Other ID: 83-2
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Rafael W. Rodriguez
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Identify heavy mineral deposits and shallow gas on the insular shelf of northeastern Dominican Republic.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
End Port/Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Start Date: 1983-08-21
End Date: 1983-09-07
Equipment Used: Piston corer, 3.5 kHz, EG&G 234, Shipek grab, Alpine Vibracorer, Motorola Mini-Ranger III, Single channel hydrophone
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Seismic data indicated the presence of shallow gas near the western end of Bahia de Samana. Dominican geologists later told us gas had been discovered onshore near the area surveyed. Mud diapirs are a common feature in the sediments underlying the western port of Samana Bay. The bay is bounded in the north and south by faults extending parallel to the coasts.
Staff: David Nichols, Rafael W. Rodriguez
Affiliate Staff:
Terry Edgar (USGS-Reston)
Juan Trias (USGS-San Juan)
Dave Bush - USGS/Duke Univ.; Puerto Rico DNR: Jose Muniz
Nelson Espinell
Lucy Cruz
Notes: Information from Foghorn: 3.5 kHz echo sounder,EG&G Uniboom seismic system,Shipek sampler,Piston corer,Vibracorer;
Location:
Bahia de Samana (Samana Bay), Dominican Republic, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 19.7667 | South: 18.21892 | West: -69.9609 | East: -68.18115 |
Platform(s):
Jean A |
Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
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Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, equipment, daily schedule, and results summary. |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Piston corer | --- | Geology | |
3.5 kHz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
EG&G 234 | --- | Boomer | |
Shipek grab | --- | Geology | |
Alpine Vibracorer | --- | Geology | |
Motorola Mini-Ranger III | --- | Navigation | |
Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | 1983-007-FA-SE-001 (microfilm of ) |