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AKA: none

Other ID: D-3-81-BS

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Paul Carlson, Herman Karl

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Environmental Data: CTD, Environmental Data: Temperature, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Adak, AK

End Port/Location: Dutch Harbor, AK

Start Date: 1981-07-08

End Date: 1981-07-28

Equipment Used: 3.5khz, magnetics, airgun, underwatertelevision, boxcore, dartcore, vibratingcore, VanVeengrab, waterbucket, gravitycore, CTD, Hydroproducts, expendablebatthermograph, heatflow, Niskenbottle, airgunmonitor, sidescansonar, minisparker, navigation

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Paul Carlson (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Herman Karl (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist

Location:

Alaska

Boundaries
North: 61.14167 South: 56.86867 West: -179.8548 East: -174.09866

Platform(s):

photo of Discoverer
Discoverer

Publications

Baldauf, J.G., 1984, Chapter 10: Diatom analysis of surface samples recovered from Pervenets Canyon, in Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., eds., Surface and near-surface geology, Navarin Basin province; results of the 1980-81 field seasons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-89, pp. 100–112, https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr8489.

Blunt, D.J., and Kvenvolden, K.A., 1984, Aspartic acid geochronology of molluscs, in Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., eds., Surface and near-surface geology, Navarin Basin province; results of the 1980-81 field seasons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-89, pp. 113–118, https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr8489.

Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., 1982, High-resolution seismic reflection profiles; Navarin Basin Province, northern Bering Sea, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-0786, 6 p., http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr82786.

Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., 1984, Rates of sediment accumulation, in Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., eds., Surface and near-surface geology, Navarin Basin province; results of the 1980-81 field seasons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-008, pp. 21–27.

Carlson, P.R., Fischer, J.M., and Karl, H.A.,, 1983, Two newly discovered submarine canyons on the Alaskan continental margin of Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-0024, 38 p.

Carlson, P.R., Fischer, J.M., Karl, H.A., and Larkin, Christopher, 1984, Isopach map of seismic unit A, youngest sedimentary sequence in Navarin Basin, in Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., eds., Surface and near-surface geology, Navarin Basin province; results of the 1980-81 field seasons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-0089, pp. 33–38.

Carlson, P.R., Karl, H.A., Edwards, B.D., Gardner, J.V., and Hall, R., 1993, Mass movement related to large submarine canyons along the Beringian margin, Alaska, in Schwab, W.C., Lee, H.J., Twichell, D.C., eds., Submarine landslides; selected studies in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2002, pp. 104–116.

Carlson, P.R., Karl, H.A., Kvenvolden, K.A., Vogel, T.M., and Fischer, J.A., 1983, Sea-floor hazards of the Navarin Basin, northern Bering Sea: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1375, pp. 118–119.

Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., Post, Austin, Wheeler, M.C., and Powell, R.D., 1983, Maps showing post-neoglacial sediment thickness and bathymetry in Tarr Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1456, 1 p.

Carlson, P.R., and Karl, Herman A., 1988, Development of large submarine canyons in the Bering Sea, indicated by morphologic, seismic, and sedimentologic characteristics: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 100 no. 10, pp. 1594–1615.

Carlson, P.R., and Karl, Herman A., 1984, Discovery of two new large submarine canyons in the Bering Sea: Marine Geology, v. 56 no. 1-4, pp. 159–179.

Carlson, P.R., and Karl, Herman A., 1985, Mass movement of fine-grained sediment to the basin floor, Bering Sea, Alaska, in Origins, transport, and deposition of fine-grained sediments, 1984 Society For Sedimentary Geology research conference, Part 1: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 4 no. 3-4, pp. 221–225.

Carlson, P.R., Golan-Bac, Margaret., Karl, Herman A., and Kvenvolden, Keith A., 1985, Seismic and geochemical evidence for shallow gas in sediment on Navarin continental margin, Bering Sea: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 69 no. 3, pp. 422–436.

Carlson, P.R., Karl, Herman A., and Edwards, Brian D., 1991, Mass sediment failure and transport features revealed by acoustic techniques, Beringian margin, Bering Sea, Alaska: Marine Geotechnology, v. 10 no. 1-2, pp. 33–51.

Carlson, P.R., Karl, Herman A., and Edwards, Brian D., 1982, Puzzling mass movement features in the Navarinsky Canyon head, Bering Sea, in Seafloor stability of continental margins research conference: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 2 no. 3-4, pp. 123–127.

