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Field Activity Details for field activity 1987-016-FA

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Other ID: ACAD 87-1

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): Sonar: Sidescan, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect bottom samples offshore Isles Dernieres barrier islands.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1987-05-03

End Date: 1987-05-07

Equipment Used: Klein 531 sidescan, Grab sampler, Loran-C

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Water depth varied from 3 m to 25 m. I was very impressed by the underway grab sampler. Sidescan sonar: 463 km; Bottom grabs: 225.

Staff: Ronald C. Circe

Affiliate Staff:
Rob Wertz - USGS BPMG; Steve Underwood - COE; Sonny Maciasz - LGS

Notes:
Project = Coastal Erosion Project, BAMG, Coastal Erosion Project, BAMG

Location:

offshore central Louisiana, United States, Gulf of Mexico, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 29.68805 South: 26.86328 West: -93.4497 East: -88.68164

Platform(s):

photo of Acadiana
Acadiana

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Brief Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, equipment, tabulated information, sidescan paper roll and associated sample numbers.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Klein 531 sidescan --- Sidescan
1987-016-FA-SE-001 (analog tape of seismic data)
Grab sampler --- Biology
Geology
Loran-C --- Navigation
1987-016-FA-LN-001 (Floppy disk(s) containing NV-MEGAPULSE, )

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