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Field Activity Details for field activity 1992-020-FA

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Other ID: 92-1

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Deborah Hutchinson, Kim D. Klitgord

Affiliate Investigator(s): A. Golmshtok - Russian Institute of Oceanology; C. Scholz - Duke U.

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Multichannel, Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Electro-Magnetic: Gravity, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To investigate the character, timing and distribution of sedimentation and crustal deformation in an active lacustrine rift system; to construct seismic stratigraphic framework for these basins; and to select a site for a deep drill hole in Lake Baikal.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Lystvyanka, Siberia, USSR

End Port/Location: Lystvyanka, Siberia, USSR

Start Date: 1992-08-25

End Date: 1992-09-25

Equipment Used: Air gun, GPS (wh), Multichannel seismics, Marine magnetometer, Gravity meter (wh), 3.5 kHz

Information to be Derived: Morphology;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: CDP Lines 92-1 thru 92-60 (some lines skipped).

Staff: David Foster, David Nichols, Kim D. Klitgord, Christopher Schneider

Affiliate Staff:
Derek Unger - USGS-Reston; Judi Allen - USGS-Menlo; Institute of Oceanology - Gelendzhik: Alexander Golmshtok - co-Ch. Sci.
Leonid Akentiev
Alexander Elnikov
Sergei Hanukayev
Eugene Konyev
Sergei Kraskovsky
Yuri Pavlov
Alexander Pisetsky
Victor Trofimenko
Nikita Yazichyen
Anatoly Zinoviev; Institute of Oceanology - Moscow: Ivan Beliyev
Yegor Czerniawski; Concern Ros Oil and Gas: Valedi Gorjunov
Alexander Kurochkin
Alexander Tupikin; Duke University: Christopher Scholz - co-Ch. Sci. ; James McGill

Notes:
Project = Seismic Survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Seismic Survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia

Location:

Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, Asia;

Boundaries
North: 54.48847751 South: 51.5854142 West: 105.07686889 East: 109.48853753

Platform(s):

photo of Balkhash
Balkhash

Publications

Agena, W.F., Lee, M.W., Miller, J.J., and Hutchinson, D.R., 1994, Lake Baikal, 1992; processing of multichannel seismic reflection data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-263, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr94263.

Colman, S.M., Foster, D.S., and Hatton, J., 1996, High-resolution seismic-reflection surveys of Lake Baikal, Siberia, 1990-1992: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-274, 2 CD-ROMs, URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr96274.

Hutchinson, D.R., 1995, Navigation quality from Lake Baikal 1992 multichannel seismics cruise: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-233, 165 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95233.

Klitgord, K.D., Golmshtok, A.J., Scholz, C.A., Akentiev, L.G., Nichols, D., Schneider, C., McGill, J., Foster, D.S., and Unger, J.D., 1993, Seismic survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia cruise report—RV BALKHASH, 25 August to 25 September 1992: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-201, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr93201.

Nichols, D.R., Miller, G., and Akentiev, L., 1992, Seismic survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia—Operational technical summary for the RV Balkash and RV Titov, 15 August to 30 September 1992: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 92-693, 21 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr92693.

Nichols, D.R., Miller, G.K., Akentiev, L., 1992, Seismic survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia; operational technical summary for the RV Balkash and RV Titov, 15 August to 30 September 1992: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-124, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr92693.

