Field Activity Details for field activity 1989-018-FA

Other ID: Leg 1

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): S. Jeffress Williams

Affiliate Investigator(s): Shea Penland (LGS - Baton Rouge); Randy McBride (LGS - Baton Rouge)

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: The objectives are to determine the shallow morphostratigraphy of the Louisiana barrier delta plain using seismic and core information.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Cocodrie, LA

End Port/Location: Cocodrie, LA

Start Date: 1989-07-24

End Date: 1989-07-28

Equipment Used: ORE GeoPulse, Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer, ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler, Northstar 6000 LORAN-C

Information to be Derived: Morphology;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Kenneth F. Parolski

Affiliate Staff:
Jeff Williams (USGS-Reston); Jack Kindinger (USGS-St. Petersburg); Mike Ierardi (USGS-Reston); Shea Penland (LGS - Baton Rouge)
Randy McBride (LGS - Baton Rouge)
David Pope (LGS - Baton Rouge)
Paul Conner (LGS - Baton Rouge)
Steven Anderson (LGS - Baton Rouge)
Karen Ramsey (LGS - Baton Rouge)

Notes: Information derived from pre-cruise report; no post-cruise report found.

Location:

Louisiana, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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