Other ID: AST-7-77
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Charles J. O'Hara
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Boomer
Scientific Purpose/Goals: The cooperative marine geologic program provides the Commonwealth of Massachusetts an accounting and geological evaluation of the lands that lie submerged beneath its coastal waters. Principal objectives include detailed mapping of bottom and sub-bottom geological features, assessment of potential mineral resources, feasibility and environmental impact studies related to offshore mining of sand and gravel, and environmental considerations relative to offshore disposal of solid waste material.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1977-07-22
End Date: 1977-07-27
Equipment Used: EG&G 234, Epsco LORAN-C , Single channel hydrophone
Information to be Derived: Morphology;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Uniboom: 181 km.
Staff: Diane M. Eskenasy, Wayne Ferrebee, Alan Goodman, Charles J. O'Hara
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Chuck O'Hara (Ch. Sci.); Wayne M. Ferrebee (Geologist); Diane Eskanasy (Geological Field Assistant); Alan Goodman (Electronic Technician).
Location:
eastern Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 41.65 | South: 41.4 | West: -70.6 | East: -69.95 |
Platform(s):
Asterias |
O'Hara, C.J., and Oldale, R.N., 1987, Maps showing geology, shallow structure, and bedform morphology of Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1911, 4 sheets, URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/mf1911.
Poppe, L.J., McMullen, K.Y., Foster, D.S., Blackwood, D.S., Williams, S.J., Ackerman, S.D., Moser, M.S., and Glomb, K.A., 2010, Geological interpretation of the sea floor offshore of Edgartown, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20091001.
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, track map. |
Uniboom log | EG&G 234 | Uniboom log containing line number, time, latitude, longitude, data acquisition and equipment performance notes, etc. |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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EG&G 234 | --- | Boomer | |
Epsco LORAN-C | --- | Navigation | 1977-024-FA-LN-001-02 (Composite Track Map (pdf file) Composite Nantucket Sound trackline map from ASTERIAS June (FA 76021) and October (FA 76039) 1976 and July 1977 (FA 77024) containing ship movement with times and line numbers.) 1977-024-FA-LN-001 (Navigation trackline plot for field activity 77024) 1977-024-FA-LN-001-01 (Navigation Track Map (pdf file) Trackline map of ship movement with times and line numbers.) |
Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | 1977-024-FA-SE-001 (film collection of E. NANT SND) 1977-024-FA-SE-002-01 (Scanned seismic record sections) 1977-024-FA-SE-003 (microfilm of ) 1977-024-FA-NL-001-02 (Uniboom log containing line number, time, latitude, longitude, data acquisition and equipment performance notes, etc.) 1977-024-FA-SE-002-02 (Line List) 1977-024-FA-SE-002 ( Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( UNI) for lines ) |