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Seismic log Multichannel seismics Logbook identifying multichannel field tapes and demultiplexed SEG-Y preliminarily processed tapes.
Seismic log Multichannel seismics Notebook identifying multichannel field tapes with leg number, line numbers, file names, and observers' logs and EPC paper rolls.
Seismic log Multichannel seismics Computer printed list and notebook identifying multichannel field tapes with leg number, line numbers, file names, and observers' logs.
Observer log Multichannel seismics Observer logs for Lines 1 through 60 in individual files. Includes equipment configuration.
Observer log Multichannel seismics Scanned observer logs in GIF and PCX formats.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Air gun --- Air Gun / Water Gun
GPS (wh) --- Navigation
1992-020-FA-LN-002-01 (Navigation data for Lines 1 to 66.)
1992-020-FA-LN-001 (Navigation trackline plot for field activity 92020)
1992-020-FA-LN-002-02 (misc nav)
Multichannel seismics --- Multichannel
1992-020-FA-SE-002-01 (Paper record section of Lines B92-01, B92-02, B92-03, B92-03A, B92-04, B92-06, B92-07, B92-08, B92-09, B92-10, B92-10A, B92-11, B92-12, B92-13, B92-14, B92-15, B92-16, B92-17, B92-17A, B92-18, B92-19, B92-20, B92-21, B92-22, B92-23, B92-24, B92-25, B92-26, B92-28, B92-30, B92-32, B92-34, B92-36, B92-38, B92-40, B92-40A, B92-42, B92-44, B92-46, B92-48, B92-50, B92-50A, B92-50B, B92-52, B92-54, B92-56, B92-58, B92-60, )
1992-020-FA-SE-002-05 (Migrated SEGY seismic data for lines 1 -60)
1992-020-FA-SE-002-04 (STACK SEGY seismic data for lines 1 -60)
1992-020-FA-SE-002-03 (DEMUX SEGY seismic data for lines 1 -60)
1992-020-FA-SE-002-02 (CD ROM disk of B92-1 1,2,3 STACK,SP1-559, B92-2 1,2,3,4,5 STACK,SP1-633, B92-3 1,2,3 STACK,SP1-357, B92-3A 1,2,3 STACK,SP1-495, B92-4 1,2,3 STK,MIG SP1-785, B92-4 4,5,6 STK,MIG SP1-785, B92-6 1,2,3,4STK,MIG SP1-989, B92-6 5,6,7STK,MIG SP1-989, B92-7 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-2430, B92-7 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-2430, B92-7 7,8,9STK,MIG SP1-2430, B92-7 10,11,12STK,MIGSP1-2430, B92-7 13,14,15STK,MIG SP1-2430, B92-8 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-1002, B92-8 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-1002, B92-9 1,2STK,MIG SP2-209, B92-10 1,2,3,4STK SP1-612, B92-10A 1,2,3,4STK,MIG SP268-*, B92-10A 2,3,4,5STK,MIG SP268-*, B92-11 1, 2,3STK,MIG SP1-2137, B92-11 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-2137, B92-11 7,8,9STK,MIG SP1-2137, B92-11 10,11,12STK,MIGSP1-2137, B92-12 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-389, B92-13 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-2589, B92-13 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-2589, B92-13 7,8,9STK,MIG SP1-2589, B92-13 10,11,12STK,MIGSP1-2589, B92-13 13,14,15STK,MIGSP1-2589, B92-13 16,17STK,MIGSP1-2589, B92-14 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-445, B92-15 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-2055, B92-15 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-2055, B92-15 7,8,9STK,MIG SP1-2055, B92-15 10,11,12STK,MIGSP1-2055, B92-15 13,14STK,MIG SP1-2055, B92-16 1,2STK,MIG SP1-375, B92-17 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-3269, B92-17 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-3269, B92-17 7,8,9STK,MIG SP1-3269, B92-17 10,11,12STK,MIGSP1-3269, B92-17 13,14,15STK,MIGSP1-3269, B92-17 16,17,18,19STK,MIGSP1*, B92-17 20,21,22STK,MIGSP1-3269, B92-17A 1,2,3STK SP1-?, B92-17A 4,5,6STK SP1-?, B92-17A 7STK SP1-?, B92-18 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-419, B92-19 1,2,3,4STK SP1-614, B92-20 1,2,3,4STK,MIG SP1-412, B92-21 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-839, B92-21 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-839, B92-22 1,2,3STK,MIG SP7-447, B92-23* 1,2STK SP1-213, B92-24* 1,2STK SP6-468, B92-25 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-1512, B92-25 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-1512, B92-25 7,8,9STK,MIG SP1-1512, B92-26 1,2,3,4STK SP1-682, B92-28* 1,2,3,4STK SP1-422, B92-30* 1STK SP1-174, B92-32 1,2,3,4STK SP1-515, B92-34 1,2,3STK SP1-680, B92-34 4,5STK SP1-680, B92-36 1,2,3,4STK SP1-525, B92-38 1,2,3STK,MIG SP3-727, B92-38 4,5STK,MIG SP3-727, B92-40 1,2STK,MIG SP1-287, B92-40A 1,2,3,4STK,MIG, NO NAV, B92-42 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-1321, B92-42 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-1321, B92-42 7,8,9STK,MIG SP1-1321, B92-44 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-1202, B92-44 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-1202, B92-44 7,8STK,MIG SP1-1202, B92-46 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-1180, B92-46 4,5,6STK,MIG SP1-1180, B92-46 7,8STK,MIG SP1-1180, B92-48 1,2,3STK,MIG SP2-1110, B92-48 4,5,6,7STK,MIG SP2-1110, B92-50 1,2,3STK,MIG SP1-680, B92-50 4,5STK,MIG SP1-680, B92-50A 1STK,MIG SP1-149NO NAV, B92-50B 1STK,MIG SP1-635NO NAV, B92-52 1,2,3,4STKSP1-495, B92-54 1,2,3,4,5STK,MIGSP1-780, B92-56 1,2,3STK,MIGSP1-1143, B92-56 4,5,6STK,MIGSP1-1143, B92-58 1,2,3STK,MIGSP1-1138, B92-58 4,5,6STK,MIGSP1-1138, B92-60 1,2,3STK,MIGSP1-545, )
1992-020-FA-SE-001 (Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( MCS) for lines )
Marine magnetometer --- Magnetics
Gravity meter (wh) --- Gravity
3.5 kHz --- Sub Bottom Profiler

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