Other ID: AMCOR
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): James M. Robb
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Seismic surveys and navigation for the Atlantic Margin Coring Program (AMCOR), as well as anchor handling and supply transportation for the drill ship, GLOMAR CONCEPTION (FA 76027).
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1976-07-21
End Date: 1976-09-20
Equipment Used: Air gun, Internav 101 LORAN-C, Single channel hydrophone
Information to be Derived: Morphology;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 22 sites surveyed; Airgun: 436 km; Minisparker: 55 km.
Staff: William Jaworski, Kenneth F. Parolski, James M. Robb, Richard E. Sylwester
Affiliate Staff:
David Kinney
Notes: **Other Captains: James Elliot (4 Aug. - 8 Sep.); Jack Rogers (8 Sep. - 20 Sep.). *70 days at sea include mobilization; 60 days at sea on the project. Original Center People field contained: Jim Robb - Ch. Sci., Kenneth Parolski, David Kinney, Richard Sylwester, William Jaworski.
Project = Atlantic Margin Coring Project (AMCOR), Atlantic Margin Coring Project (AMCOR)
Location:
Atlantic Continental shelf and slope, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 42.32967268 | South: 30.59170715 | West: -80.81542969 | East: -66.12873039 |
Platform(s):
L'Olonnois |
Robb, J.M., 1980, Seismic-reflection data on the eastern U.S. continental shelf acquired by M. V. L'OLONNOIS as part of the Atlantic Margin Coring Project (AMCOR) of the U.S. Geological Survey, July-September 1976: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-369, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr80369.
Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
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Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's daily log of ship movement, equipment and data acquisition notes, personnel activities and recommendations for future work. |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Air gun | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun | |
Internav 101 LORAN-C | --- | Navigation | 1976-028-FA-LN-001-04 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6005 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-14 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6015 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-03 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6004 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-18 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6020 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-20 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR Site 68 (no hole)with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-05 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6006 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-06 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6007 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-08 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6009 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-09 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6010 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-10 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6011 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-21 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR Site 91 (no hole) with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-17 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6019 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-07 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6008 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-15 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6016 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-19 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6021 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-11 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6012 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-12 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6013 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-01 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6002 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-13 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6014 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-16 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6017 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) 1976-028-FA-LN-001-02 (Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6003 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers.) |
Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | 1976-028-FA-SE-002 ( Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( AIR) for lines ) 1976-028-FA-SE-003 (microfilm of SITE SURVEY HOLE#6002-6021 & SITE 68 & 9191) 1976-028-FA-SE-001 (film collection of MSP,NV) |