Other ID: 81-1
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): James V. A. Trumbull, Kurt Grove
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Make high-resolution seismic profiles for reconnaissance use in investigation of sand resources on Puerto Rican shelf and for research into late Pleistocene and Holocene sea-level rise and coral reef history.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1980-11-13
End Date: 1980-11-24
Equipment Used: Boomer, 3.5 kHz, Raytheon radar
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Radar became inoperative; repaired at St. Croix. Uniboom inoperative immediately after test at dock. Major loss of cruise time.
Staff: Kenneth F. Parolski, Rafael W. Rodriguez, Juan Luis Trias, Jose R. Muniz, James V. A. Trumbull, Kurt Grove
Affiliate Staff:
Jack Morelock; Ivy Hanchett
Notes: Essential to have basic set of electronics resident in Puerto Rico as soon as possible. Original Center People field contained: Kurt Grove, Co-Chief Scientist; Jim Trumbull, Co-Chief Scientist; Ken Parolski; Rafael Rodriguez; Jack Morelock; Juan Trias; Jose Muniz; Ivy Hanchett.
Location:
South coasts of Puerto Rico and Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 18.1 | South: 17.9 | West: -66.5 | East: -65.3 |
Platform(s):
Jean A |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Boomer | --- | Boomer | |
3.5 kHz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
Raytheon radar | --- | Navigation |