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Field Activity 1976-028-FA

Identifier 1976-028-FA
Alternate names AMCOR
Purpose Seismic surveys and navigation for the Atlantic Margin Coring Program (AMCOR), as well as anchor handling and supply transportation for the drill ship, GLOMAR CONCEPTION (FA 76027).
Location Atlantic Continental shelf and slope, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary 22 sites surveyed; Airgun: 436 km; Minisparker: 55 km.
Info derived Morphology;
Comments **Other Captains: James Elliot (4 Aug. - 8 Sep.); Jack Rogers (8 Sep. - 20 Sep.). *70 days at sea include mobilization; 60 days at sea on the project. Original Center People field contained: Jim Robb - Ch. Sci., Kenneth Parolski, David Kinney, Richard Sylwester, William Jaworski. Project = Atlantic Margin Coring Project (AMCOR), Atlantic Margin Coring Project (AMCOR)
Platform
L'Olonnois
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1976-07-21
End (port not specified) 1976-09-20
Days in the field 60
Bounds
West -80.81542969
East -66.12873039
North 42.32967268
South 30.59170715

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators James Robb
Crew members
Jaworski, William
Scientist, Staff
Richard Sylwester
Scientist, Staff
James Robb
Scientist, Staff
Kenneth Parolski
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff David Kinney

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Seismics
Data type: Navigation, Air Gun / Water Gun

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's daily log of ship movement, equipment and data acquisition notes, personnel activities and recommendations for future work.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Air gun Air Gun / Water Gun (no data reported)
Internav 101 LORAN-C Navigation 21
Single channel hydrophone Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler 3

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1976-028-FA-LN-001-01 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6002 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-02 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6003 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-03 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6004 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-04 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6005 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-05 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6006 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-06 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6007 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-07 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6008 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-08 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6009 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-09 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6010 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-10 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6011 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-11 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6012 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-12 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6013 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-13 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6014 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-14 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6015 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-15 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6016 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-16 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6017 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-17 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6019 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-18 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6020 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-19 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR well hole 6021 with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-20 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR Site 68 (no hole)with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-LN-001-21 Internav 101 LORAN-C Seismic trackline map around AMCOR Site 91 (no hole) with dates, 5-10 minute fixes, and line numbers. Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-SE-001 Single channel hydrophone film collection of MSP,NV Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-SE-002 Single channel hydrophone Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( AIR) for lines Nancy K. Soderberg
1976-028-FA-SE-003 Single channel hydrophone microfilm of SITE SURVEY HOLE#6002-6021 & SITE 68 & 9191 Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity