POST CRUISE INFORMATION


  1. Ship Name/Onwer Operator: R/V MS Coastal II/Coastal II Carolina University, Conway, SC
  2. Cruise No.: 96005
  3. Project Number: 6-7240-33580
  4. Funding Agency: USGS
  5. Area of Operation: Folly Beach, SC
    Bounds of survey area:
    Latitude: 32.718N - 32.593N
    Longitude: 79.968W - 79.812W
  6. Cruise Dates:  1-14, June, 1996
  7. Chief Scientist: William Schwab
  8. Scientific Party: Bill Schwab - PI (USGS)
    Dave Twichell - co-PI (USGS)
    Paul Gayes - co-PI (Coastal Carolina University)
    Bill Danforth - Data Processing (USGS)
    Dave Nichols - Electronic Technician (USGS)
  9. Ship's Captain: Bobby Haselden (Coastal Carolina University)
  10. Purpose of Cruise:  Survey inner shelf/shoreface off Folly Island and Stono Inlet
  11. Navigation Techniques: Differential GPS
  12. Scientific Equipment:
    DGPS nav
    Klein sidescan sonar
    ISIS
    Odem fathometer
  13. Days at Sea: 8
  14. Sidescan Surveys:
    Location: Folly Beach, SC
    km2: 40
    line km: NA
    swath width: 100

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