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Field Activity Details for field activity F392SC

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AKA: none

Other ID: F-3-92-SC

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s): Palos Verdes Mapping (MU227)

Principal Investigator(s): Monty Hampton, Herman Karl

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1992-04-22

End Date: 1992-05-15

Equipment Used: 3.5khz, GPS, 10khz, Gloriasidescan

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Jeff Anderson, Willy Angus, Michael Boyle, Tom Chase, Pat Chavez, John Chin, Joseph Coddington, Brian Edwards, Greg Gabel, John Gann, Michael Hamer, Gerry Hatcher, Larry Kooker, Homa Lee, Norman Maher, Dennis Mann, Larry Mayer, Mark McLaughlin, Ransom Rideout, Stuart Sides, Michael Torresan, Jim Vaughan, Steve Wessels, Hal Williams

Affiliate Staff:
John Nichols (J. Marr) - Ship Captain
Terry Chantler (J. Marr) - Chief Mate
Shannon Byrne (URI
nav
) - Computer Analyst
Sheffield Corey (URI
nav
) - Computer Analyst
Paul Hague (Datasonics) - Computer Operator
Brian Wilson (Datasonics) - Computer Operator
Bob Tice (URI) - Computer Analyst
Steve Howe (ODEC) - Computer Analyst
Bob Tarini (ODEC) - Computer Analyst

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
John Nichols (J. Marr) - Ship Captain
Terry Chantler (J. Marr) - Chief Mate
Willy Angus (J. Marr) - Chief Engineer
Herman Karl (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Monty Hampton (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Jeff Anderson (USGS Western Region, flagst, ) - Computer Analyst
Michael Boyle (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Shannon Byrne (URI, nav, ) - Computer Analyst
Tom Chase (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
John Chin (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Joseph Coddington (USGS Western Region) - Computer Analyst
Sheffield Corey (URI, nav, ) - Computer Analyst
Greg Gabel (USGS Western Region) - Computer Analyst
John Gann (USGS Western Region) - Computer Analyst
Paul Hague (Datasonics) - Computer Operator
Michael Hamer (USGS Western Region, facs Curator, ) - Computer Analyst
Gerry Hatcher (URI, nav, ) - Computer Analyst
Larry Kooker (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Homa Lee (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Norman Maher (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Dennis Mann (USGS Western Region) - Computer Analyst
Larry Mayer (USGS Western Region) - Computer Operator
Mark McLaughlin (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Ransom Rideout (USGS Western Region) - Mechanical Technician
Mike Torresan (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Brian Wilson (Datasonics) - Computer Operator
Pat Chavez (USGS Western Region, flagst, ) - Computer Analyst
Bob Tice (URI) - Computer Analyst
Stuart Sides (USGS Flagstaff) - Computer Analyst
Steve Wessels (USGS Western Region) - Photographer
Hal Williams (USGS Western Region) - Mechanical Technician
Jim Vaughan (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Brian Edwards (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Steve Howe (ODEC) - Computer Analyst
Bob Tarini (ODEC) - Computer Analyst

Location:

Southern California

Boundaries
North: 37.5024 South: 33.51704 West: -122.651 East: -118.21689

Platform(s):

photo of Farnella
Farnella

Publications

Lee, H.J., Drake, D.E., Edwards, B.D., Hamer, M.R., Hampton, M.A., Karl, H.A., Kayen, R.E., and Wong, F.L., 1995, Mapping the distribution and character of contaminated sediment on the continental margin near Los Angeles, California, in Linked Earth systems: congress program and abstracts; v. 1: Tulsa, OK, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists.

Lee, H.J., Drake, D.E., Edwards, B.D., Hamer, M.R., Hampton, M.A., Karl, H.A., Kayen, R.E., Wong, F.L., and Murray, C.J., 1996, Contaminated, Effluent-Affected Sediment on the Continental Margin near Los Angeles, California: EOS Trans. AGU, 76(3), Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement OS1, 1996.

Murray, C.J., Lee, H.J., and Hampton, M.A., 1996, Probabilistic mapping of the thickness of contaminated sediment, Palos Verdes margin, Southern California: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 77 no. 3, pp. 50–50.

Schreppel, H.A., Degnan, C.H, Dadisman, S.V., and Metzger, D.R., 2013, Archive of U.S. Geological Survey Selected Single-Beam Bathymetry Datasets, 1969â2000: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 757, http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/757/.

Wong, F.L., 1996, Heavy Mineralogy of Effluent-Affected Sediment, Palos Verdes, Southern California: EOS Transactions, v. 77 no. 3, pp. 50–50.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
3.5khz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Survey information
GPS --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Lines
Global positioning system (GPS) data f-3-92-sc.062 (Provisional best file)
Global positioning system (GPS) data f-3-92-sc.062_degree
10khz --- Single Beam
Raw depth (bathymetry) data f-3-92-sc.301
Raw depth (bathymetry) data f-3-92-sc.301_062 (Provisional best file)
Survey information
NGDC MGD77 data - bathy
Gloriasidescan --- Sidescan
sidescan (data on FAD)
File list

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