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Field Activity Details for field activity 1973-003-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): John Hendricks

Affiliate Investigator(s): Wallace Bothner - University of New Hampshire

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Gravity

Scientific Purpose/Goals: New England coastal zone bottom gravity survey.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1973-06-08

End Date: 1973-06-18

Equipment Used: Gravity meter (wh)

Information to be Derived: Bottom gravity survey;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Because of weather, work was done in Cape Cod Bay resulting in a survey of the bay with 50-60 bottom gravity stations.

Staff: John Hendricks, Charles J. O'Hara

Affiliate Staff:
Wallace Bothner - Univ. New Hampshire
Chief Scientist

Notes:

Location:

Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,

Boundaries
North: 42 South: 41.6 West: -70.6 East: -70.1

Platform(s):

photo of Asterias
Asterias

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Minimal information.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Gravity meter (wh) --- Gravity

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