Other ID: ARMN92-1
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): Seismics: Boomer, Sonar: Sidescan, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect sidescan sonar data and ground truth (with grab samples) in order to complete a data set showing the surficial sedimentary environments in the research area.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Castine, MA
End Port/Location: Boston, MA
Start Date: 1992-05-06
End Date: 1992-05-14
Equipment Used: GeoPulse uniboom, Single channel hydrophone, Klein 531 sidescan, Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system, Grab sampler, ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder, 3.5 kHz, GPS (wh), Loran-C
Information to be Derived: Sea floor map;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Dann Blackwood, David Nichols, Richard Rendigs, Carol M. Parmenter, Barbara A. Seekins, Ronald C. Circe, Nancy K. Soderberg, Christopher Schneider
Affiliate Staff:
Nicole Moser (USGS-Reston
VA)
Notes:
Location:
Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 44.22246897 | South: 41.99125262 | West: -70.96794643 | East: -68.90863128 |
Platform(s):
 Argo Maine |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise log | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's log describing cruise activities, personnel, equipment performance and configuration, data acquisition problems, sample locations |
| Data inventory | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Curator's list of field data collected. |
| Sample log | Grab sampler | Grab Sampling Operations Log |
| Q-Mips log | Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system | Sidescan sonar logbook containing line start and end times, file names, equipment configuration, repairs, performance. |
| Navigation log | Loran-C | Loran navigation logbook containing day and time, line number, latitude, longitude, course, speed, disk number, and acquisition notes. |
| Navigation log | Loran-C | Printout from navigation system with handwritten annotations. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeoPulse uniboom | --- | Boomer | |
| Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | 1992-005-FA-SE-001 (Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( GEOP) for lines) 1992-005-FA-SE-003 (microfilm of) 1992-005-FA-SE-002 (VHS digital tapes for line(s) 1, 1,2, 3, 3, 4,5, 5,6, 6,7, 7, 8, 8,9, 9,10, 10,11, 11,12, 12,13,14, 16, 17, 17,18, 18, 18,19, 19,20, 20,28, 28,32, 32,) |
| Klein 531 sidescan | --- | Sidescan | 1992-005-FA-SO-003 (Digital tape(s) of SSS-EG+G LINE 3-14, SSS-EG+G LINE 15-32, ) 1992-005-FA-SO-001 (microfilm of ) |
| Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system | --- | Sidescan | |
| Grab sampler | --- | Biology Geology | |
| ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder | --- | Single Beam | |
| 3.5 kHz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
| GPS (wh) | --- | Navigation | 1992-005-FA-LN-001-02 (Complete ship movement track map with 5 minute fixes and line numbers, scale 1:100,000.) 1992-005-FA-LN-001-04 (Trackline data only with 5 minute fixes and line numbers, scale 1:100,000.) 1992-005-FA-LN-002-06 (Raw navigation data) 1992-005-FA-LN-001-01 (Complete ship movement trackmap with 5 minute fixes and line numbers, scale 1:80,000.) 1992-005-FA-LN-001-03 (Trackline data only with 5 minute fixes and line numbers, scale 1:80,000. ) |
| Loran-C | --- | Navigation | 1992-005-FA-LN-002-02 (Edited 10-second Loran field navigation for May 9 - May 12, 1992.
) 1992-005-FA-LN-002-04 (Edited 10-second Loran field navigation for May 14, 1992.) 1992-005-FA-LN-002-01 (Edited 10-second Loran field navigation for May 6 - May 9, 1992. ) 1992-005-FA-LN-002-05 (Loran navigation printout every 5 minutes containing Julian day, time, latitude, longitude, time delays, course, speed, etc.) 1992-005-FA-LN-002-03 (Edited 10-second Loran field navigation for May 12 - May 14, 1992.) |
