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Field Activity Details for field activity S2A79SC

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-2A-79-SC

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Scripps Institution Of Oceanography, La Jolla, Ca

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Gary Greene

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Cheryl Price

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Gravity, Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Environmental Data: Temperature, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sonobuoy, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: San Diego, CA

End Port/Location: Avalon, Catalina Island, CA

Start Date: 1979-04-07

End Date: 1979-04-23

Equipment Used: 3.5khz, 12khz, gravity, uniboom, airgun, sonobuoy, sparker, magnetics, sidescansonar, integratednavigation, LoranC, miniranger, transitsatellite, bathmagnav, expendablebatthermograph, radar, minisparker, uniboomminisparker

Information to be Derived: Seismic reflection profiles, gravity, bathymetry, side scan images, magnetics.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Kim Bailey, Michael Boyle, Margaret Goud, Harry Hill, Carol Hirozawa, Robert Ingersoll, Mike Kennedy, Doug MacPherson, Carol Madison, Pat McCrory, Cheryl Price, Mike White, Bob Wilson

Affiliate Staff:
Alexis Budai (Scripps) - Geologist
Tom Hanley (EG&G) - Electronics Technician
Richard Heagney - Ship Captain
Woody Sutherland (Scripps) - Geologist
Terry Wanous (EG&G) - Electronics Technician

Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Kim Bailey - Geologist
Mike Boyle (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Alexis Budai (Scripps) - Geologist
Margaret Goud - Navigator
Gary Greene (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Tom Hanley (EG&G) - Electronics Technician
Richard Heagney - Ship Captain
Harry Hill (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Carol Hirozawa (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Robert Ingersoll - Chief Engineer
Mike Kennedy (Scripps) - Geologist
Doug MacPherson - Chief Mate
Carol Madison (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Pat McCrory (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Cheryl Price (USGS Western Region) - Dafe Curator
Woody Sutherland (Scripps) - Geologist
Terry Wanous (EG&G) - Electronics Technician
Mike White - Geologist
Bob Wilson (USGS Western Region) - Mechanical Technician

Location:

Southern California

Boundaries
North: 33.74408 South: 32.53613 West: -119.017 East: -117.23372

Platform(s):

photo of Sea Sounder
Sea Sounder

Publications

McCrory, P.A., 1993, Isopach map showing Quaternary deposits in the Gulf of Santa Catalina area, California: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2212, 2 p.

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.

Wolf, S., and Gutmacher, C., 2004, Geologic and Bathymetric Reconnaissance Overview of the San Pedro Shelf Region, Southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1049, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1049/.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
3.5khz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Survey information
12khz --- Single Beam
Survey information
Tape list
gravity --- Gravity
Raw gravity data from analog meter s-2a-79-sc.111
Gravity land tie data s-2a-79-sc.140
Free Air Anomaly data s-2a-79-sc.161
Free Air Anomaly data s-2a-79-sc.166
Free Air Anomaly data s-2a-79-sc.166_050 (Provisional best file)
Survey information
NGDC MGD77 data - gravity
uniboom --- Boomer
Survey information
S-2A-79-SC_154321_uniboom (scanned microfilm)
uniboom (data in FAD)
airgun --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Survey information
sonobuoy --- Sonobuoy
Survey information
sparker --- Sparker
image2segy (data in FAD)
magnetics --- Magnetics
Raw magnetics data s-2a-79-sc.200
Raw magnetics data s-2a-79-sc.200_050
Edited magnetics data s-2a-79-sc.220_050 (Provisional best file)
Survey information
NGDC MGD77 data - Magnetics
sidescansonar --- Sidescan
Survey information
integratednavigation --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Dead reckoning data s-2a-79-sc.012
Lines
Survey information
Integrated navigation (SINS) data s-2a-79-sc.050_degree
Integrated navigation (SINS) data s-2a-79-sc.050 (Provisional best file)
LoranC --- Navigation
miniranger --- Navigation
Raw Miniranger data s-2a-79-sc.621
Edited ranging navigation data with Lat/Long s-2a-79-sc.690
Survey information
Raw Miniranger data s-2a-79-sc.620
transitsatellite --- Navigation
Survey information
Satellite data s-2a-79-sc.000
bathmagnav --- Magnetics
Navigation
Single Beam
expendablebatthermograph --- Temperature
Station Information
radar --- Navigation
Survey information
minisparker --- Sparker
Survey information
uniboomminisparker --- Boomer
Sparker
Survey information

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