Field Activity Details for field activity 2003-054-FA

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

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Principal Investigator(s): William Danforth, Jane Denny

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Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Sound Velocity, Sonar: Interferometric

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Test new SEA Submetrix transducer electronic modules (TEM) upgrades.

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Start Port/Location: Army Corps of Engineers, Cape Cod Canal, MA

End Port/Location: Army Corps of Engineers, Cape Cod Canal, MA

Start Date: 2003-12-03

End Date: 2003-12-05

Equipment Used: DGPS, Sensor - SVP, SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz

Information to be Derived: Sea floor map;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Ran a successful test of the TEM upgrades for the USGS 234 kHz SEA Submetrix system. Noted improved backscatter dynamic range when compared with the older modules, which in turn contributed to better interferometric solutions for the swath bathymetry. Collected 6 lines of Submetrix 2000 interferometric sidescan, along with 3 casts for sound velocity profiles. These data overlap with a data set collected by Benthos, Inc., in which they ran the new C3D system, an interferometric sidescan that Benthos is marketing. Will compare results from both systems.

Staff: William Danforth, Jane Denny, Barry Irwin, Thomas O'Brien, Charles Worley

Affiliate Staff:
Larry Kooker; Paul Byham
SEA Ltd.

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Jane Denny; Bill Danforth; Tom O'Brien; Larry Kooker; Barry Irwin; Chuck Worley.
Project = Sea Floor Mapping Core, Sea Floor Mapping Core
Information from Foghorn: Sidescan-Submetrix;Sound velocity profiler-Applied Microsystems;

Location:

Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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