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Field Activity Details for field activity 1982-013-FA

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Other ID: ASTR 82-2; ASTERIAS 1982 #2

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Anne M. Trehu

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Continued testing of coupling response of the USGS ocean bottom seismometer (OBIP) for several different anchor configurations and bottom sediment types. A gravity core was also taken.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 1982-05-20

End Date: 1982-05-21

Equipment Used: Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Gravity corer, Loran-C

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Testing.

Staff: Anne M. Trehu, Raymond E. Davis

Affiliate Staff:
WHOI: Hovey Clifford
Jim Broda
Walter Wheeler

Notes:

Location:

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 41.55335422 South: 41.51669004 West: -70.74334894 East: -70.66373364

Platform(s):

photo of Asterias
Asterias

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Brief Chief Scientist's cruise report of personnel, equipment and station location.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Ocean Bottom Seismometer --- Ocean Bottom Seismometer
1982-013-FA-SE-001 (Digital tape(s) of OBIP, )
Gravity corer --- Geology
Loran-C --- Navigation

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