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Field Activity Details for field activity S0711SC

AKA: none

Other ID: S-07-11-SC

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Coastal and Marine Catastrophic Hazards (ZP00C4A)

Principal Investigator(s): James Conrad

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): David Finlayson, Ray Sliter

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sparker, Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Bathymetry and seismic-reflection profiling for tsunami and earthquake hazard studies

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Dana Point, Ca

End Port/Location: Dana Point, Ca

Start Date: 2011-06-08

End Date: 2011-06-22

Equipment Used: SIG 2Mille sparker system, Edgetech SB-05121 Chirp system, GPS, Reson 711 Multibeam, sidescansonar

Information to be Derived: Location of active faults and other evidence of active seafloor deformation. Stratigraphy of basin sediments.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: James Conrad, David Finlayson, Gerry Hatcher, Thomas Reiss, Peter Triezenberg

Affiliate Staff:
Jamie Grover

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Jamie Conrad
Jamie Grover
David Finlayson
Gerry Hatcher
Peter Triezenberg
Tom Reiss

Location:

southern California

Boundaries
North: 33.54561 South: 32.92887 West: -118.45 East: -117.33957

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely

Publications

Dartnell, P., Conrad, J.E., Ryan, H.F., and Finlayson, D.P., 2014, Bathymetry and acoustic backscatterâOuter mainland shelf and slope, Gulf of Santa Catalina, southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1094, 15 p.

Sliter, R.W., Conrad, J.E., Ryan, H.F., and Triezenberg, P.J., 2017, Chirp seismic-reflection data of field activity S-07-11-SC: offshore San Diego, and Los Angeles Counties, southern California from 2011-06-08 to 2011-06-22: U.S. Geological Survey data release.

Sliter, R.W., Conrad, J.E., Ryan, H.F., and Triezenberg, P.J., 2017, Minisparker seismic-reflection data of field activity S-07-11-SC: offshore San Diego, and Los Angeles Counties, southern California from 2011-06-08 to 2011-06-22: U.S. Geological Survey data release.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
SIG 2Mille sparker system --- Sparker
Seismic FFID/Shot/CDP data s-07-11-sc.410_sparker (Provisional best file)
Edgetech SB-05121 Chirp system --- Boomer
Seismic FFID/Shot/CDP data s-07-11-sc.410_chirp (Provisional best file)
GPS --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data s-07-11-sc.063 (Provisional best file)
Reson 711 Multibeam --- Interferometric
Multibeam
File list
sidescansonar --- Sidescan

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