Carlson, P.R., Karl, Herman A., and Johnson, Kenneth A., 1981, Morphology, sedimentology, and genesis of three large submarine canyons adjacent to Navarin Basin, Bering Sea, in Association round table; 1981 American Association of Petroleum Geologists annual convention with divisions: Society For Sedimentary Geology/EMD/DPA; technical program summaries and abstracts: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin 65(5), pp. 909–909.

Carlson, P.R., Karl, Herman A., and Quinterno, Paula J., 1982, Sedimentologic processes in world's largest submarine canyons, Bering Sea, Alaska, in Braunstein, Jules, and Thomson, A.F., chairperson, 95th annual meeting: The Geological Society of America: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 14(7), pp. 459–460.

Carlson, P.R., Karl, Herman A., Fischer, Jeffrey M., and Edwards, Brian D, 1982, Geologic hazards in Navarin Basin Province, northern Bering Sea: Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings 14(1), pp. 73–87.

Edwards, B.D., and Lee, H.J, 1984, Summary of Navarin Basin geotechnical characteristics, in Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., eds., Surface and near-surface geology, Navarin Basin province; results of the 1980-81 field seasons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-0089, pp. 39–54.

Field, M.E., Carlson, P.R., and Hall, R.K., 1983, Seismic facies of shelfedge deposits, U.S. Pacific continental margin: In: Stanley, D.J., and Moore, G.T. (Eds.), Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Special Publication. The Shelfbreak--critical interface on continental margins, , pp. 299–313, doi: 10.2110/pec.83.06.0299.

Fischer, J.M., Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., 1982, Bathymetric map of Navarin Basin Province, northern Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-1038, 11 p.

Golan-Bac, M., and Kvenvolden, Keith A., 1984, Hydrocarbon gases in sediments; results from 1981 field season, in Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., eds., Surface and near-surface geology, Navarin Basin province; results of the 1980-81 field seasons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-0089, pp. 55–75.

Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., 1984, Geologic hazards, in Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., eds., Surface and near-surface geology, Navarin Basin province; results of the 1980-81 field seasons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-0089, pp. 11–14.

Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., 1982, Location and description of sediment samples; Navarin Basin Province, Bering Sea, 1980-81: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-0958, 6 p.

Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., 1984, Textural variations of surficial bottom sediment, in Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., eds., Surface and near-surface geology, Navarin Basin province; results of the 1980-81 field seasons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-0089, pp. 15–20.

Karl, H.A., Cacchione, D.A., and Carlson, P.R., 1986, Internal-wave currents as a mechanism to account for large sand waves in Navarinsky Canyon head, Bering Sea: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 56 no. 5, pp. 706–714.

Karl, H.A., Carlson, P.R., and Cacchione, D.A., 1981, Factors influencing sediment transport at shelf break, in 1981 American Association of Petroleum Geologists annual convention with divisions: Society For Sedimentary Geology/EMD/DPA: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin 65(5), pp. 943–943.

Karl, H.A., Carlson, P.R., and Johnson, K.H., 1984, Sediment distribution on the outer continental margin of an epicontinental sea; Bering Sea, Alaska, in Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists first annual midyear meeting: Society For Sedimentary Geology Midyear Meeting Abstracts 1, pp. 41–41.

Karl, H.A., Carlson, P.R., Johnson, K.H., and Rearic, D.M., 1987, Grain-size parameters and constituent grain composition of surface sediment in Navarin Basin Province, Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-0064, 26 p.

Karl, H.A., and Carlson, Paul R., 1982, Large sand waves in Navarinsky Canyon head, Bering Sea, in Seafloor stability of continental margins research conference: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 2 no. 3-4, pp. 157–162.

Karl, H.A., and Carlson, Paul R., 1987, Surface current patterns suggested by suspended sediment distribution over the outer continental margin, Bering Sea: Marine Geology, v. 74 no. 3-4, pp. 301–308.

Karl, H.A., Carlson, Paul R., and Cacchione, David A., 1983, Factors that influence sediment transport at the shelfbreak, in Stanley, Daniel Jean and Moore, George T., eds., The shelfbreak; critical interface on continental margins: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Special Publication, v. 33, pp. 219–231.

Quinterno, P., 1984, Benthic foraminifers, in Karl, H.A., and Carlson, P.R., eds., Surface and near-surface geology, Navarin Basin province; results of the 1980-81 field seasons: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-0089, pp. 76–99.

