AKA: none
Other ID: R-1-01-WA
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Funding Program(s): Pacific Seafloor Mapping Project (ZP000LD)
Principal Investigator(s): Jim Gardner
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Peter Dartnell
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Seismics: Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Sidescan
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Cruise R1-01-WA of the NOAA ship Rainier was a joint cruise of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to investigate how the three major deltas in southern Puget Sound faired during the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually earthquake of February 28, 2001.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Seattle, WA
End Port/Location: Seattle, WA
Start Date: 2001-03-19
End Date: 2001-03-30
Equipment Used: motionsensor, sidescansonar, multibeam, CTD
Information to be Derived: Bathymetry
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected high-resolution bathymetry of the Duwamish River Delta, the Puyallup River Delta, and the Nisqually River Delta.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: For raw and intermediate data sets, contact Rani Nandiwada
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Jim Gardner (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Location:
Washington
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 47.63 | South: 47.095 | West: -122.775 | East: -122.33 |
Platform(s):
Rainier |
Gardner, J., van den Ameele, E., and Dartnell, P., 2001, Multibeam mapping of the major deltas of southern Puget Sound, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-266, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01266.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| motionsensor | --- | Ocean Bottom Seismometer | |
| sidescansonar | --- | Sidescan | |
| multibeam | --- | Multibeam | File list DUBATHG - ArcInfo GRID format of the 2001 multibeam echo-sounder data (ArcInfo GRID format bathymetry data generated from the 2001 multibeam sonar survey the major deltas of southern Puget Sound, WA., including Nisqually, Puyallup, and Duwamish Deltas. This is metadata for the Duwamish Delta multibeam bathymetry data.) PUBATHG - ArcInfo GRID format of the 2001 multibeam echo-sounder data (ArcInfo GRID format bathymetry data generated from the 2001 multibeam sonar survey the major deltas of southern Puget Sound (Tacoma), WA., including Nisqually, Puyallup, and Duwamish Deltas. This is metadata for the Puyallup Delta multibeam bathymetry data.) NIBATHG - ArcInfo GRID format of the 2001 multibeam echo-sounder data (ArcInfo GRID format bathymetry data generated from the 2001 multibeam sonar survey the major deltas of southern Puget Sound, WA., including Nisqually, Puyallup, and Duwamish Deltas. This is metadata for the Nisqually Delta multibeam bathymetry data.) |
| CTD | --- | Surveys (geochemical) Experiments (geochemical) CTD |
