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Field Activity Details for field activity F0111NC

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AKA: none

Other ID: F-01-11-NC

Status: Completed

Organization(s): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Guy Cochrane

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Guy Cochrane

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sea Floor Habitat Mapping

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Bodega Bay

End Port/Location: Bodega Bay

Start Date: 2011-09-06

End Date: 2011-09-21

Equipment Used: GPS, Reson Multibeam Sonar, sidescansonar

Information to be Derived: Bathymetry and backscatter intensity data.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Guy Cochrane, David Finlayson

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: overview_log.xls Cochrane 8/12/11

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Guy Cochrane
David Finlayson

Location:

Farallone Escarpment

Boundaries
North: 38.33101 South: 37.64819 West: -123.436 East: -122.41763

Platform(s):

photo of Fulmar
Fulmar

Publications

Dartnell, P., Cochrane, G.R., and Finlayson, D.P., 2014, Bathymetry, acoustic backscatter, and seafloor character of Farallon Escarpment and Rittenburg Bank, northern California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1234, 18 p.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
Global positioning system (GPS) data f-01-11-nc.063 (Provisional best file)
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Reson Multibeam Sonar --- Multibeam
sidescansonar --- Sidescan

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