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Field Activity Details for field activity 2013-046-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Cancelled

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): William Schwab

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Wayne Baldwin

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map inner shelf offshore of Fire Island, NY in support of planned mooring deployment

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2013-11-04

End Date: 2013-11-16

Equipment Used: SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz, DGPS, Seismic reflection, Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i

Information to be Derived: Sea floor map;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Seth Ackerman, Brian Andrews, Wayne Baldwin, Emile Bergeron, William Danforth, Barry Irwin, Charles Worley

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: If Sandy supplemental funds are available, this cruise will likely occur. If funds are not made available, this cruise will likely be postponed until the fall of 2014.
Project = Long Island Barrier Island,

Location:

New York Bight, New York, New Jersey, United States, North America, North Atlantic;,

Boundaries
North: 40.62438 South: 40.59258 West: -73.25 East: -73.10097

Platform(s):


Unknown

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz --- Interferometric
DGPS --- Navigation
Seismic reflection --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Sparker
Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i --- Sub Bottom Profiler

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