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 | |||
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North: 36.8 | South: 36.6 | West: -76 | East: -75.8 |
Platform(s):
Linwood Holton |
Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
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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. |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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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 |