Field Activity Details for field activity 2001-059-FA

Other ID: IB S-1-01-SR

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): William Schwab

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Jane Denny

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map inner shelf off Charleston, SC.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Wilmington, NC

End Port/Location: Charleston, SC

Start Date: 2001-07-20

End Date: 2001-07-26

Equipment Used: SIS1000 Chirp Sonar, GeoPulse uniboom, Single channel hydrophone, DGPS, SIS1000 Sidescan sonar, SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: The wind blew from 20-35 kts the entire time (seas 6-10 ft). The water depth of the study area ranged from 4-6 m. Therefore, we never put the gear in the water. Cruise a total failure due to weather.

Staff: Mark Capone, Jane Denny, Erika Hammar-Klose, Thomas O'Brien, William Schwab

Affiliate Staff:
Shawn Dadisman (USGS-St. Pete)
Mike Boyle (USGS-Menlo Park)
Paul Gayes (Coastal Carolina U.)

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Bill Schwab (PI), Tom O'Brien (electronics technician), Erika Hammar-Klose (data processing), Mark Capone (data processing), Jane Denny (demobilization/transportation).
Project = South Carolina Coastal Erosion, South Carolina Coastal Erosion
Information from Foghorn: Submetrix sidescan, SIS-1000, GeoPulse Boomer, DGPS Navigation, Geophysical and Processing Vans;

Location:

Central South Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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