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Field Activity Details for field activity 1983-009-FA

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Other ID: 83-G-13

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Mahlon M. Ball

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Multichannel, Electro-Magnetic: Gravity, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Make geophysical measurements (CDP seismic, 3.5 kHz, gravity, and magnetics) to be used in regional structural and stratigraphic framework studies. Loss of the ship's main engine caused a cessation of this cruise following completion of signature tests, but before any work could be done.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Miami, FL

End Port/Location: Pensacola, FL

Start Date: 1983-10-11

End Date: 1983-10-15

Equipment Used: Multichannel seismics, Water gun (wh), Bell Aerospace BGM-3 gravimeter, 3.5 kHz, Varian V-75 magnetometer, Loran-C, Sonar Doppler, Gyro compass, Magnavox satellite positioning system

Information to be Derived: Morphology;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Loss of the ship's main engine caused a cessation of this cruise following completion of signature tests, but before any work could be done. No data collected; only signature test completed.

Staff: Deborah Hutchinson, Barry Irwin, Barbara Ann McKinney, David Nichols, Mahlon M. Ball, James E. Dodd, Elizabeth Coward, Gus Lamarre, Jack Connell

Affiliate Staff:
USGS-Denver: Jim Leinbach - Watchstander
Bill Patterson - Watchstander
Dick Wise - Watchstander
Nick Zihlman - Watchstander; Consultant: Jim Hedger - Water Gun Tech.

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Mahlon Ball - Ch. Sci./Geophysicist, Dave Nichols - Geophysicist, Jack Connell - Geophysicist, Jim Dodd - Geophysicist, Barry Irwin - Geophysicist, Gus Lamarre - Geophysicist, Debbie Hutchinson-Gove - Watchstander, Ann Swift - Watchstander, Betsy Miller - Watchstander. Original Submitted By field contained: Mahlon Ball, Debbie Hutchinson-Gove.
Project = Regional structure and stratigraphy of the western Florida shelf - MAFLA area, Regional structure and stratigraphy of the western Florida shelf - MAFLA area

Location:

western Florida shelf, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 30 South: 25.5 West: -87.5 East: -82.5

Platform(s):

photo of Gyre
Gyre

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, equipment notes and configuration, ship movement, track maps, and co-Chief Scientist's signature test report.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Multichannel seismics --- Multichannel
Water gun (wh) --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Bell Aerospace BGM-3 gravimeter --- Gravity
3.5 kHz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Varian V-75 magnetometer --- Magnetics
Loran-C --- Navigation
1983-009-FA-LN-001 (Digital tape(s) of NV, )
Sonar Doppler --- Navigation
Gyro compass --- Navigation
Magnavox satellite positioning system --- Navigation

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