Field Activity Details for field activity 1975-021-FA

Other ID: FAY 002

Status: Completed

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

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Principal Investigator(s): Richard Wold

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: The overall objective of this cruise was to check the operation of all the geophysical systems. Each system was to be checked out and modified where necessary until the best possible data were obtained. The acoustic characteristics of the vessel were to be checked by towing the various sensors at different speeds. When all of the systems were operating properly, data was to be obtained as part of the geophysics profiling program on Georges Bank.

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Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 1975-09-27

End Date: 1975-09-29

Equipment Used: Marine magnetometer, Sparker , Gravity meter (wh), Single channel hydrophone, 3.5 kHz, Loran-C, Air gun

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: All geophysical systems were tested and problems identified, and 440 km of usable gravity data were obtained.

Staff: Thomas Aldrich, Dennis Edwards, John Grow, William Jaworski, Frank W. Jennings, Perry Parks, John S. Schlee, Richard E. Sylwester, Richard Wold

Affiliate Staff:
Joseph Burden (Raytheon); Frank Wood (SEI); Jack Mago (Geometrics); Donald Price (Price Compressor Co.)

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Richard Wold, John Schlee, John Grow, Thomas Aldrich, Bill L. Jaworski, Frank Jennings, Perry Parks, Richard Sylwester, Dennis Edwards, Michael Kerkmann, Felicity Oram.

Location:

Middle Atlantic Bight, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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