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Field Activity Details for field activity S1078WG

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-10-78-WG

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Roland VonHuene

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Kodiak, AK

End Port/Location: Kodiak, AK

Start Date: 1978-10-01

End Date: 1978-10-12

Equipment Used: transitsatellite, dopplersonar, 3.5khz, 12khz, sparker, uniboom, minisparker, airgun, integratednavigation, dartcore, gravitycore, chaindredge, Soutargrab, VanVeengrab

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Glen Barker, Linda Covert, John Cudnohufsky, John Dunlavey, Michael Fisher, Margaret Goud, Monty Hampton, John Laingor, Pat McClellan, George Moore, Bob Patrick, Mary Regan, Ron Schmitz, Bill Soule, Glen Thrasher, Michael Torresan, Bob Wilson

Affiliate Staff:
Richard Heagney - Ship Captain

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Bob Patrick (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Bob Wilson (USGS Western Region) - Mechanical Technician
George Moore (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified Investigator
Glen Barker (USGS Western Region) - Mechanical Technician
Glen Thrasher (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
John Cudnohufsky (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
John Dunlavey (USGS Western Region) - Dafe Curator
John Laingor (USGS Western Region) - Chief Mate
Linda Covert (USGS Western Region) - Geophysicist
Margaret Goud (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Mary Regan (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Mike Fisher (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified Investigator
Mike Torresan (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Monty Hampton (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified Investigator
Pat McCellan (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Richard Heagney - Ship Captain
Roland Von Huene (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Ron Schmitz (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Bill Soule (USGS Western Region) - Chief Engineer

Location:

Western Gulf of Alaska

Boundaries
North: 57.76649 South: 55.46739 West: -155.128 East: -151.45628

Platform(s):

photo of Sea Sounder
Sea Sounder

Publications

Bouma, A.H., and Hampton, M.A., 1978, High resolution seismic profiles, side scan sonar records, and sampling locations from lower Cook Inlet and Kodiak Shelf, R/V SEA SOUNDER cruise S7-77-WG, September-October 1977: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-727, pp. 1–25, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr78727.

Bouma, A.H., and Hampton, M.A., 1979, Volcanic ash in surficial sediments of the Kodiak Shelf, western Gulf of Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1150, pp. 152–152, https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1150.

Fisher, M.A., von Huene, Roland, and Hampton, Monty A.,, 1984, Summary geologic report for petroleum lease sale 100, Kodiak Shelf, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-0024, 49 p., http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8424.

Hampton, M.A., 1993, Comparison of tectonic and stratigraphic control of submarine landslides on the Kodiak upper continental slope, Alaska, in Schwab, W.C., Lee, H.J., Twichell, D.C., eds., Submarine landslides; selected studies in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2002, pp. 117–122.

Hampton, M.A., 1983, Geology of the Kodiak Shelf, Alaska; environmental considerations for resource development: Continental Shelf Research, v. 1 no. 3, pp. 253–281.

Hampton, M.A., 1983, Geotechnical framework study of the Kodiak Shelf, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-0171, 87 p., http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr83171.

Hampton, M.A.,, 1982, Synthesis report; environmental geology of Kodiak Shelf, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-0059, 76 p., http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8259.

Hampton, M.A., and Bouma, A.H., 1978, Generalized thickness map of unconsolidated surficial sedimentary units, Kodiak Shelf, western Gulf of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-729, 5 p., http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr78729.

Hampton, M.A., Bouma, A.H., Frost, T.P., and Colburn, I.P., 1979, Volcanic ash in surficial sediments of the Kodiak shelf; an indicator of sediment dispersal patterns: Marine Geology, v. 29 no. 1-4, pp. 347–356.

Hampton, M.A., Bouma, A.H., Pulpan, H., and von Huene, R., 1979, Geo-environmental assessment of the Kodiak Shelf, western Gulf of Alaska: Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings, v. 11 no. 1, pp. 365–376.

Hampton, M.A., 1979, Geological considerations for engineering activities on the Kodiak Shelf and upper slope: International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions Proceedings 2(5), pp. 935–949.

Hampton, M.A., 1989, Geotechnical properties of sediment on the Kodiak continental shelf and upper slope, Gulf of Alaska: Marine Geotechnology, v. 8 no. 2, pp. 159–180.

Hampton, M.A., and Kvenvolden, Keith A., 1981, Geology and geochemistry of gas-charged sediment on Kodiak Shelf, Alaska: Geo-Marine Letter, v. 1 no. 2, pp. 141–147.

Hampton, M.A., Carlson, Paul R., Lee, Homa J., and Feely, Richard A., 1986, Geomorphology, sediment, and sedimentary processes, Hood, Donald W., and Zimmerman, Steven T., eds., The Gulf of Alaska; physical environment and biological resources: Seattle, WA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Kennett, J.P., Houtz, R.E., Andrews, P.B., Edwards, A.R., Gostin, V.A.,, H., M., Hampton, M., Jenkins, D.G., Margolis, S.V., Ovenshine, A.T., and Perch-Nielsen, K., 1973, Pleistocene-Pliocene biostratigraphy, paleoclimatology and productivity; South Pacific deep-sea drilling, subantarctic to tropics, in Ninth congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research; abstracts: Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research, no. 9, pp. 184–185.

Molnia, B.F., Hampton, M.A., Bouma, A.H., Cacchione, D.A., and Drake, D.E., 1980, Alaskan Continental Shelf sediment dynamics: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1175, pp. 156–157.

Molnia, B.F., Hampton, M.A., Bouma, A.H., Nelson, C.H., Thor, D.R., Kvenvolden, K.A., and Redden, G.D., 1980, Gas-charged sediments and associated features of the Alaskan Continental Shelf: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1175, pp. 157–158.

Redden, G.D., Weliky, K., Kvenvolden, K.A., and Hampton, M.A., 1980, Geochemistry of low molecular weight hydrocarbons in sediment of the western Gulf of Alaska: , Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. , pp. 148–148.

Sangrey, D.A., Bouma, A.H., Hampton, M.A., Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., Clukey, E.C., Nelson, C.H., and Olsen, H.W., 1979, Geotechnical engineering characteristics of the outer continental shelf lease areas in Alaska: International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions Proceedings 2(5), pp. 963–976.

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.

von Huene, R., Fisher, M.A., Hampton, M.A., and Lynch, Maurice, 1980, Petroleum potential, environmental geology, and the technology for exploration and development of the Kodiak lease sale area no. 61: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-1082, 102 p., http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr801082.

von Huene, R., Hampton, M.A., Fischer, M.A., Varchol, D.J., and Cochrane, G.R., 1980, Map showing near-surface geologic structures of Kodiak Shelf, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1200, 1 p., http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf1200.

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