Other ID: none
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, Randy McBride
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: As part of the fourth year of the Barrier Erosion Study, the USGS and LGS will be collecting high-resolution seismic data to augment and fill in survey data collected since 1986. 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: 1989-08-06
End Date: 1989-08-12
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)
Steve Anderson (Coli operator
LGS
Baton Rouge)
Karen Ramsey (LGS
Baton Rouge)
Notes: Information derived from pre-cruise report; no post cruise report found.
Location:
Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 31 | South: 17 | West: -100 | East: -80 |
Platform(s):
Coli |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
---|---|---|---|
ORE GeoPulse | --- | Boomer | |
Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Sparker | |
ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
Northstar 6000 LORAN-C | --- | Navigation |