Other ID: NPTN 89-01
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): John Risch
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sonar: Sidescan, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Single Beam, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Completion of Southern Lake Michigan geological framework study begun last year, collection of high-resolution seismic data from the Indiana Shoals area, and sidescan sonar and seismic reconnaissance of proposed coastal process study sites.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Great Lakes, IL
End Port/Location: Michigan City, IN
Start Date: 1989-05-21
End Date: 1989-06-03
Equipment Used: Klein 531 sidescan, 3.5 kHz, ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder, Van Veen grab sampler, Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger, Northstar 6000 LORAN-C
Information to be Derived: Sea floor map; Morphology;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sidescan: 279 km; Seismic: 325 km; Grab Samples: 150.
Staff: David Nichols, John Risch
Affiliate Staff:
R.T. Race - Hydrographic Survey Co. (captain)
B. Collins - Hydrographic Survey Co. (deckhand)
R. Tagg - USGS-Menlo Park (technician)
M. Chrzastowski - Illinois State Geological Survey (scientist)
S. Davis - Indiana DNR (scientist)
D. Spakoff (student volunteer)
Peter Barnes - USGS-Menlo Park
John Haines - USGS-St. Pete
Notes: This cruise consisted of three legs: 21-25 May, Great Lakes, IL; 25-31 May, Chicago, IL; and 1-3 June, Michigan City, IN. Original Center People field contained: John Risch - Ch. Sci., Dave Nichols - technician.
Project = Southern Lake Michigan Study, Southern Lake Michigan Study
Location:
Southern Lake Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Great Lakes, United States, North America;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.5 | South: 41.5 | West: -87.84 | East: -86.83 |
Platform(s):
Neptune |
Foster, D.S., and Colman, S.M., 1991, Preliminary interpretation of the high-resolution seismic stratigraphy beneath Lake Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-021, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr9121.
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief scientist's report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information and trackmaps. |
| Navigation log | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Log containing seismic and navigation system and sample position information. Includes comments and observations. |
| Data inventory | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Cruise Curator's inventory of data collected aboard ship. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klein 531 sidescan | --- | Sidescan | 1989-011-FA-SO-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of sidescan sonar data for lines ) 1989-011-FA-SO-002 (VHS digital tapes for line(s) 1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4, FS1-FS2, FS3-FS5, 5, 5-6, 6, WH1-WH3, WH4-WH-5, GPL1-GPL2, GPL2-GPL3, GPL3, 7, 7, 7, 8, IS1-IS3, IS3-IS6, MC1-MC2, MC3-MC3B, MC3B-MC4, MC4-MC5, ) 1989-011-FA-SO-003 (microfilm of ) 1989-011-FA-SO-004 (Digital tape(s) of NV-MEGA+MINIR, SSS LINE FS1-FS5, SSS LINE WH1-WH2, SSS LINE WH2-WH5, SSS LINE GPL1-GPL5, SSS LINE MC1-MC3, ) |
| 3.5 kHz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | 1989-011-FA-SE-001 (VHS digital tapes for line(s) 1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4, FS1-FS2, FS3-FS5, 5, 5-6, 6, WH1-WH3, WH4-WH-5, GPL1-GPL2, GPL2-GPL3, GPL3, 7, 7, 7, 8, IS1-IS3, IS3-IS6, MC1-MC2, MC3-MC3B, MC3B-MC4, MC4-MC5, ) 1989-011-FA-SE-002 (microfilm of ) |
| ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder | --- | Single Beam | |
| Van Veen grab sampler | --- | Geology | |
| Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger | --- | Navigation | |
| Northstar 6000 LORAN-C | --- | Navigation | 1989-011-FA-LN-003-01 (Navigation data recovered from 9 track tape) 1989-011-FA-LN-001-04 (Cruise trackline map 4.) 1989-011-FA-LN-003 (Digital tape(s) of NV-MEGA+MINIR, SSS LINE FS1-FS5, SSS LINE WH1-WH2, SSS LINE WH2-WH5, SSS LINE GPL1-GPL5, SSS LINE MC1-MC3, ) 1989-011-FA-LN-001-02 (Cruise trackline map 2.) 1989-011-FA-LN-001 (Navigation trackline plot for field activity 89011) 1989-011-FA-LN-001-01 (Cruise trackline map 1.) 1989-011-FA-LN-001-03 (Cruise trackline map 3.) |
