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Field Activity Details for field activity L978HW

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AKA: none

Other ID: L-9-78-HW

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Bill Normark, Peter Lipman

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Single Beam, Electro-Magnetic: Gravity, Seismics: Sonobuoy, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Sampling: Geology, Imagery: Photo, Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Honolulu, HI and Kailua Bay, HI

End Port/Location: Kailua Bay, HI, LET OFF RUFF and Hilo, HI

Start Date: 1978-10-12

End Date: 1978-10-19

Equipment Used: LoranC, miniranger, 3.5khz, 12khz, gravity, sonobuoy, airgun, chaindredge, underwatercamera, gradiometer, dopplersonar, integratednavigation, transitsatellite, explosives

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Bob Briggs, Carrie Carpenter, Chris Gutmacher, Ernie Coleman, Gordon Hess, Gordon Tanner, Jack Lee, Jeff Rupert, Jim Moore, Jon Erickson, Paula Mackrow, Terry Ruff

Affiliate Staff:
Dave Hill - Geophysicist
Gene Taylor - Unspecified Investigator
Grant Lichtman - Navigator
Jack Lockwood - Geophysicist
Jay Zucca - Geophysicist
Jim Mackrow - Chief Mate

Notes:

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Bill Normark - Chief Scientist
Bob Briggs - Chief Engineer
Carrie Carpenter - Navigator
Chris Gutmacher - Dafe Curator
Dave Hill - Geophysicist
Ernie Coleman - Ship Captain
Gene Taylor - Unspecified Investigator
Gordon Hess - Geophysicist
Gordon Tanner - Electronics Technician
Grant Lichtman - Navigator
Jack Lee - Electronics Technician
Jack Lockwood - Geophysicist
Jay Zucca - Geophysicist
Jeff Rupert - Mechanical Technician
Jim Mackrow - Chief Mate
Jim Moore - Geologist
Jon Erickson - Mechanical Technician
Paula Mackrow - Navigator
Peter Lipman - Chief Scientist
Terry Ruff - Ship Captain

Location:

Hawaii

Boundaries
North: 21.3073 South: 18.6407 West: -157.8802 East: -154.75

Platform(s):

photo of Samuel Phillips Lee
Samuel Phillips Lee

Publications

Alpha, T.R., Morley, J.M., Gutmacher, C.E., and Austin, W.A., 1982, Oblique map of Loihi Seamount and Papa'u Landslide, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-0463, 1 p.

Chase, T.E., Miller, C.P., Seekins, B.A., Normark, W.R., Gutmacher, C.E., Wilde, P., and Young, J.D., 1981, Topography of the southern Hawaiian Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-0120, 3 p.

Moore, J.G., Bryan, Wilfred B., Beeson, Melvin H., and Normark, William R., 1995, Giant blocks in the South Kona Landslide, Hawaii: Geology, v. 23 no. 2, pp. 125–128.

Normark, W.R., Moore, J.G., Lipman, P.W., and Young, J.D., 1979, Trackline chart, bathymetric and seismic profiles acquired on R/V Lee cruise 9-78-HW, near Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-972, 2 p.

Normark, W.R., Clague, David A., and Moore, James G., 1982, The next island: Natural History, v. 91 no. 12, pp. 68–71.

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.

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