Other ID: GYRE 80-7; GYRE 80-7a; GYRE 80-7b
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): John M. Aaron
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Single Beam
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct seismic reflection studies of selected areas of the continental slope and upper continental rise off the New England and Middle Atlantic states.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1980-08-06
End Date: 1980-08-23
Equipment Used: 3.5 kHz, Sparker , Teledyne 28420 hydrophone, SEI streamer with 40 MD5 hydrophones, Northstar 6000 LORAN-C, Air gun, Echosounder
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 2,508 km each of 3.5 kHz, minisparker and airgun data collected in Georges Bank (Lydonia Canyon to Oceanographer Canyon), Toms-Lindenkohl Canyons, and Wilmington Canyon.
Staff: John M. Aaron, Janet B. Burke, Cathy Cashman, Kathryn Scanlon Catanach, James E. Dodd, John C., Jr. Hampson, Kathleen Kent, David Mason, David Nichols, Dennis W. O'Leary, Richard E. Sylwester, Arnold O. Tanner
Affiliate Staff:
Robert M. Douthart; James A. Buss; James L. Howley
Notes: These studies are part of continuing BLM-supported USGS investigations of the geomorphology, shallow structure, and processes of rapid mass wasting on the continental slope, and related hazards to development of offshore oil and gas resources. Original Center People field contained: John Aaron, Chief Scientist; Dennis W. O'Leary; Richard Sylwester; James E. Dodd; Kathleen M. Kent; Kathy Scanlon; Katharine V. Cashman; David H. Mason; John C. Hampson; Dave Nichols; Janet B. Burke; Robert M. Douthart; James A. Buss; Arnold O. Tanner; James L. Howley.
Project = North and Middle Atlantic Environmental Assessment, North and Middle Atlantic Environmental Assessment
Location:
Georges Bank, Toms Canyon, Lindenkohl Canyon, Wilmington Canyon, continental slope and rise, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 40.4 | South: 38 | West: -73.75 | East: -67.3 |
Platform(s):
Gyre |
O'Leary, D.W., and Aaron, J.M., 1984, High-resolution seismic profile data from U.S. Atlantic continental slope off New England between Lydonia and Oceanographer canyons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-222, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr84222.
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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3.5 kHz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | 1980-020-FA-SE-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( 3.5K) for lines ) |
Sparker | --- | Sparker | |
Teledyne 28420 hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | |
SEI streamer with 40 MD5 hydrophones | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker | 1980-020-FA-SE-003 (analog tape of seismic data) 1980-020-FA-SE-002 (microfilm of ) |
Northstar 6000 LORAN-C | --- | Navigation | 1980-020-FA-LN-001 (Navigation trackline plot for field activity 80020) 1980-020-FA-LN-002 (Digital tape(s) of NV, BT, ) |
Air gun | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun | |
Echosounder | --- | Single Beam | 1980-020-FA-BA-001 (Digital tape(s) of NV, BT, ) |