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Field Activity Details for field activity 1994-002-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): David Nichols

Affiliate Investigator(s): Peter Haeni - WRD

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Multichannel, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Test 24-channel high-resolution, multichannel, OYO seismic acquisition system. Conduct hydrologic studies offshore Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Towson, MD

End Port/Location: Towson, MD

Start Date: 1994-08-28

End Date: 1994-09-10

Equipment Used: GeoPulse uniboom, Multichannel seismics, DGPS

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Barry Irwin, David Nichols

Affiliate Staff:
Peter Haeni - USGS-WRD
Hartford
CT

Notes: No post-cruise report available. Report prepared from pre-cruise plan.
From Foghorn: OYO recording system - OYO-Houston, TX; 24 channel ITT solid towed array; Single-channel GeoPulse system - WRD-CT; Cascading manifold system - WRD-MD

Location:

northern Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 39.54542 South: 38.43638 West: -77.0649 East: -75.27832

Platform(s):


Explorer

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GeoPulse uniboom --- Boomer
Multichannel seismics --- Multichannel
DGPS --- Navigation

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