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Field Activity Details for field activity 2006-039-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): Richard Signell

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Test EdgeTech Chirp 512i in shallow water environment.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2006-11-15

End Date: 2006-11-29

Equipment Used: DGPS, Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Two days were spent collecting seismic data with SFMG's EdgeTech 512i chirp sub bottom profiler. These test data were gathered to assess the feasibility of towing the profiler behind the R/V RAFAEL and to see how the system performed in shallow water.

Staff: William Danforth, Barry Irwin, Richard Signell, Charles Worley

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Rich Signell - Ch. Sci.; William Danforth; Barry Irwin; Charles Worley.

Location:

Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 41.5 South: 41.46 West: -70.69 East: -70.61

Platform(s):

photo of Rafael
Rafael

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
DGPS --- Navigation
Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i --- Sub Bottom Profiler

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