Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Lawrence Poppe
Affiliate Investigator(s): CT DEP
Information Specialist(s): Katherine McMullen, Lawrence Poppe
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: Boomer, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Visual Identification: Species ID
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Seismic Profiling: To investigate the character of stratified glacial drift adjacent to the Orient Point - Fishers Island moraine segment. Sampling and Photography: To ground truth NOAA hydrographic surveys in eastern Long Island Sound.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Avery Point, Groton, CT
End Port/Location: Old Saybrook, CT
Start Date: 2010-04-14
End Date: 2010-04-21
Equipment Used: Digital camera, HYPACK, Single channel hydrophone, Video camera - deep sea, Van Veen grab sampler, SeaBOSS, Boomer, Knudsen CHIRP Sub-bottom Profiler
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 51 Stations occupied with SEABOSS; 31 km of seismic lines were run with the Knudsen; 59 km of seismic lines were run with the Boomer.
Staff: Lawrence Poppe
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: First 2 days of cruise will be seismic profiling; boat will be re-configured for the small SEABOSS; remainder of cruise will be spent sampling and collecting bottom photography.
Location:
Long Island Sound, New York, Connecticut, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.27368 | South: 41.07314 | West: -72.507 | East: -71.94672 |
Platform(s):
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McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., Danforth, W.W., Blackwood, D.S., Schaer, J.D., Glomb, K.A., and Doran, E.F., 2012, Sea-floor geology of Long Island Sound north of Duck Pond Point, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1149, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111149.
McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., Danforth, W.W., Blackwood, D.S., Schaer, J.D., Guberski, M.R., Wood, D.A., and Doran, E.F., 2011, Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Orient Point, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1100, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20101100.
McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, Lawrence J., Ackerman, Seth D., Danforth, William W., Schaer, Jasper D.,, 2012, Sea-Floor Geology in Long Island Sound, Offshore of the North Fork of Long Island, New York [abs.]: , Long Island Sound Research Conference. Stony Brook, NY, November 1-2, 2012.
Poppe, L.J., and Foster, D.S., Evidence for a Glaciotectonic Origin of the Orient Point â Fishers Island Moraine, Westernmost Block Island Sound [abs.]: , 2014 Geological Society of America Northeast Sectional Meeting. Lancaster, PA, March 23-25, 2014.
Poppe, L.J., McMullen, K.Y., Ackerman, S.D., Guberski, M.R., and Wood, D.A., Sea-Floor Character and Sedimentary Processes Offshore of the Connecticut River, Northeastern Long Island Sound [abs.]: , 2013 GSA Meeting. Denver, CO, October 27-30, 2013.
Poppe, L.J., Danforth, W.W., McMullen, K.Y., Parker, C.E., and Doran, E.F., 2011, Combined multibeam and LIDAR bathymetry data from eastern Long Island Sound and westernmost Block Island Sound-A regional perspective: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1003, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111003.
Poppe, L.J., McMullen, K.Y., Ackerman, S.D., and Glomb, K.A., 2013, Sea-floor geology and topography offshore in northeastern Long Island Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1060, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131060.
Poppe, L.J., McMullen, K.Y., Ackerman, S.D., Guberski, M.R., and Wood, D.A., 2013, Sea-floor character and geology off the entrance to the Connecticut River, northeastern Long Island Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1103, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121103.
FAN 2010-010-FA has data viewable in the CMGP Video and Photograph Portal. View the data in this application here. See the instructions for working with this application.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital camera | --- | Photo | 2010-010-FA-PH-002 (Deck photos of field operations) |
| HYPACK | --- | Navigation | |
| Single channel hydrophone | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun Boomer Bubble Gun Sparker Sub Bottom Profiler | |
| Video camera - deep sea | --- | Video | |
| Van Veen grab sampler | --- | Geology | |
| SeaBOSS | --- | Surveys (biological) Experiments (biological) Species ID Photo Video Geology Biology | |
| Boomer | --- | Boomer | |
| Knudsen CHIRP Sub-bottom Profiler | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler |
