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Field Activity Details for field activity 1991-013-FA

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Other ID: NPTN91-1

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): David Foster

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Acquire high-resolution seismic reflection, sidescan sonar, and bathymetric data for the Regional Great Lakes Mapping Project. Conduct reconnaissance of geologic framework and surficial sediment texture.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Chicago, IL

End Port/Location: Chicago, IL

Start Date: 1991-05-15

End Date: 1991-05-24

Equipment Used: Klein 531 sidescan, Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system, ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler, Boomer, ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder, Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger, GPS (wh), Single channel hydrophone

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Carol Brown, David W. Folger, David Foster, Barry Irwin, Kenneth F. Parolski

Affiliate Staff:
Dick Tagg - USGS-Menlo Park
On-land Navigator; R. Laton
D. Wardwell - W. Michigan Univ. students

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Dave Foster - Chief Scientist; Dave Folger, Carol Brown - Scientists; Barry Irwin - Navigator; Ken Parolski - Technician.
Project = Regional Great Lakes Mapping Project, Regional Great Lakes Mapping Project

Location:

eastern Lake Michigan, Michiana to Benton Harbor, Michigan, Great Lakes, United States, North America;

Boundaries
North: 42.2 South: 41.75 West: -87 East: -86.4

Platform(s):


Neptune

Publications

Foster, D.S., Brill, A.L., Brown, C.L., Folger, D.W., Andreasen, C., Carroll, D.G., Fromm, G.L., and Seidel, D.R., 1992, Preliminary results of a pilot study conducted between St. Joseph, Michigan and Michigan City, Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-348, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr92348.

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Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, and trackmap.
Navigation log (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's daily log with start and line ends, tape numbers, navigation acquisition notes, equipment configuration and problems. Also has a cruise report with personnel, boat specifics, purpose, equipment, and tabulated information.
Navigation log Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger Navigator's logbook containing calibrations, state plane and Lambert projection information, x,y and codes, daily movement including line start and ends, ship and towed equipment movement, boat configuration diagram.
Navigation log Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger Miniranger and GPS navigation system 5-minute printout with latitude, longitude, speed and course, and hand annotated line start and end.
Data inventory (document not focused on specific equipment) Cruise Curator's field data inventory describing media, content, quantity for sidescan, seismic, and bathymetric rolls, sidescan tapes, navigation diskettes, logs.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Klein 531 sidescan --- Sidescan
1991-013-FA-SO-001 ( Collection of paper record displays of sidescan sonar data for lines )
1991-013-FA-SO-003 (Digital tape(s) of SSS-KLEIN, )
1991-013-FA-SO-002 (microfilm of )
Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system --- Sidescan
ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Boomer --- Boomer
ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder --- Single Beam
Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger --- Navigation
GPS (wh) --- Navigation
1991-013-FA-LN-001 (Navigation trackline plot for field activity 91013)
1991-013-FA-LN-002-03 (Edited navigation file.)
1991-013-FA-LN-002-02 (raw navigation NAD83)
1991-013-FA-LN-002-01 (raw navigation NAD27)
Single channel hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Sub Bottom Profiler
1991-013-FA-SE-001 (microfilm of )

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