6. Cruise Dates: 24 February - 8 March, 1997
7. Chief Scientist:
   William Schwab
   Paul Gayes
8. Scientific Party: Bill Schwab - PI (USGS)
   Paul Gayes - co-PI (Coastal Carolina University)
   Bill Danforth - Data Processing (USGS)
   Dave Nichols - Electronic Technician (USGS)
   Barry Irwin - Navigation (USGS)
   Eric Haas - Scientific Crew (USGS)
   Ship's Captain: Richard Goldberg, Coastal Carolina University
9. Purpose of Cruise: Image nearshore areas of Charleston(Isle of Palms and Folly Beach, SC)
10. Navigation Techniques: Differential GPS
11. Scientific Equipment:
    Edgetech DF-1000 100/500 kHz sidescan sonar system
    ISIS acquisition system
    Ashtech D-GPS navigation
    XSONAR processing system
    Shipek Grab Sampler
    ROXANNE system (Coastal Carolina Univ.) descan sonar
12. Days at Sea: 13
13. Sidescan Surveys:
    Location: Folly Beach and Isle of Palms, SC
    km2:
    line km: NA
    swath width: 200

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