Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Mahlon M. Ball
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Multichannel, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect state-of-the-art multifold seismic reflection data across the West Florida Margin and on the Destin Dome for structural and stratigraphic framework studies and resources assessment of the northern MAFLA OCS.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1979-08-06
End Date: 1979-08-21
Equipment Used: Multichannel seismics, Northstar 6000 LORAN-C, Magnavox System 5000 integrated navigation system
Information to be Derived: Morphology;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Data quality is assumed excellent on the basis of near-trace monitor records, galvo-camera records, and observations of reflection returns and noise as displayed on the streamer monitor. Major problems causing delays and breaks-in-line involved mainly mechanical malfunctions such as compressor breakdowns, airgun malfunctions, problems with ship generators, traffic, and acceptable satellite passes. 64-channel (32-fold) CDP seismic reflection data: 17 lines (MAFLA Gulf Mex 1-17), 1284.6 km; 12 kHz fathometer data: 1284.6 km.
Staff: Mahlon M. Ball, Ray G., Jr. Martin
Affiliate Staff:
Tom Horsfield - Captain/Party Manager
SEI; Carl Hutchins - Chief Observer
SEI
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Mahlon Ball - co-Ch. Sci./Technical Monitor; Raymond Martin - co-Ch.Sci./Technical Monitor.
Location:
Destin Dome, West Florida Shelf and Margin, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Florida, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.12929206 | South: 26.29669886 | West: -87.62610073 | East: -82.78560946 |
Platform(s):
Seismic Explorer |
Ball, M.M., Martin, R.G., Foote, R.Q., and Applegate, A.V., 1988, Structure and stratigraphy of the western Florida shelf; Part I, Multichannel reflection seismic data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-439, 60 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr88439.
Ball, M.M., and Soderberg, N.K., 1989, Multichannel seismic-reflection profiles collected in 1979 aboard M/V Seismic Explorer on the western Florida Shelf: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-157, 3 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr89157.
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's cruise report of personnel, equipment, data acquisition notes, and track chart. |
| Observer log | Multichannel seismics | Observer logs and a master data and file summary. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multichannel seismics | --- | Multichannel | 1979-022-FA-SE-001-05 (Scanned paper seismic records) 1979-022-FA-SE-001-02 (CD ROM disk of all lines) 1979-022-FA-SE-001-01 (Paper record section of Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6RS, 7, 7RS, 8, 8RS, 9 DOGLEG, 10, 10RS, 11, 11RS, 12, 12RS-1, 12RS-2, 13, 13RS, 14, 15, 15RS, 16, 16RS, 17, ) 1979-022-FA-SE-001-04 (STACK SEGY data for all lines) 1979-022-FA-SE-001-03 (DEMUX SEGY data for all lines) |
| Northstar 6000 LORAN-C | --- | Navigation | |
| Magnavox System 5000 integrated navigation system | --- | Navigation | 1979-022-FA-LN-001-01 (Trackline plots) 1979-022-FA-LN-002-02 (Raw navigation for each line) 1979-022-FA-LN-002 (Digital tape(s) of NV-SAT, NV-FINAL, ) 1979-022-FA-LN-001 (Navigation trackline plot for field activity 79022) 1979-022-FA-LN-002-01 (Navigation data for all lines) |
