AKA: none
Other ID: S-8A-79-WG,S879WG
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): Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam
Scientific Purpose/Goals:
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Homer, AK
End Port/Location: Homer, AK
Start Date: 1979-07-29
End Date: 1979-08-05
Equipment Used: 3.5khz, 12khz, uniboom, sidescansonar, gravitycore, underwatertelevision, Hydroproducts, vibratingcore, miniranger, transitsatellite, Soutargrab
Information to be Derived: Bathymetry, side scan images, seismic reflection profiles, underwater video, samples.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: physical data holdings
Staff: Paul Bates, Ed Clukey, Scott Conard, Jon Erickson, Rich Garlow, Kaye Kinoshita, Jim Nicholson, Bob Orlando, Vern Pilgrim, Mel Rappeport, Ron Schmitz, Phyllis Swenson, Michael Torresan, Mike Underwood, John Whitney, Bob Wilson
Affiliate Staff:
Scott Rainsford - Mechanical Technician
Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Paul Bates (USGS Western Region) - Chief Mate
Arnold Bouma (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Ed Clukey (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Scott Conard (USGS Western Region) - Chief Engineer
Jon Erickson (USGS Western Region) - Mechanical Technician
Rich Garlow (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Monty Hampton (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Kaye Kinoshita (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Jim Nicholson (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Bob Orlando (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Vern Pilgrim - Ship Captain
Scott Rainsford - Mechanical Technician
Mel Rappeport (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Ron Schmitz - Electronics Technician
Phyllis Swenson (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Mike Torresan (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Mike Underwood (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
John Whitney - Geologist
Bob Wilson (USGS Western Region) - Mechanical Technician
Location:
Western Gulf of Alaska
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 60.64751 | South: 58.77632 | West: -153.248 | East: -151.40735 |
Platform(s):
 Sea Sounder |
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.
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., 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.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5khz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | Survey information |
| 12khz | --- | Single Beam | Survey information Tape list |
| uniboom | --- | Boomer | Survey information |
| sidescansonar | --- | Sidescan | Survey information |
| gravitycore | --- | Geology | 407g1 408g1 409g1 410g1 411g1 412g1 Station Information |
| underwatertelevision | --- | Video | Survey information |
| Hydroproducts | --- | Chemistry | Station Information |
| vibratingcore | --- | Geology | 401v2 402v2 406v1 406v2 406v5 414v1 416v1 Station Information |
| miniranger | --- | Navigation | Integrated navigation (SINS) data s-8a-79-wg.051 (Provisional best file) Integrated navigation (SINS) data s-8a-79-wg.051_degree Raw Miniranger data s-8a-79-wg.620 Raw Miniranger data s-8a-79-wg.621 Edited ranging navigation data with Lat/Long s-8a-79-wg.690 Lines Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format |
| transitsatellite | --- | Navigation | Satellite data s-8a-79-wg.000 |
| Soutargrab | --- | Geology | 419s1 420s1 418s3 404s4 405s1 418s2 419s2 421s2 422s1 423s1 Station Information 424s1 425s1 426s3 428s1 429s1 430s1 |
