Field Activity Details for field activity 1980-022-FA

Other ID: Mobile Bay - 1

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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Principal Investigator(s): Ronald J. Miller

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Data Type(s): Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Obtain a high-resolution seismic data grid of Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound.

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Start Date: 1980-08-15

End Date: 1980-09-03

Equipment Used: Single channel hydrophone, Del Norte 26 sparker, Edo Western 2.5 kHz sub-bottom profiler, Loran-C, Motorola Mini-Ranger III

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 750 km 7.0 kHz records; 700 km minisparker records.

Staff: Ronald J. Miller

Affiliate Staff:
Scott Brande
University of Alabama; Jim Dinger
University of Alabama; Ray Frederking
University of Mississippi; Dave Smith
University of Mississippi; ; Rodney Collier
Ship crew

Notes: The seismic profiles will be used to map buried river channels, faults, the Holocene-Pleistocene contact and any features of scientific interest.
Project = Coastal Zone, Coastal Zone

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Mobile Bay, Alabama, Mississippi, Mississipi Sound, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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