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Field Activity Details for field activity 2023-001-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Massachusetts Integrated Coastal Studies (LQ00M0Z)

Principal Investigator(s): Laura Brothers

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Brian Andrews

Data Type(s): Sonar: Sound Velocity, Sonar: Multibeam, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Video, Imagery: Photo

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map and define the geologic framework of Nantucket Sound.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Mashpee, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2023-06-01

End Date: 2023-06-14

Equipment Used: AML-3 LGR, Reson T20-P, Edgetech 3400, SeaBOSS, POS-MV, SeaBOSS, SeaBOSS

Information to be Derived: geologic framework

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Approximately 19 sq km of Teledyne T20P multibeam sonar data was collected along 424 km of lines spaced 52 and 40 meters apart during 8 days of survey operations. EdgeTech 3400 seismic profiles were collected along 394 kms of tracklines. In addition, sediment samples, bottom video, and photographs were collected at 60 locations using the mini-SEABOSS Sampler. Ground validation locations covered both 2023-001-FA and 2022-001-FA acoustic data.

Staff: Maeve Munnelly, Patrick Berube, Charles Worley, Alexander Nichols, Eric Moore, Laura Brothers, Brian Andrews, Seth Ackerman

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Nantucket Sound, MA

Boundaries
North: 41.58463401 South: 41.44684402 West: -70.54870605 East: -70.25756836

Platform(s):

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Rafael

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
AML-3 LGR --- Sound Velocity
Reson T20-P --- Multibeam
Water column reflectivity
Edgetech 3400 --- Sub Bottom Profiler
SeaBOSS --- Surveys (biological)
Experiments (biological)
Species ID
Photo
Video
Geology
Biology
POS-MV --- Navigation
SeaBOSS --- Surveys (biological)
Experiments (biological)
Species ID
Photo
Video
Geology
Biology
SeaBOSS --- Surveys (biological)
Experiments (biological)
Species ID
Photo
Video
Geology
Biology

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