Other ID: AT-84-1
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Gerald Edwards
Affiliate Investigator(s): Ralph S. Lewis - Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Bubble Gun, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Obtain vibracores at selected targets (46) in the coastal waters of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1984-09-26
End Date: 1984-10-19
Equipment Used: Sparker , Innerspace Technology 25-element hydrophone, Alpine Vibracorer, Loran-C
Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis; Seismic reflection;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Although weather and equipment problems caused some delays, the scientific objectives of each participant were met. Cores: 44.
Staff: Gerald Edwards
Affiliate Staff:
Ralph S. Lewis
Chief Scientist
Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey; Nancy Friedrich
Rhode Island; Francis Birch
New Hampshire
Notes:
Project = MMS/Coastal States Co-op (14-12-0001-30115), MMS/Coastal States Co-op (14-12-0001-30115)
Location:
Long Island Sound;Block Island Sound;Narragansett Bay;Rhode Island Sound;New Hampshire coast;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.95195492 | South: 40.91351258 | West: -73.28111985 | East: -70.38336012 |
Platform(s):
 Atlantic Twin |
Oldale, R.N., and Edwards, G.B., 1991, Cores from marine geologic features in the western Gulf of Maine: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2147, 2 sheets, URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/mf2147.
Poppe, L.J., Paskevich, V.F., Lewis, R.S., and DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L., 2002, Geological framework data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990—A digital data release: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2002-002,
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's cruise report including cruise schedule, personnel, purpose, equipment, cruise summary, and vibracore location maps. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparker | --- | Sparker | |
| Innerspace Technology 25-element hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker | 1984-016-FA-SE-002 (microfilm of MMS-CT-RI-MA-NH COOP) 1984-016-FA-SE-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( SPK) for lines ) |
| Alpine Vibracorer | --- | Geology | 1984-016-FA-SC-001 (CORE samples) |
| Loran-C | --- | Navigation |
