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Field Activity Details for field activity 2003-042-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): E. Robert Thieler

Affiliate Investigator(s): Stan Riggs, ECU; David Mallinson, ECU

Information Specialist(s): Erika Hammar-Klose

Data Type(s): Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Seismics: Boomer, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct shallow-water seismics on Hatteras Flats, eastern Pamlico Sound.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Hatteras, NC

End Port/Location: Hatteras, NC

Start Date: 2003-07-22

End Date: 2003-08-10

Equipment Used: GeoPulse uniboom, EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler, Single channel hydrophone, DGPS, P-code GPS

Information to be Derived: Shallow geologic framework;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Barry Irwin, David Nichols, Erika Hammar-Klose

Affiliate Staff:
Dana Wiese
USGS (marine technician); Stan Riggs
ECU; David Mallinson
ECU; Jim Watson
ECU (boat driver)

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Dave Nichols, Barry Irwin (marine technicians); Erika Hammar-Klose (data processing).
Project = North Carolina Regional Coastal Erosion Studies, North Carolina Regional Coastal Erosion Studies

Location:

Hatteras Flats, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 35.78 South: 34.97 West: -76.12 East: -75.39

Platform(s):

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Doghouse

Publications

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.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GeoPulse uniboom --- Boomer
EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler --- Sub Bottom Profiler
bbc2003042_seismic_images (JPEG images of chirp seismic data from the back-barrier from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina)
bbc2003042_shots (Chirp shotpoint navigation from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina)
bbc2003042_tracklines (Chirp trackline navigation data from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina)
Single channel hydrophoneStreamer used with boomer sound source.Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Sub Bottom Profiler
bbb2003042_seismic_images (JPEG images of boomer seismic data from the back-barrier from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina)
bbb2003042_tracklines (Boomer seismic tracklines from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina)
bbb2003042_shot (Boomer shotpoint navigation from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina)
DGPS --- Navigation
P-code GPS --- Navigation

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