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Field Activity Details for field activity 1986-029-FA

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Other ID: Holt 86-1

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Ronald C. Circe

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Offshore survey using high-resolution geophysical equipment to collaborate with previously collected vibracores. Data will be used to assess area for quality sand to be used as nourishment for Virginia Beach.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Norfolk, VA

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1986-11-09

End Date: 1986-11-20

Equipment Used: 3.5 kHz, Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer, Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger, GeoPulse uniboom

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Thomas O'Brien, Kenneth F. Parolski, Rob Wertz

Affiliate Staff:
Chris Frye - Grad student
ODU

Notes: There were three legs of this cruise: Oct. 7-10 (Leg 1), Nov. 9-20 (Leg 2), and Dec. 8-13 (Leg 3).
Project = Sand Inventory Investigation Offshore Virginia Beach, VA, Sand Inventory Investigation Offshore Virginia Beach, VA
Information from Foghorn: ORE or Datasonics 3.5 kHz high-resolution seismic system;ORE GeoPulse boomer system;Benthos 10 element hydrophone;Hewlett-Packard 8-track instrument recorder;EPC recorders - 1902, 3200, 4800;Motorola Falcon IV Mini-Ranger precision navigation system;IBM-PC Navigation Data Acquisition system;Raytheon DE 719 Recording Fathometer with accompanying digitizer;

Location:

Cape Henry to Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 36.8 South: 36.6 West: -76 East: -75.8

Platform(s):

photo of Linwood Holton
Linwood Holton

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Brief Chief Scientist's report including personnel, tabulated information, and trackmap. Other information refers to Leg 1 which is 1986-023-FA.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
3.5 kHz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
1986-029-FA-BA-001 (Digital tape(s) of NV-BTHY-MINIRANGR, RAW NV, )
Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Sparker
1986-029-FA-SE-001 (analog tape of seismic data)
Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger --- Navigation
1986-029-FA-LN-001-01 (Composite trackline map with line numbers for LANGLEY 86-1 (FA 86023), HOLTON 86-1 (FA 86029) and HOLTON 86-2 (FA 86031))
GeoPulse uniboom --- Boomer

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