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Field Activity Details for field activity S777WG

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-7-77-WG

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Arnold Bouma, Monty Hampton

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Gravity, Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Current, Environmental Data: Temperature, Environmental Data: Turbidity, Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Kodiak, AK and Homer, AK and Homer, AK and Homer, AK and Homer, AK and Kodiak, AK

End Port/Location: Homer, AK and Homer, AK and Homer, AK and Homer, AK and Kodiak, AK and Seward, AK

Start Date: 1977-09-14

End Date: 1977-10-05

Equipment Used: LoranC, miniranger, integratednavigation, 3.5khz, 12khz, airgun, sidescansonar, uniboom, minisparker, underwatertelevision, gravity, tempsalinometer, transmissometer, penetrometer, gravitycore, Hydroplastcore, pistoncore, underwatercamera, Hydroproducts, expendablebatthermograph, Soutargrab, transitsatellite, sidescanmarker, currentmeter

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: physical data holdings

Staff: John Baltierra, Ray Batson, Bob Britch, Ed Clukey, Tom Frost, Chris Gutmacher, Ornulf Johannessen, Randy Koski, Al McClenaghan, Bob Novak, Bob Orlando, Mel Rappeport, Howard Sheppard, Andy Stevenson, Phyllis Swenson, Gordon Tanner, Michael Torresan, Bruce Turner, John Whitney

Affiliate Staff:
Ivan Colburn - Geologist
Joe Dygas - Geologist
Dave McTigue - Geologist
Chuck Parson - Geologist
Dwight Sangrey - Geologist
Bill Schwab (USGS Woods Hole) - Geologist
Bill Sweet - Geologist
Paul Teleki - Geologist
Dennis Thurston - Geologist

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
John Baltierra - Geologist
Ray Batson - Geologist
Arnold Bouma (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Bob Britch - Geologist
Ed Clukey (USGS Western Region) - Unsp Investigatr
Ivan Colburn - Geologist
Joe Dygas - Geologist
Tom Frost - Geologist
Chris Gutmacher (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Monty Hampton (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Barry Irwin (USGS Woods Hole) - Navigator
Ornulf Johannessen - Chief Mate
Randy Koski (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Al McClenaghan - Ship Captain
Dave McTigue - Geologist
Bob Novak - Electronics Technician
Bob Orlando (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Chuck Parson - Geologist
Mel Rappeport - Geologist
Dwight Sangrey - Geologist
Bill Schwab (USGS Woods Hole) - Geologist
Howard Sheppard - Chief Engineer
Andy Stevenson (USGS Western Region) - Mechanical Technician
Bill Sweet - Geologist
Phyllis Swenson - Geologist
Gordon Tanner (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Paul Teleki - Geologist
Dennis Thurston - Geologist
Mike Torresan (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Bruce Turner - Geologist
John Whitney - Geologist

Location:

Western Gulf of Alaska

Boundaries
North: 59.82813 South: 56.59658 West: -153.209 East: -149.36349

Platform(s):

photo of Sea Sounder
Sea Sounder

Publications

Bouma, A.H., and Hampton, M.A., 1978, Tidally influenced migration of sandwaves in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska: Congres International de Sedimentologie, v. 10 no. 1, pp. 79–79.

Bouma, A.H., and Hampton, M.A., 1978, Bedform movement in lower Cook inlet: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1100, pp. 155–155, https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1100.

Bouma, A.H., and Hampton, M.A., 1986, Environmental geology: In: Magoon, L.B. (Ed.), Geologic studies of the lower Cook Inlet COST no. 1 well, Alaska outer continental shelf. U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1596, pp. 11–15.

Bouma, A.H., and Hampton, M.A., 1979, Movement of bedforms in the lower Cook Inlet, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1150, pp. 152–152, https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1150.

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.

Bouma, A.H., Hampton, M.A., Frost, T.P., Torresan, M.E., Orlando, R.C., and Whitney, J.W., 1978, Bottom characteristics of Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-236, 93 p.

Bouma, A.H., Hampton, M.A., Rappeport, M.L., Whitney, J.W., Teleki, P.G., Orlando, R.C., and Torresan, M.E., 1978, Movement of sand waves in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska: Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings 10(4), pp. 2271–2284.

Bouma, A.H., Hampton, M.A., Whitney, J.W., and Noonan, W.G., 1978, Physiography of lower Cook Inlet, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-728, pp. 1–17, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr78728.

Bouma, A.H., Rappeport, M.L., Orlando, R.C., Cacchione, D.A., Drake, D.E., Garrison, L.E., and Hampton, M.A., 1979, Bedform characteristics and sand transport in a region of large sand waves, lower Cook Inlet, Alaska: Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings 11(2), pp. 1083–1094.

