Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): E. Robert Thieler
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Erika Hammar-Klose
Data Type(s): Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Interferometric, Seismics: Boomer, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Sidescan
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map inner shelf.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Morehead City, NC
End Port/Location: Morehead City, NC
Start Date: 2002-07-07
End Date: 2002-07-20
Equipment Used: SIS1000 Chirp Sonar, Single channel hydrophone, DGPS, Boomer, SIS1000 Sidescan sonar, Van Veen grab sampler, SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz
Information to be Derived: Sea floor map; Bathymetric maps;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Grab samples: 34 (in reefer).
Staff: Seth Ackerman, William Danforth, Thomas O'Brien, E. Robert Thieler, Caroline Roberts, Mark Capone, Christopher F. Polloni
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Project = NC Regional Coastal Erosion Study, NC Regional Coastal Erosion Study
Information from Foghorn: acquisition and processing vans, submetrix, SIS-1000, boomer, DGPS, HYPACK, Van Veen grab sampler;
Location:
inner shelf, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 36.6 | South: 35.1 | West: -76 | East: -75.1 |
Platform(s):
 Atlantic Surveyor |
Thieler, E.R., Foster, D.S., Mallinson, D.M., Himmelstoss, E.A., McNinch, J.E., List, J.H.,and Hammar-Klose, E.S., 2013, Quaternary geophysical framework of the northeastern North Carolina coastal system: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1015, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111015.
Thieler, E.R, Foster, D.S., Himmelstoss, E.A., and Mallinson, D.J., 2014, Geologic framework of the northern North Carolina, USA inner continental shelf and its influence on coastal evolution: Marine Geology, Vol. 348, 2014, pp. 113-130, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2013.11.011.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIS1000 Chirp Sonar | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | isc2002013_seismic_images (JPEG images of chirp seismic data from inner shelf of northern North Carolina.) isc2002013_shots (Chirp shotpoint navigation from USGS cruise 2002-013-FA along the inner continental shelf of northern North Carolina) isc2002013_tracklines (Chirp navigation tracklines from USGS cruise 2002-013-FA along the inner continental shelf of northern North Carolina) |
| Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | isb2002013_tracklines (Tracklines of boomer data acquisition from inner shelf of northern North Carolina.) isb2002013_seismic_images (JPEG images of boomer seismic data from inner shelf of northern North Carolina.) isb2002013_shots (Boomer shotpoint navigation from USGS cruise 2002-013-FA along the inner continental shelf of northern North Carolina.) |
| DGPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Boomer | --- | Boomer | |
| SIS1000 Sidescan sonar | --- | Sidescan | iss2002013_tracklines (Sidescan sonar navigation from USGS cruise 2002-013-FA along the inner continental shelf of northern North Carolina) |
| Van Veen grab sampler | --- | Geology | |
| SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz | --- | Interferometric |
