Other ID: 80-G-8, 80-G-8A, 80-G-8B; 80-8
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): Sonar: Sidescan, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To survey areas of the continental slope using a mid-range sidescan sonar, for study of sea floor geomorphology as related to slope stability.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Norfolk, VA
Start Date: 1980-08-28
End Date: 1980-09-14
Equipment Used: SeaMARC sidescan sonar system, 3.5 kHz, Loran-C, GPS (wh)
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Total of 995 km of sidescan sonar and 3.5 kHz data tracklines collected. D.W. O'Leary responsible for Lydonia to Oceanographer Canyons, Aug. 29 - Sep. 2, 1980; J.M. Robb responsible for Lindenkohl to South Toms Canyons, Sep. 4-10, 1980; B.A. McGregor responsible for Wilmington to Baltimore Canyons, Sep. 10-3, 1980.
Staff: Kathryn Scanlon Catanach, David Twichell, Dennis W. O'Leary, James M. Robb, Kenneth F. Parolski, Bonnie McGregor, Carol M. Parmenter, James E. Dodd, Alan Goodman, C. Wesley Lombard
Affiliate Staff:
William B.F. Ryan
Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory (LDGO); John Farre
LDGO; Dale Chayes
LDGO; Ivars Bitte
LDGO; Christina O'Leary
LDGO; Larry Robinson
International Submarine Technology
Inc.; Jeffrey Harris
University of Rhode Island
Notes:
Project = Mid-Atlantic OCS Environmental Assessment; North Atlantic Environmental Assessment, Mid-Atlantic OCS Environmental Assessment; North Atlantic Environmental Assessment
Location:
Oceanographer Canyon to Lydonia Canyon, Georges Bank;Lindenkohl Canyon to South Toms Canyon off New Jersey;Baltimore Canyon to Wilmington Canyon off Maryland and Delaware;United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 41 | South: 37 | West: -74 | East: -65 |
Platform(s):
Gyre |
McGregor, B.A., Stubblefield, W.L., Ryan, W.B.F., Twichell, D.C., 1983, Wilmington submarine canyon area; a marine fluvial-like system, in McGregor, B.A., ed., Environmental geologic studies on the United States Mid- and North Atlantic outer continental shelf area 1980-1982; Volume I, Executive summary: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report (83-824), https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr83824.
Robb, J.M., Hampson, J.C., Jr., Kirby, J.R., Twichell, D.C., 1981, Geology and potential hazards of the continental slope between Lindenkohl and South Toms canyons, offshore mid-Atlantic United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-600, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr81600.
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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SeaMARC sidescan sonar system | --- | Sidescan | 1980-024-FA-SO-002 (microfilm of ) 1980-024-FA-SO-003 (analog tape of seismic data) 1980-024-FA-SO-004 (Digital tape(s) of NV-NSTAR, NV-NSTAR-FINAL, NV-SAT FIX, SSS-SEA-MARC 1, ) 1980-024-FA-SO-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of sidescan sonar data for lines ) |
3.5 kHz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | 1980-024-FA-SE-003 (analog tape of seismic data) 1980-024-FA-SE-002 (analog tape of seismic data) 1980-024-FA-SE-001 (microfilm of ) |
Loran-C | --- | Navigation | 1980-024-FA-LN-002-03 (Navigation for the period September 10-13, 1980.) 1980-024-FA-LN-002-02 (Navigation for the period September 3-10, 1980.) 1980-024-FA-LN-002-01 (Navigation for the period August 29 - September 2, 1980.) 1980-024-FA-LN-001 (Navigation trackline plot for field activity 80024) |
GPS (wh) | --- | Navigation |