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Field Activity Details for field activity B172SC

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AKA: none

Other ID: B-1-72-SC,BARTLETT 72

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Gary Greene

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Gravity, Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Sonobuoy, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1972-11-09

End Date: 1972-11-15

Equipment Used: bathymetry, airgunarcer, gravity, magnetics, dredge, integratednavigation, uniboom

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Gary Greene (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Eli Silver (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist

Location:

Central California

Boundaries
North: 37.71533 South: 32.40505 West: -123.652 East: -117.38731

Platform(s):

photo of Bartlett
Bartlett

Publications

Greene, H.G., Silver, E.A., and von Huene, R.E., 1975, Seismic reflection profiles November 1972 cruise, USNS Bartlett, offshore Central and southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-121, http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr75121.

Kennedy, D.J., Balster-Gee, A.F., Sliter, R.W., and Kluesner, J.W., 2022, Reprocessed legacy seismic-reflection data from USGS field activity B-1-72-SC collected offshore central and southern California: doi: 10.5066/P9EK7CG3.

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.

Vedder, J.G., 1990, Maps of California continental borderland showing compositions and ages of bottom samples acquired between 1968 and 1979: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2122, 3 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/mf2122.

Vedder, J.G., and Howell, D.G., 1979, Geologic framework of the southern California borderland: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1150, pp. 146–147.

Vedder, J.G., Beyer, L.A., Junger, A., Moore, G.W., Roberts, A.E., Taylor, J.C., and Wagner, H.C., 1974, Preliminary report on the geology of the continental borderland of Southern California: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 624, 34 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/mf624.

Vedder, J.G., Crouch, J.K., Scott, E.W., Greene, H.G., Cranmer, D., Ibrahim, M., Tudor, R.B., and Vinning, G., 1980, A summary report of the regional geology, petroleum potential, environmental geology, and operational considerations in the area of proposed lease sale no. 68, offshore southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-198, 64 p.

Vedder, J.G., Taylor, J.C., Arnal, R.E., and Bukry, D., 1976, Map showing location of selected pre-Quaternary rock samples from the California continental borderland: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 737, https://doi.org/10.3133/mf737.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
bathymetry --- Single Beam
Edited bathymetry data (Provisional best file)
scanned fathometer profiles on microfilm (Analoog Materials list)
NGDC MGD77 data
airgunarcer --- Air Gun / Water Gun
35mm microfilm master 25-U: airgun (Analog Materials list)
gravity --- Gravity
Free Air Anomaly data (Provisional best file)
Gravity roll 1 in box, roll 2 in box, roll 2 line 8 tape 2 filtered in box, roll 3 in box, 4 line 19 to line 6 (leg 2) in box, and roll 4 line 19 to line 6 (leg 2) nonfiltered in box (Analog Materials list )
NGDC MGD77 data
magnetics --- Magnetics
Edited gradiometer data (Provisional best file)
Magnetics roll 1 line 16 to 2 (leg 2) in box, Magnetometer roll 1 in box and roll 2 in box and Gravity meter log in green binder Gravity Log, plots and data in blue binder (includes B272SC data) (Analog Materials list )
NGDC MGD77 data
Accelerometer roll 1 line 1-3 in box, roll 1 line 3 unfiltered in box, roll 2 line 8 tape 2 in box, roll 3 line 9-19 in box, roll 3 line 9-19 unfiltered in box (Analog Materials list)
dredge --- Geology
Vedder, J.G., Taylor, J.C., Arnal, R.E., and Bukry, D., 1976, Map showing location of selected pre-Quaternary rock samples from the California continental borderland: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-737. (Publication)
Bart5B (dredge description)
Paula Quinterno, Foraminifera sample reports (Analog Materials list )
Vedder, J.G., 1990, Maps of California continental borderland showing compositions and ages of bottom samples acquired between 1968 and 1979: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2122, 3 sheets. (Publication)
Bart6-2A (dredge description)
dredge (Metadata)
Bart5C (dredge description)
integratednavigation --- Navigation
Integrated navigation (SINS) data (Provisional best file)
Gulf of Farallones trackline map (Analog Materials list )
Track chart Sheet 1 Leg 1 1:250,000 in manila folder, Sheet 3 Leg 3 1:250,000 in manila folder, and Sheet 4 Leg 4 1:250,000 in manila folder, List of line locations, California: USGS Open-File Report 75-121 (2 copies) in manila folder (Analog Materials list )
navigation (Analog Materials list )
uniboom --- Boomer
Vedder, J.G., Beyer, L.A., Junger, A., Moore, G.W., and others, 1974, Preliminary report on the geology of the continental borderland of Southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map, MF-0624 (Publication)
Vedder, J.G., and Howell, D.G., 1979, Geologic framework of the southern California borderland: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1150, p. 146-147. (Publication)
Sparker for legs 1, 2, 3 mylar 3, lines 1, 2, 3, 4 interpretation mylar 9, lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13-29 interpretation mylar 11, Greene, H.G., Silver, Eli, and von Huene, Roland, 1975, Seismic reflection, Multichannel line interpretation mylar 11 (Analog Materials list )
Sparker rolls: lines 1, 2, 3-4 annotated 11, lines 1-29 original, lines 1-4, lines 2-4, lines 1-29, line 4, ? 0115-1330 copy 11, profiles USNS Bartlett Nov., 1972, cruise offshore central and southern (Analog Materials list )

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