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Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-007-FA

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Other ID: Long Pond Falmouth

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): CMG-WH Core Competency - Marine Technology (LQ000GU)

Contact(s): David Foster

Information Specialist(s): David Foster

Data Type(s): Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Multibeam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Evaluation of a shallow water multibeam sonar and a chirp sub-bottom sonar in a controlled environment, Long Pond, Falmouth, MA.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2025-03-31

End Date: 2025-04-11

Equipment Used: Edgetech 3400

Information to be Derived: Bathymetry, acoustic backscatter, and sediment thickness.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Notes:

Location:

Long Pond, Town of Falmouth reservoir

Boundaries
North: 41.58602498 South: 41.57069056 West: -70.6248951 East: -70.60903072

Platform(s):

photo of Jon Boat - generic
Jon Boat - generic

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Edgetech 3400 --- Sub Bottom Profiler

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