Other ID: 87-2
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Barry Irwin
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Extensive testing of new navigation sonar equipment.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Kingston, Jamaica
End Port/Location: Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
Start Date: 1987-01-21
End Date: 1987-01-29
Equipment Used: Starfix navigation system
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: The Caufield towed correlation sonar fish was deployed periodically in transit in various water depths and data were collected for post-cruise processing and evaluation. The Magnavox 610 Doppler Sonar operated continuously; comparisons to Starfix were collected and evaluated. The General Electric 810 Correlation Sonar was tested for a day and a half in up to 3000 m of water and compared to Starfix and Magnavox 610 for evaluation.
Staff: Barry Irwin, Kenneth F. Parolski, Janet Fredericks
Affiliate Staff:
Jim McCullough
WHOI; Dave Caufield
Caufield Eng.; Bill Bookheimer
General Electric
Notes:
Project = Defense Mapping Agency Gravity, Defense Mapping Agency Gravity
Location:
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States, Eastern Caribbean Sea, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 18.5 | South: 15 | West: -77 | East: -22.5 |
Platform(s):
 Starella |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, equipment, tabulated information and brief narrative. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starfix navigation system | --- | Navigation |
