USGS - science for a changing world

USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 95GFP01

View new CMGDS report form

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, University of New Orleans, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s):

Affiliate Investigator(s): Jeff Williams

Information Specialist(s): Dana Wiese

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Boomer, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Geologic framework and coastal processes study

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: New Orleans Municipal Marina, LA

End Port/Location: New Orleans Municipal Marina, LA

Start Date: 1995-07-23

End Date: 1995-07-29

Equipment Used: Trimble Navigation, ITI ST-5 streamer, Vibracorer, Huntec ESU-PSU, Innerspace fathometer, Edgetech 272-TD

Information to be Derived: Sesimic reflection profiles, side scans, bathymetry

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Boomer (13 lines), Sidescan, Bathymetry

Staff: Dana Wiese

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne, Louisiana

Boundaries
North: 30.71914887 South: 29.4868645 West: -91.12004757 East: -88.77897263

Platform(s):

photo of G.K. Gilbert
G.K. Gilbert

Publications

Calderon, K., Dadisman, S.V., Kindinger, J.L., Williams, S.J., Flocks, J.G., Penland, S., Wiese, D.S., 2003, Archive of digital boomer seismic reflection data collected during USGS Cruises 94GFP01, 95GFP01, 96GFP01, 97GFP01, and 98GFP02 in Lakes Pontchartrain, Borgne, and Maurepas, Louisiana, 1994-1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2003-497, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr2003497.

Flocks, J.G., 1999, New field sampling techniques and data description: In: Manheim, F.T., Hayes, L. (Eds.). Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Bottom sediments and related environmental resources, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1634, Woods Hole, MA, online only p., URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1634/.

Manheim, F.T., 1998, Lake Pontchartrain Basin, bottom sediments and regional scientific and educational resources: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-805, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98805.

Manheim, F.T., Hayes, L., 2002, Lake Pontchartrain Basin: bottom sediments and related environmental resources: U.S. Geological Survey , Reston, VA, https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1634.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Trimble Navigation --- Navigation
500-Shot Interval Navigation
Edited Shotpoint Navigation
ITI ST-5 streamer --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Boomer
Sparker
Boomer seismic data
Vibracorer --- Geology
Core descriptions
Huntec ESU-PSU --- Boomer
Sub Bottom Profiler
Innerspace fathometer --- Single Beam
Edgetech 272-TD --- Sidescan

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Questions or Comments? Contact CMGDS Team
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov