Other ID: OC 39, Leg II
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Charles W. Holmes
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect high-resolution seismic reflection data on the northern Virgin Islands shelf to provide information for use in the sand resource investigation of the area.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Savannah, GA
End Port/Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Start Date: 1978-02-07
End Date: 1978-02-15
Equipment Used: Del Norte 26 sparker, Edo Western 2.5 kHz sub-bottom profiler, Marine magnetometer, Del Norte, transponder net, Raytheon radar
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Minisparker: 600 km; 2.5 kHz: 400 km; Magnetic data: 600 km.
Staff: Charles W. Holmes, John S. Schlee, Peter Popenoe, John M. Aaron, Frank W. Jennings, Alan Goodman, Richard E. Sylwester, Kurt Grove, Elizabeth Coward
Affiliate Staff:
Donna Darlington
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Charles (Chuck) W. Holmes - Chief Scientist; John Aaron, Elizabeth (Betsy) Coward, Donna Darlington, Alan Goodman, Kurt Grove, Frank Jennings, Jack Kindinger, Peter Popenoe, John Schlee, Richard Sylwester.
Location:
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Insular Shelf and Passage, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 18.35 | South: 18.25 | West: -65.1 | East: -64.8 |
Platform(s):
 Oceanus |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, acquisition and comments. Also includes a trackmap. |
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | WHOI cruise report including tripod schematic. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Norte 26 sparker | --- | Sparker | |
| Edo Western 2.5 kHz sub-bottom profiler | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
| Marine magnetometer | --- | Magnetics | |
| Del Norte, transponder net | --- | Navigation | 1978-004-FA-LN-001 (Navigation trackline plot for field activity 78004) |
| Raytheon radar | --- | Navigation |
