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Field Activity Details for field activity D580BS

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AKA: none

Other ID: D-5-80-BS,DC5-80-BS

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Paul Carlson, Herman Karl

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Information Specialist(s):

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

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Start Date: 1980-07-29

End Date: 1980-08-18

Equipment Used: minisparker, 3.5khz, magnetics, gravitycore, chaindredge, Shipekgrab, VanDornbottle, navigation, airgun, sidescansonar

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: physical data holdings

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Note that some data for this activity filed under D-4-80-BS
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Paul Carlson (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Herman Karl (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist

Location:

Alaska

Boundaries
North: 61.7312 South: 51.88333 West: -179.1523 East: -170.32668

Platform(s):

photo of Discoverer
Discoverer

Publications

Baldauf, J.G., 1981, Chapter 10: Diatoms from late Quaternary sediments from the Navarin Basin province, in Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., eds., Seafloor geologic hazards, sedimentology, and bathymetry; Navarin Basin province, Northwest Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1217, pp. 100–113, https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr811217.

Blueford, J.R., 1981, Radiolaria from the Navarin Basin province, Bering Sea, in Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., eds., Seafloor geologic hazards, sedimentology, and bathymetry; Navarin Basin province, Northwest Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1217, pp. 130–137, https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr811217.

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., and Karl, H.A., 1981, Seafloor geologic hazards, sedimentology, and bathymetry; Navarin Basin province, Northwest Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1217, 151 p.

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.

Carlson, P.R., Karl, Herman A., Johnson, Kenneth A., and Fischer, Jeffrey M., 1982, Submarine canyons flanking Navarin Basin, Bering Sea, in Coonrad, Warren L., ed., The United States Geological Survey in Alaska; accomplishments during 1980: U. S. Geological Survey Circular 0844, pp. 139–141.

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.

Edwards, B.D., 1981, Geotechnical properties of Navarin Basin sediment, in Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., eds., Seafloor geologic hazards, sedimentology, and bathymetry; Navarin Basin province, Northwest Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1217, pp. 74–79.

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., Fischer, J.M., Johnson, K.A., and Lamb, B., 1981, Textural variations and composition of bottom sediment, in Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., eds., Seafloor geologic hazards, sedimentology, and bathymetry; Navarin Basin province, Northwest Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1217, pp. 28–32.

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.

Karl, H.A., Carlson, Paul R., and Lamb, Beth, 1982, Sediment waves in the head of Navarinsky, Pervenets, and Zhemchug canyons, northwestern Bering Sea, in Coonrad, Warren L., ed., The United States Geological Survey in Alaska; accomplishments during 1980: U. S. Geological Survey Circular 0844, pp. 141–143.

Karl, H.A., Lamb, B., and Carlson, Paul R., 1981, Suspended particulate matter in Navarin Basin province, summer 1980, in Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., eds., Seafloor geologic hazards, sedimentology, and bathymetry; Navarin Basin province, Northwest Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1217, pp. 15–27.

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.

Quinterno, P.J., 1981, Preliminary report on benthic foraminifers from Navarin Basin province, Bering Sea, Alaska, in Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., eds., Seafloor geologic hazards, sedimentology, and bathymetry; Navarin Basin province, Northwest Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1217, pp. 114–129.

Steele, W.C., Degnan, C.H., Deeter, G.B., and Riordan, J.A., 1989, Description of marine geophysical data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and how to obtain it: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-167, 26 p., https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr89167.

Vogel, T.M., and Kvenvolden, Keith A., 1981, Hydrocarbon gases in Navarin Basin province sediments, in Carlson, P.R., and Karl, H.A., eds., Seafloor geologic hazards, sedimentology, and bathymetry; Navarin Basin province, Northwest Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1217, pp. 80–99.

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
minisparker --- Sparker
156701 220 19 57 LINE 069 - 221 19 04 LINE 079 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156701 222 20 40 LINE 087 - 226 16 26 LINE 102 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156701 215 04 18 LINE 045 - 215 12 33 LINE 046 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156701 215 19 17 LINE 046 - 216 07 03 LINE 047 (microfilm scan of paper record)
minisparker (data on FAD)
156701 226 17 18 LINE 103 - 231 18 00 LINE 126 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156701 228 13 32 LINE TRAN - 231 23 21 LINE 121 (microfilm of air gun secondary paper record)
156701 212 11 36 LINE 040 - 214 07 55 LINE 043 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156701 218 01 25 LINE 063 - 219 10 05 LINE 069 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156701 214 08 49 LINE 043 - 215 03 34 LINE 045 (SCAG secondary microfilm scan)
3.5khz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
bathy (data on FAD)
Edited bathymetry data d-5-80-bs.335_052 (provisional best file)
156701 229 16 52 LINE 117 - 231 23 27 LINE 127 (microfilm of paper record)
156701 221 01 02 LINE 049 - 222 12 29 LINE 084 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156701 222 12 37 LINE 084 - 225 17 23 LINE 095 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156702 211 05 58 LINE 039 - 212 19 40 LINE 040 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156702 212 19 45 LINE 040 - 213 05 00 LINE 040 (microfilm scan)
156701 224 17 34 LINE 095 - 225 17 36 LINE 098 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156702 216 22 45 LINE 051 - 218 04 35 LINE 064 (microfilm scan)
156702 218 04 42 LINE 064 - 220 10 19 LINE 073 (microfilm scan)
NGDC MGD77 data
156702 216 22 09 LINE 051 - 216 22 44 LINE 051 (microfilm scan)
156702 211 01 43 LINE 039 - 211 05 58 LINE 039 (microfilm scan of paper record)
156702 213 05 00 LINE 017 - 213 20 34 LINE 040 (microfilm scan)
156702 220 10 32 LINE 073 - 221 01 00 LINE 076 (microfilm scan)
156702 213 20 43 LINE 042 - 216 03 00 LINE 047 (microfilm scan)
156702 216 03 10 LINE 047 - 216 22 06 LINE 051 (microfilm scan)
magnetics --- Magnetics
Edited magnetics data d-5-80-bs.220_052 (Provisional best file)
NGDC MGD77 data
gravitycore --- Geology
gravity core locations
chaindredge --- Geology
chain 91
sample locations
Shipekgrab --- Geology
sample informatin
VanDornbottle --- Chemistry
sample information
navigation --- Navigation
Integrated navigation (SINS) data d-5-80-bs.052 (Provisional best file)
airgun --- Air Gun / Water Gun
156701 214 20 55 LINE 045 - 216 07 03 LINE 047 (airgun microfilm scan of paper record)
156701 218 01 20 LINE 063 - 219 10 52 LINE 069 (microfilm of SCAG paper record)
156701 219 16 24 LINE 070 - 228 10 33 LINE 111 (microfilm scan of SCAG paper record)
156701 212 08 00 LINE 040 - 213 05 00 LINE 040 (microfilm scan of SCAG paper record)
156701 212 08 00 LINE 040 - 212 11 27 LINE 040 (microfilm scan of SCAG paper record)
sidescansonar --- Sidescan

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