Field Activity Details for field activity 2009-036-FA

Other ID: R-36-09-BZ

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Lawrence Poppe

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): William Danforth

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct a swath bathymetric survey of the entrance to Woods Hole Harbor over an area previously dredged (Spring 2009) down to a minimum of 25 feet to ascertain if the area is infilling with sediment or maintaining the dredged depth.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2009-08-07

End Date: 2009-08-07

Equipment Used: DGPS, SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz

Information to be Derived: Bathymetric maps;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: We ran 8 lines to cover the survey area using our SEA SwathPlus system. 2 gigabytes of swath bathymetric data were collected, along with navigation from our HYPACK software.

Staff: William Danforth, Lawrence Poppe, Charles Worley

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Larry Poppe, Chief Scientist; Bill Danforth, Equipment Tech; Chuck Worley (or substitute), Boat Operator.
Project = Geology of the State of Connecticut, Geology of the State of Connecticut

Location:

Woods Hole Harbor, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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