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Field Activity Details for field activity NOT ASSIGNED-FA-1776345172

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Other ID: R/V O'Brien Systems Testing

Status: Proposed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): CMG-WH Core Competency - Marine Technology (LQ000GU)

Contact(s): Alexander Nichols

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Seismics: Multichannel, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Multibeam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To conduct systems testing and verification of science gear before field season deployment.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Falmouth Harbor, Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Falmouth Harbor, Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2026-05-01

End Date: 2026-05-15

Equipment Used: Reson T20-P

Information to be Derived: Geophysical seabed characteristics using; Teledyne T20 Dual Head Multibeam data; Chirp 216KHZ sub-bottom profiler; High resolution hydrophone streamer profiles.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Notes:

Location:

Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, Falmouth Harbor

Boundaries
North: 41.76721469 South: 41.01721058 West: -71.03759766 East: -69.70825195

Platform(s):

photo of O
O'Brien

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Reson T20-P --- Multibeam
Water column reflectivity

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