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Field Activity Details for field activity 1987-006-FA

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Other ID: S1-87

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): PARTNER

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Electro-Magnetic: Gravity, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collection of gravity and bathymetry data in and around the Cape Verde Islands as specified by DMA requirements.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Mindelo, Cape Verde

End Port/Location: Mindelo, Cape Verde

Start Date: 1987-02-22

End Date: 1987-03-21

Equipment Used: Racal/Decca Hyperfix, LaCoste-Romberg gravimeter G-179, Echosounder, Magnavox System 5000 integrated navigation system

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Barry Irwin, Carol M. Parmenter

Affiliate Staff:
Robin Bouse; Chuck Gilbert; Robert Bowles (contractor); John Ryland (Racal); Brian Franklin (J. Marr)

Notes: For gravity data, contact Michael A. Prugger, Office of GEOINT Sciences, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); Michael.A.Prugger@nga.mil; 314-676-0863. Original Center People field contained: Barry Irwin (Ch. Sci.); Carol Parmenter; Robin Bouse; Chuck Gilbert.
Project = Defense Mapping Agency Gravity, Defense Mapping Agency Gravity

Location:

Cape Verde Islands, Africa, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 18 South: 13 West: -27 East: -22

Platform(s):

photo of Starella
Starella

Publications

Folger, D.W., Irwin, Barry J., McCullough, James R., Bouse, Robin M., Polloni, Christopher F., Dodd, James E., and O'Brien, T. F., 1990, Map showing free-air gravity anomalies around the Cape Verde Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2098-A, scale 1:750,000, URL: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/mf2098A.

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Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, equipment, and tabulated information.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Racal/Decca Hyperfix --- Navigation
LaCoste-Romberg gravimeter G-179 --- Gravity
1987-006-FA-GP-001 (Digital tape(s) of NV/GRAV ARCHIVE, )
Echosounder --- Single Beam
1987-006-FA-SE-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( 12K) for lines )
Magnavox System 5000 integrated navigation system --- Navigation
1987-006-FA-LN-001 (Digital tape(s) of NV/GRAV ARCHIVE, )

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