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 lower Cook Inlet, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-0197, 55 p.

Hampton, M.A.,, 1981, Grain Size and Composition of Seafloor Sediment, Kodiak Shelf, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-659, http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/0605/06055002/usgs_ofr81-659_06055002.pdf.

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., and Bouma, A.H., 1978, Quaternary sedimentation and environmental geology of the Kodiak shelf, western Gulf of Alaska: Congres International de Sedimentologie, v. 10 no. 1, pp. 288–288.

Hampton, M.A., and Bouma, A.H., 1977, Seismic reflection records showing stable and unstable slopes near the shelf break, western Gulf of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-0702, 31 p.

Hampton, M.A., and Bouma, A.H., 1977, Shallow faulting, bottom instability, and movement of sediments in lower Cook Inlet and western Gulf of Alaska, in Environmental assessment of the Alaskan continental shelf; Hazards: Boulder, CO, U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental Resource Laboratories.

Hampton, M.A., Bouma, A.H., Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., Clukey, E.C., and Sangrey, D.A., 1978, Quantitative study of slope instability in the Gulf of Alaska: Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings, v. 10 no. 4, pp. 2307–2318.

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., 1982, Lower Cook Inlet environmental geology, in Bruns, T. R., ed., Hydrocarbon resource report for proposed OCS lease sale 88; southeastern Alaska, northern Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet, and Shelikof Strait, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-0928, pp. 95–105.

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.

Hein, J.R., Bouma, A.H., Hampton, M.A., and Ross, C.R., 1979, Clay mineralogy, fine-grained sediment dispersal, and inferred current patterns, lower Cook Inlet and Kodiak shelf, Alaska: Sedimentary Geology, v. 24 no. 3-4, pp. 291–306.

Magoon, L.B., Bouma, A.H., Fisher, M.A., Hampton, M.A., Scott, E.W., and Wilson, C.L., 1979, Resource report for proposed OCS sale no. 60, lower Cook Inlet-Shelikof Strait, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-600, 38 p.

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.

Nio, S.D., van den Berg, J.H., Goesten, M., and Smulders, F., 1980, Dynamics and sequential analysis of a mesotidal shoal and intershoal channel complex in the eastern Scheldt (southwestern Netherlands), in Bouma, A.H., Gorsline, D.S., Monty, C., and Allen, G.P., eds., Shallow marine processes and products: Sedimentary Geology, v. 26 no. 1-3, pp. 263–279.

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.

Whitney, J.W., Noonan, W.G., Thurston, D., Bouma, A.H., and Hampton, M.A., 1979, Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska; do those large sand waves migrate? Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings 11(2), pp. 1071–1082.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
LoranC --- Navigation
miniranger --- Navigation
Raw Miniranger data s-7-77-wg.620
Miniranger Land Table in Lat/Long s-7-77-wg.640
Survey information
Lat/Long/UTM/State Plane data s-7-77-wg.650
integratednavigation --- Navigation
Dead reckoning data s-7-77-wg.010 (Provisional best file)
Dead reckoning data s-7-77-wg.010_degree
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Lines
Survey information
3.5khz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Survey information
12khz --- Single Beam
Raw depth (bathymetry) data s-7-77-wg.305_010 (Provisional best file)
Survey information
NGDC MGD77 data - bathy
Raw depth (bathymetry) data s-7-77-wg.305
Tape list
airgun --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Survey information
sidescansonar --- Sidescan
Survey information
uniboom --- Boomer
Survey information
minisparker --- Sparker
Survey information
underwatertelevision --- Video
Survey information
gravity --- Gravity
Survey information
tempsalinometer --- Conductivity
Temperature
Station Information
transmissometer --- Turbidity
penetrometer --- Geology
Station Information
gravitycore --- Geology
203g1
215g1
221g1
222g1
223g1
224g1
225g1
239g1
240g1
Station Information
Hydroplastcore --- Geology
Station Information
pistoncore --- Geology
224p1
Station Information
underwatercamera --- Photo
Station Information
Hydroproducts --- Chemistry
Station Information
expendablebatthermograph --- Temperature
Station Information
Soutargrab --- Geology
214s1
216s1
217s1
220s4
223s1
227s2
228s1
229s1
232s1
234s1
219s1
236s2
241s2
Station Information
242s1
243s1
244s3
245s1
246s1
200s2
201s1
202s1
204s1
205s1
213s1
Station Information
transitsatellite --- Navigation
Satellite data s-7-77-wg.000
sidescanmarker --- Sidescan
Survey information
currentmeter --- Current

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