Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): David W. Folger
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Obtain high-resolution data from eastern portion of St. Croix, in addition to obtaining some core data for ground truth on a suspected sand body. In the Saba Island area off St. Thomas - St. John, make current measurements, obtain surface samples, and core the reef masses to obtain samples for dating.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1979-03-18
End Date: 1979-03-31
Equipment Used: Del Norte 26 sparker, ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler, Alpine Vibracorer, Well drilling, Motorola Mini-Ranger III
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Approximately 100 km of high-resolution data were acquired (mostly minisparker). The 1032 system lacked the power to penetrate the hard carbonate surface. The few centimeters of sand could not be resolved. 5 days of continuous current data were acquired, the last two under winter storm conditions. Vibracores: 4; 120 cm drill core: 1 (30 cm recovery); surface samples: 12.
Staff: David W. Folger, Charles W. Holmes, Ronald J. Miller, Neal Lillard
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Chuck Holmes; Dave Folger (3/18 - 3/24); Ronald Miller; Jack Kindinger; Neal Lillard.
Location:
eastern St. Croix, southern St. Thomas - St. John Platform, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States, Caribbean, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 18.45 | South: 18.3 | West: -65 | East: -64.6 |
Platform(s):
Sarima | Black Coral |
Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
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Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's report including personnel, equipment, data acquired, comments, and map of drill site and geophysical lines. The map is hard to read and appears to have some information cut off. |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Del Norte 26 sparker | --- | Sparker | |
ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
Alpine Vibracorer | --- | Geology | |
Well drilling | --- | Geology | |
Motorola Mini-Ranger III | --- | Navigation |