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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-002

Geological Framework Data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990:

A Digital Data Release

Western Long Island Sound: AST85-8 Cruise Report

 

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Block Island Sound
Eastern Long Island Sound East-Central Long Island Sound
West-Central Long Island Sound
Western Long Island Sound
Cruise Report
Seismic Profiles
Trackline Navigation
Fishers Island Sound and space Northeastern Long Island Sound CORE DATA: Go to core data discussionPHOTO GALLERY: view photos of cruise activities and equipmentDATA CATALOG: Go to data catalog and browse available dataREFERENCES: view suggested referencesRELATED WEBSITES: go to a list of Long Island Sound related websitesACKNOWLEDGMENTS: view acknowledgmentsCONTACTS: view contact informationDISCLAIMER: view disclaimer informationREADME: view readme information

AST85-8 CRUISE REPORT
CRUISE SERIAL NUMBER:

85016
Alternate Leg or Cruise Number: 85-8
Platform:: R/V ASTERIAS
Submersible (if any):
Owner-Operator: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Captain: Arthur D. Colburn, WHOI
Center Principal and Affiliate Principal:
(if any)		 Doug Owen
Ralph Lewis - CT DEP
Area of Operations: central and western Long Island Sound
Bounding Coordinates:
North: 41.2
South: 40.8
West: -73.9
East: -72.5
Start and End Dates: MAY 18, 1985 to MAY 30, 1985
Start and End Ports: from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA
Number of Days at Sea: 13
Cruise Objectives:
  1. Define geology and shallow structure of westernmost Long Island Sound and selected areas in central Long Island Sound
  2. Determine geologic framework and Quaternary development of area
  3. Identify and map potential geologic hazards
Scientific Party (USGS): Doug Owen
Ken Parolski - Electronics Tech.
Scientific Party (affiliate): Ralph S. Lewis - CT DEP, Chief Scientist
Scientific Equipment:
  • EG&G Uniboom seismic profiling system
  • ORE Geopulse seismic profiling system
  • Klein sidescan sonar system
  • Innerspace and Benthos hydrophone streamers
  • Northstar LORAN-C navigation system
  • TI Silent 700 navigation recorder
  • Analog tape recorder to record seismic
Navigation techniques used: Loran-C
Cruise Funding Source:
Project Title: New England Coastal Geology
Contract:
Remarks: There were numerous equipment failures and problems during this cruise. However, overall the seismic records are satisfactory. Sidescan sonar was run primarily in the westernmost part of the Sound (a winch is needed in the future.) The seismic records were mostly collected using the EG&G Uniboom system with the Benthos streamer.
Tabulated Information:
Days at Sea: 13
Continuous Data (in Km): 663
Number of Stations Occupied:
Number of Submersible Dives:
Station Descriptions:
Track Plot:
Related Web Sites: Long Island Sound Studies

Long Island Sound Interactive Mapping

Submitted by: Sally Wood Needell
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Department of the Interior > U.S. Geological Survey > Coastal and Marine Geology Program > Long Island Sound Studies
Contact: L.J. Poppe (lpoppe@usgs.gov")