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Field Activity Details for field activity 1992-022-FA

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Other ID: GS-1 9-92; LEGS 3-9-92

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Ronald C. Circe

Affiliate Investigator(s): Jonathan

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Focus on the geophysical framework of the Western Basin of Lake Erie, conducting reconnaissance high-resolution sub-bottom and digital sidescan sonar imaging.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Sandusky, OH

End Port/Location: Sandusky, OH

Start Date: 1992-09-12

End Date: 1992-09-20

Equipment Used: 3.5 kHz, Boomer, Sidescan sonar, Loran-C, Single channel hydrophone

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Ronald C. Circe, Robert N. Oldale, Kenneth F. Parolski

Affiliate Staff:
Byron Stone - geologist; Ohio Geological Survey: Jonathan Fuller - co-chief sci.
Scudder Mackey
Danielle Foye
Matt Horwat
Rick Pavey

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Ron Circe - co-chief sci., Ken Parolski - seismic specialist, Byron Stone - geologist, Bob Oldale.

Information from Foghorn: 3.5 kHz and GeoPulse boomer sub-bottom systems, sidescan sonar;

Location:

Lake Erie, Toledo, Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island, Ohio, Great Lakes, United States, North America;

Boundaries
North: 42.39101 South: 41.14557 West: -83.54 East: -81.34277

Platform(s):

photo of GS-1
GS-1

Publications

Foster, D.S., Folger, D.W., Circé, R.C., Fuller, J.A., 1995, Maps and sidescan sonar images showing interpretation of acoustic backscatter overlain on historically mapped bottom sediments of the Ohio part of Lake Erie: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-525, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95252.

Fuller, J.A., Circe, R.C., and Oldale, R.N., 1995, The geologic framework of the Ohio area of Lake Erie: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-220, 23 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95220.

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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 and brief cruise summary which lists personnel.
Cruise log (document not focused on specific equipment) Navigation log including waypoint locations, start and end of lines, and cruise observations and notes.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
3.5 kHz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Boomer --- Boomer
Sidescan sonar --- Sidescan
1992-022-FA-SO-001 (Collection of paper record displays of sidescan sonar data for lines )
1992-022-FA-SO-002 (Digital tape(s) of SSS LINE 1, SSS LINE 1-4, SSS LINE 5-8, SSS LINE 9-10, SSS LINE 11-16, SSS LINE 17-21, SSS LINE 22-27, )
Loran-C --- Navigation
1992-022-FA-LN-002 (Raw navigation recovered from floppy disks)
1992-022-FA-LN-001-01 (Trackmap with line numbers for Field Activities 91028, 92012, 92022, 93008, and 93017.)
Single channel hydrophone --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Bubble Gun
Sparker
Sub Bottom Profiler
1992-022-FA-SE-001 (VHS digital tapes for line(s) 1, 1, 2, 2-4, 4-5, 6-7, 7-8, 9-10, 10, 11-12, 12-14, 14-16?, 18, 18-20, 20-24, 24-26, 26-27, )

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