Other ID: CRLS-98014
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): David Twichell
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): VeeAnn Cross
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan, Visual Identification: Species ID
Scientific Purpose/Goals: High-resolution seismic reflection survey of the Columbia River Estuary and Willapa Bay, and bathymetry and video/sediment sampling of the SW Washington and NW Oregon inner shelf.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Westport, WA
End Port/Location: Westport, WA
Start Date: 1998-08-25
End Date: 1998-09-15
Equipment Used: Digital camera, SeaBOSS, Boomer, Sparker , Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer, 3.5 kHz, DGPS, Edgetech DF-1000 sidescan sonar
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sidescan and seismic data were collected in separate places. 117 km of sidescan and bathymetry were collected on 18 lines, and 144 km of boomer or sparker data were collected on 14 lines.
Staff: VeeAnn Cross, Kenneth F. Parolski, David Twichell
Affiliate Staff:
Curt Peterson
Portland State University
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Dave Twichell - chief scientist, Kenneth Parolski - technical support, VeeAnn Cross - data processing and data support.
Project = SW Washington Coastal Erosion, SW Washington Coastal Erosion
Information from Foghorn: P-code and DGPS navigation;Video grab sampler with winch;EG&G side scan with short cable, ISIS;Boomer and sparker with Benthos streamer, ELICS;sidemount 3.5-kHz/bathymetry, EPC 9800;Workstation and printer for seismics and sidescan;CD-ROM data archival;
Location:
Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, Washington/Oregon inner shelf, Washington, United States, North America, North Pacific;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 47.2 | South: 46 | West: -124.5 | East: -123.25 |
Platform(s):
 Corliss |
Baker, D., Peterson, C., Hemphill-Haley, E., and Twichell, D., 2010, Latest Pleistocene and Holocene (2-16 ka) sedimentation in the Columbia River Estuary, Oregon, USA: Marine Geology 273:1-4, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2010.02.005.
Cross, V.A., Twichell, D.C., and Parolski, K.F., 1999, Archive of seismic-reflection data collected aboard RV CORLISS cruise CRLS98014 in the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and off southern Washington inner continental shelf: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-307, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr99307.
Twichell, D.C., and Cross, V.A., 2001, Holocene evolution of the southern Washington and northern Oregon shelf and coast—Geologic discussion and GIS data release: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2001-76, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr0176.
Twichell, D.C., Cross, V.A., and Parolski, K.F., 2000, Sidescan-sonar imagery, surface sediment samples, and surficial geologic interpretation of the southwestern Washington inner continental shelf based on data collected during CORLISS Cruises 97007 and 98014: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2000-167, CD-ROM, 28 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00167.
Twichell, D.C., Cross, V.A., and Peterson, C.D., 2010, Partitioning of sediment on the shelf offshore of the Columbia River littoral cell: Marine Geology 273:1-4, 11-31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2010.02.001.
FAN 1998-014-FA has data viewable in the GeoMappApp/Virtual Ocean applications. To view this data in these applications go to http://www.geomapapp.org/ and http://www.virtualocean.org/. See the instructions for locating USGS data in these applications. You can also view the imagery created from the SEGY data at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/images.php?cruise=1998-014-FA.
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SESMIC/GEOPHYSICS LOG | Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer | Operational notes concerning operation of the seismic sources (sparker and boomer) and receivers. |
| NAVIGATION LOG | DGPS | Notes on operation of navigation systems used. Includes personnel list. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital camera | Digital camera used to take photos on the deck of the ship. | Photo | digphoto (Collection of digital photographs (JPEG format) taken of the sediment grab samples after the sampler was secured on the deck of the ship. Photos from from RV CORLISS Cruise CRLS98014 in the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and off Southern Washington Inner Continental Shelf.) |
| SeaBOSS | --- | Surveys (biological) Experiments (biological) Species ID Photo Video Geology Biology | botphoto (Collection of scanned 35-mm negatives of still photos (JPEG format) taken of the seafloor immediately prior to collecting a sediment sample. The still camera was mounted on the frame of the grab sampler.) grabsamp (Contains the sediment sample locations as well as analyses information for the grab samples collected on the CRLS98014 cruise.) 1998-014-FA-PH-001 (35mm photo negatives and prints for grab sampling operations taken by SeaBOSS: 7 rolls.) 1998-014_Video_grabimages (Collection of digitized frames of video imagery taken of the seafloor (JPEG format). The video camera was mounted to the frame of the grab sampler.) |
| Boomer | The sound sourced used with the Benthos streamer when the surveying moved up the Columbia River into fresh water. | Boomer | |
| Sparker | The sound source used with the Benthos streamer where the water was salty enough for the system to work appropriately. | Sparker | |
| Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Sparker | 1998-014-FA-SE-001 (Raw boomer seismic data in SEG-Y format collected aboard RV CORLISS cruise CRLS98014 in the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and off Southern Washington Inner Continental Shelf) Boomer seismic data (Boomer SEG-Y data collected aboard RV CORLISS Cruise CRLS98014 in the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and off Southern Washington Inner Continental Shelf) 1998-014-FA-SE-003 (Raw Sparker seismic data in SEG-Y format collected aboard RV CORLISS cruise CRLS98014 in the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and off Southern Washington Inner Continental Shelf) Sparker seismic data (Sparker SEG-Y data collected aboard RV CORLISS Cruise CRLS98014 in the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and off Southern Washington Inner Continental Shelf) |
| 3.5 kHz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | 3.5 kHz subbottom data (3.5 kHz subbottom SEG-Y data collected aboard RV CORLISS cruise CRLS98014 in the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and off Southern Washington Inner Continental Shelf.) 1998-014-FA-SE-002 (Raw 'P' seismic data (3.5 kHz sub-bottom) in SEG-Y format collected aboard RV CORLISS cruise CRLS98014 in the Columbia River Estuary, Willapa Bay, and off Southern Washington Inner Continental Shelf) |
| DGPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Edgetech DF-1000 sidescan sonar | --- | Sidescan | tracks98 (CRLS98014 sidescan-sonar track lines on the inner continental shelf off the northern Oregon and southern Washington coast from U.S. Geological Survey field activity 1998-014-FA) 1998-014-FA-SO-002 (CD ROM disk of RAW QMIPS) 1998-014-FA-SO-001 (Digital tape(s) of SSS l1, SSS l2-4, SSS l5-7, SSS l8-9, SSS l10-11, SSS l12-14, SSS l15-16, SSS l29, SSS l33, ) |
