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Field Activity Details for field activity 1980-016-FA

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Other ID: NEE-80-1

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, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Define geology and shallow structure of western Rhode Island Sound. Identify and map potential geologic hazards. Determine geologic framework and Quaternary development of this part of Atlantic Inner Continental Shelf. Select sites for possible coring during summer 1981. Complement similar data and findings of this office in eastern Rhode Island Sound.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Cataumet, MA

End Port/Location: Cataumet, MA

Start Date: 1980-07-09

End Date: 1980-10-03

Equipment Used: EG&G 234, Edo Western Sidescan and 2.5 kHz sub-bottom system, Loran-C, Single channel hydrophone

Information to be Derived: Sea floor map; Morphology;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Leg 1: July 9-17, 1980; Leg 2: Sep. 29 - Oct. 3, 1980. High-resolution sub-bottom profiles: 580 km; Sidescan sonar sonographs: 580 km.

Staff: Sandra Conley, Frank W. Jennings, Paul Loud, Sally Needell, Charles J. O'Hara, George B. Tirey

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Chuck O'Hara - Ch. Sci.; Frank Jennings - ET, Paul Loud - boat operator, Sally Wood-Needell - geologist (July 9-17, 1980), Rusty Tirey - Marine ops (Sep. 29 - Oct. 3, 1980), Sandra Conley - geologist (Sep. 29 - Oct. 3, 1980).
Project = Coastal, Estuarine and Lacustrine Studies, Coastal, Estuarine and Lacustrine Studies

Location:

western Rhode Island Sound, eastern Narragansett Bay to Block Island, Rhode Island, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 41.75 South: 41.25 West: -71.75 East: -71

Platform(s):

photo of Neecho
Neecho

Publications

McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., Denny, J.F., Haupt, T.A., and Crocker, J.M., 2008, Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in central Rhode Island Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071366.

McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., Haupt, T.A., and Crocker, J.M., 2009, Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in western Rhode Island Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1181, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20081181.

McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., and Soderberg, N.K., 2009, Digital seismic-reflection data from Western Rhode Island Sound, 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1002, URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20091002.

Needell, S.W., O'Hara, C.J., and Knebel, H.J., 1983, High-resolution seismic-reflection profiles and sidescan-sonar records collected on western Rhode Island Sound, R/V NEECHO Cruise NE-80-1: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-803, 3 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr83803.

Needell, S.W., O'Hara, C.J., and Knebel, H.J., 1983, Maps showing geology and shallow structure of western Rhode Island Sound, Rhode Island: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1537, 4 sheets, URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/mf1537.

Portals/Viewers

FAN 1980-016-FA has data viewable in the GeoMappApp/Virtual Ocean applications. To view this data in these applications go to http://www.geomapapp.org/ and http://www.virtualocean.org/. See the instructions for locating USGS data in these applications. You can also view the imagery created from the SEGY data at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/images.php?cruise=1980-016-FA.

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's cruise report describing ship movement, personnel, equipment and data acquisition notes, chronological log, and trackmap.
Seismic log EG&G 234 Watchstanders' Seismic Logbook containing line numbers, start and ends of lines, Loran time delays, equipment configuration and performance, data acquisition notes, ship movement.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
EG&G 234 --- Boomer
Edo Western Sidescan and 2.5 kHz sub-bottom system --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Sidescan
1980-016-FA-SO-002 (microfilm of *800929-801002)
1980-016-FA-SO-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of sidescan sonar data for lines )
Loran-C --- Navigation
1980-016-FA-LN-001-03 (Track map, Legs 1 and 2, July and Sept. - Oct. 1980.)
1980-016-FA-LN-001-01 (Generalized track map, Leg 1, July 1980.)
1980-016-FA-LN-001-02 (Field track map, Leg 2, Sept. - Oct. 1980.)
Nav data
Single channel hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Sub Bottom Profiler
1980-016-FA-SE-003-03 (19 record sections for Lines 1-4, 10, 11, and 15-19, collected Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, 1980.)
1980-016-FA-SE-001 (film collection of )
1980-016-FA-SE-002 (microfilm of *800929-801002)
1980-016-FA-SE-003-02 (37 record sections for Lines 1-15, collected July 9-15, 1980.)
1980-016-FA-SE-003-04 (Data converted from analog to SEGY)
1980-016-FA-SE-003-01 (Collection dates, Julian dates and file names for data collected during Legs 1 and 2, including Lines 1-19.)
SEGY data

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