Other ID: GEO91-1
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): David Foster, David W. Folger
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Biology, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Acquisition of surficial sediment samples to verify the NPTN91-1 sidescan sonar interpretations. Reconnaissance of geologic framework and surficial sediment texture.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: St. Joseph, MI
End Port/Location: New Buffalo, MI
Start Date: 1991-08-04
End Date: 1991-08-08
Equipment Used: Shipek grab, Van Veen grab sampler, Dredge, Echosounder, GPS (wh), DGPS
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Samples were successfully recovered from 104 stations. Echo sounder records were collected while on sampling stations.
Staff: David Foster, Barry Irwin, David W. Folger, Andrew Brill
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Dave Foster - co-Ch. Sci., Dave Folger - co-Ch. Sci., Andrew Brill - scientist, Barry Irwin - navigator.
Project = Regional Great Lakes, Regional Great Lakes
Location:
Michiana, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Lake Michigan, Great Lakes, United States, North America;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.17 | South: 41.75 | West: -86.92 | East: -86.45 |
Platform(s):
Geo1 |
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.
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, map of sample locations. |
| Sample log | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Grab sample log identifying sample, device, location, visual description. Also includes information about personnel, equipment, and field activity notes. |
| Equipment design | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Report on the design and field test of the pneumatic coring device. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipek grab | --- | Geology | |
| Van Veen grab sampler | --- | Geology | |
| Dredge | --- | Biology Geology | |
| Echosounder | --- | Single Beam | |
| GPS (wh) | --- | Navigation | 1991-025-FA-LN-001 (Floppy disk(s) containing NAV-GPD/DGPS-FINAL, ) |
| DGPS | --- | Navigation |