Vogel, T.M., Kvenvolden, Keith A., and Carlson, Paul R., 1981, Geochemical prospecting for hydrocarbons in Navarin Basin province, in 1981 American Association of Petroleum Geologists annual convention with divisions,Society For Sedimentary Geology/EMD/DPA: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 65 no. 5, pp. 1004–1004.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
3.5khz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
198045 193 03 MIN LINE 110 - 194 15 03 LINE 118 (scanned microfilm)
198045 194 15 20 LINE 118 - 196 HR 13 LINE 130 (scanned microfilm)
198045 196 HR 31 LINE 130 - 196 09 16 LINE 133 (scanned microfilm)
198045 197 10 MIN LINE 139 - 199 01 18 LINE 145 (scanned microfilm)
198045 199 01 31 LINE 145 - 199 11 37 LINE 149 (scanned microfilm)
198045 196 09 34 LINE 133 - 197 09 51 LINE ON STA 065 (scanned microfilm)
198045 199 13 56 LINE 146 - 200 14 54 LINE 150 (scanned microfilm)
3dot5 survey information (start and end of paper rolls)
198044 190 19 55 LINE 101 - 193 02 50 LINE 110 (scanned microfilm)
bathy (data on FAD)
198045 200 15 06 LINE 150 - 202 15 55 LINE 154 (scanned microfilm)
198045 202 16 09 LINE 159 - 203 20 39 LINE 163 (scanned microfilm)
198045 203 20 45 LINE 163 - 205 09 05 LINE 171 (scanned microfilm)
Edited bathymetry data d-3-81-bs.335_052 (Provisional best file)
198044 189 01 45 LINE 095 - 190 19 38 LINE 101 (scanned microfilm)
198045 205 09 18 LINE 171 - 206 16 45 LINE 176 (scanned microfilm)
198045 206 17 10 LINE STA 95 - 208 HR 50 LINE 180 (scanned microfilm)
198045 208 01 02 LINE 180 - 209 06 10 LINE 188 (scanned microfilm)
198045 209 06 19 LINE 188 - 209 14 MIN LINE 188 (scanned microfilm)
NGDC MGD77 data
magnetics --- Magnetics
Edited magnetics data d-3-81-bs.221_052 (Provisional best file)
magnetics on off (start and end of roll)
airgun --- Air Gun / Water Gun
198049 203 07 30 LINE 161 - 209 14 MIN LINE 188 (scanned microfilm)
198049 196 16 47 LINE 135 - 203 06 29 LINE 160 (scanned microfilm)
single channel air gun information
198049 194 09 54 LINE 118 - 196 15 58 LINE 134 (scanned microfilm)
198049 189 01 45 LINE 095 - 194 09 52 LINE 114 (scanned microfilm)
underwatertelevision --- Video
boxcore --- Biology
Geology
boxcore locations
dartcore --- Geology
vibratingcore --- Geology
vibracore locations
v59
v64
foram slides (data in holdings)
VanVeengrab --- Geology
vanveengrab locations
waterbucket --- Chemistry
waterbucket sample locations
gravitycore --- Geology
gravity core locations
sample website
G53
G54
G52
sample information
CTD --- Surveys (geochemical)
Experiments (geochemical)
CTD
ctd location information
Hydroproducts --- Chemistry
location information
expendablebatthermograph --- Temperature
location information
heatflow --- Geology
heatflow information (no data in file)
Niskenbottle --- Chemistry
niskenbottle locations
airgunmonitor --- Air Gun / Water Gun
SCAG (data on FAD)
sidescansonar --- Sidescan
minisparker --- Sparker
198048 193 10 MIN LINE 110 - 195 02 51 LINE 124 (scanned microfilm)
198048 195 06 45 LINE 125 - 198 16 30 LINE 143 (scanned microfilm)
198048 198 17 50 LINE 144 - 203 15 36 LINE 162 (scanned microfilm)
156688 D381BS DISCOVERER 81 CR III SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILE (scanned microfilm)
198048 191 20 05 LINE 105 - 192 21 45 LINE 110 (scanned microfilm)
198048 207 11 53 LINE TRANSIT TO 179 - 208 23 58 LINE 188 (scanned microfilm)
minisparker survey information
minisparker (data on FAD)
198048 203 15 40 LINE 163 - 207 10 MIN LINE 178 (scanned microfilm)
navigation --- Navigation
line start end
Integrated navigation (SINS) data d-3-81-bs.052 (Provisional best file)

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