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Field Activity Details for field activity S878WG

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-8-78-WG

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Arnold Bouma, Monty Hampton

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

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

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

Start Date: 1978-08-02

End Date: 1978-08-22

Equipment Used: 12khz, 3.5khz, gravmag, sparker, uniboom, sidescansonar, underwatertelevision, samples, shortcore, underwatercamera, Hydroproducts, tempsalinometer, integratednavigation, miniranger, transitsatellite, gravitycore, Soutargrab, minisparker, airgun

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Glen Barker, Michael Boyle, Ed Clukey, Rod Combellick, Rich Garlow, Helen Gibbons, John Laingor, Bob Orlando, Bob Patrick, Mel Rappeport, George Redden, Dave Rubin, Bill Soule, Phyllis Swenson, Michael Torresan, Bruce Turner, John Whitney

Affiliate Staff:
Louis Garrison (USGS Corpus Christi) - Geologist
Dave Kestly - Geologist
Dwight Sangrey - Geologist
Bill Schwab (USGS) - Geologist
Ken Simpson - Ship Captain

Notes:

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Glen Barker - Mechanical Technician
Arnold Bouma (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Mike Boyle (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Ed Clukey (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Rod Combellick - Geologist
Rich Garlow (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Louis Garrison (USGS Corpus Christi) - Geologist
Helen Gibbons (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Monty Hampton (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Dave Kestly - Geologist
John Laingor - Chief Mate
Bob Orlando (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Bob Patrick (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Mel Rappeport - Geologist
George Redden - Geologist
Dave Rubin (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Dwight Sangrey - Geologist
Bill Schwab (USGS) - Geologist
Ken Simpson - Ship Captain
Bill Soule - Chief Engineer
Phyllis Swenson - Dafe Curator
Mike Torresan (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Bruce Turner - Geologist
John Whitney - Geologist

Location:

Western Gulf of Alaska

Boundaries
North: 59.81996 South: 55.94843 West: -153.9584 East: -147.54028

Platform(s):

photo of Sea Sounder
Sea Sounder

Publications

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., 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, 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., 1979, Notes on the acquisition of high resolution seismic reflection profiles, side-scanning sonar records, and sediment samples from lower Cook Inlet and Kodiak Shelf, R/V Sea Sounder cruise S8-78-WG, August 1978: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1311, 83 p.

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.

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.

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
12khz --- Single Beam
Raw depth (bathymetry) data s-8-78-wg.305
Edited bathymetry data s-8-78-wg.330
Edited bathymetry data s-8-78-wg.330_050 (Provisional best file)
Survey information
Tape list
NGDC MGD77 data - bathy
3.5khz --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Survey information
gravmag --- Gravity
Single Beam
sparker --- Sparker
uniboom --- Boomer
Survey information
sidescansonar --- Sidescan
Survey information
underwatertelevision --- Video
Survey information
samples --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
shortcore --- Geology
underwatercamera --- Photo
Station Information
Hydroproducts --- Chemistry
Station Information
tempsalinometer --- Conductivity
Temperature
Station Information
integratednavigation --- Navigation
Survey information
Integrated navigation (SINS) data s-8-78-wg.050 (Provisional best file)
Integrated navigation (SINS) data s-8-78-wg.050_degree
Lines
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
miniranger --- Navigation
Lat/Long/UTM/State Plane data s-8-78-wg.650
Raw Miniranger data s-8-78-wg.620
Miniranger Land Table in Lat/Long s-8-78-wg.640
Survey information
transitsatellite --- Navigation
Satellite data s-8-78-wg.000
Survey information
gravitycore --- Geology
342g1
343g1
352g1
314g2-3
315g1
316g1
328g1
329g1
330g1
331g2
332g1
333g1
334g1
335g1
336g1
337g1
338g2
339g1
340g1
344g1
345g1
346g1
347g1
Station Information
349g1
350g1
351g1
353g1
354g1
354g2
355g1
356g1
357g1
358g1
359g1
359g2
348g1
Soutargrab --- Geology
321s1
Station Information
318s1
300s1
300s2
302s1
303s1
305s1
306s2
310s1
311s1
312s2
319s1
320s1
321s2
322s1
323s3
326s1
327s1
341s1
342s1
Station log
354s1
minisparker --- Sparker
Survey information
airgun --- Air Gun / Water Gun
Survey information

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