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Field Activity Details for field activity 1995-016-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): David Nichols

Affiliate Investigator(s): Paul Gayes - Corpus Christi Univ.

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sidescan sonar mosaic to map hard bottom.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Myrtle Beach, SC

End Port/Location: Myrtle Beach, SC

Start Date: 1995-03-26

End Date: 1995-04-14

Equipment Used: Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system, Klein 531 sidescan, ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder, P-code GPS

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: David Nichols

Affiliate Staff:
Paul Gayes
Pat Ealy - CC Univ.

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Dave Nichols - ET.
Project = Myrtle Beach Renourishment, Myrtle Beach Renourishment
Information from Foghorn: Q-MIPS system, Klein 500 kHz, 200 kHz Bathymetry;P-code GPS;

Location:

Little River to Murrells Inlet surf zone, South Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 34.00714 South: 33.14675 West: -79.4421 East: -77.90405

Platform(s):


Hooligan

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Technician's report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information.
Sidescan log Klein 531 sidescan Sidescan sonar log containing line and file names, start and end times, navigation, and equipment performance notes. Includes brief summary of survey work.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system --- Sidescan
Klein 531 sidescan --- Sidescan
ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder --- Single Beam
P-code GPS --- Navigation

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