Other ID: S9-87-TT
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): William J. Strahle
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): William J. Strahle
Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Gravity, Sonar: Single Beam, Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collection of gravity, magnetics, and bathymetric data in and around the waters of Trinidad and Tobago as specified by DMA requirements.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad
End Port/Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad
Start Date: 1987-12-04
End Date: 1987-12-14
Equipment Used: LaCoste-Romberg gravimeter G-179, 12 kHz, Geometrics G-856 magnetometer, GE 810 Correlation sonar, Gyro compass, GPS (wh)
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Barry Irwin, Richard Rendigs, William J. Strahle, Sarah Griscom
Affiliate Staff:
Robin Bouse; Neil Lewis - Institute of Marine Affairs; Lindy Phillip - Ministry of Energy
Notes: Original Center People field contained: William Strahle, Barry Irwin, Robin Bouse, Sarah Griscom, Richard Rendigs.
Project = Defense Mapping Agency Gravity, Defense Mapping Agency Gravity
Location:
Trinidad and Tobago, South America, Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 23 | South: 7 | West: -87 | East: -60 |
Platform(s):
 Starella |
Folger, D.W., Irwin, B.J., McCullough, James R., Strahle, William J., Bowin, Carl O., and Polloni, Christopher F., 1990, Map showing free-air gravity anomalies off the coasts of Venezuela and Trinidad-and-Tobago: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2097-B, scale 1:1,500,000, URL: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/mf2097B.
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, and brief narrative. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaCoste-Romberg gravimeter G-179 | --- | Gravity | |
| 12 kHz | --- | Single Beam | |
| Geometrics G-856 magnetometer | --- | Magnetics | |
| GE 810 Correlation sonar | --- | Navigation | |
| Gyro compass | --- | Navigation | |
| GPS (wh) | --- | Navigation |
