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Field Activity Details for field activity 1990-012-FA

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Other ID: F-6-90-SC,F690SC

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Thomas O'Brien

Affiliate Investigator(s): Jim Gardner - USGS western region; Doug Masson - USGS western region

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Survey with midrange sidescan sonar (TOBI: towed ocean bottom instrument).

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Redwood City, CA

End Port/Location: Redwood City, CA

Start Date: 1990-06-19

End Date: 1990-07-14

Equipment Used: Loran-C, Sidescan sonar, Echosounder

Information to be Derived: Sea floor map;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

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

Location:

Monterey Canyon, California, United States, North America, North Pacific;

Boundaries
North: 37.9441975 South: 33.66340176 West: -125.13648138 East: -121.92758465

Platform(s):

photo of Farnella
Farnella

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Loran-C --- Navigation
1990-012-FA-LN-001 (Navigation data)
Sidescan sonar --- Sidescan
Echosounder --- Single Beam
NGDC MGD77 data - bathy
Bathymetry data

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