Other ID: 81-1
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Dennis W. O'Leary
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Multichannel, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct a continuous 12-channel CDP seismic reflection profile along the Mississippi River from Osceola, Arkansas to the vicinity of Cairo, Illinois.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Memphis, TN
End Port/Location: Wycliff, KY
Start Date: 1981-01-06
End Date: 1981-01-18
Equipment Used: Multichannel seismics, Visual navigation
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 133 km of trackline recorded. Weather and equipment failures caused delays and decision to terminate survey at mile 197.
Staff: David Nichols, Dennis W. O'Leary, Frank W. Jennings, Donald Smith
Affiliate Staff:
USGS-Denver: Samuel Harding
Scientist
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Dennis O'Leary, Chief Scientist; Frank Jennings, Electronic technician; Dave Nichols, DFS V operator; Donald Smith, Shore coordinator/van driver.
Project = Marine Seismic Operations, Marine Seismic Operations
Location:
Mississippi River, Osceola, Arkansas, to Hickman, Kentucky, United States, North America;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 36.6 | South: 35.75 | West: -89.9 | East: -89.2 |
Platform(s):
 Neecho |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's log of ship movement, personnel, equipment and data acquisition notes |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multichannel seismics | --- | Multichannel | |
| Visual navigation | --- | Navigation |
