Field Activity 1981-033-FA

Identifier 1981-033-FA
Alternate names GYRE-81-14, Leg 1
Purpose Define the extent and size of rift valleys identified in the basement surface of the LI Platform from USGS lines 24, 9, and 36 using the high-resolution multichannel system. Collect refraction velocity measurements within the rift structures and along undisturbed basement using the USGS OBIPs. Collect gravity data in the NY Bight, Raritan Bay, and NY Harbor to better define the shape and magnitude of the offshore extent of the Piedmont gravity high. Define the shape of the northern edge of the Baltimore Canyon Trough where it meets the LI Platform. Collect refraction velocity measurements along USGS Line 34 (continental slope) for a proposed ocean margin drill site. Test the resolution of the 240 m (12 channel) streamer with the 80 in3 watergun compared to the 120 m (12 channel) streamer and 15 in3 watergun. Do signature tests for the 540 in3 airgun, the 80 in3 watergun, the 40 in3 airgun, and the 15 in3 watergun.
Location Long Island Platform, New York, Connecticut, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Magnetic data: 15 km; Gravity data: 810 km (31 lines, 6 profiles); Seismic reflection data: 15 km of 12-channel, 247 km of 6-channel and 279 km of single-channel; Echo sounding data: 810 km of 3.5-kHz; Refraction profiles: 20 km of watergun and 94 km of airgun; Samples: 1 core and 3 grabs; OBIPs deployed: 13; OBIPs recovered: 12; Sonobuoys deployed: 4.
Comments Original Center People field contained: September 15-26, 1981: John Grow - Co-Chief Scientist, Debbie Hutchinson - Co-Chief Scientist, Jim Dodd - Nav. watch, Barry Irwin - Nav. watch, Robin Bell - Nav./Seismic watch, Betsy Coward - Nav./Seismic watch, Ann Swift - Seismic watch, Bob Commeau - Seismic watch, Quad Wheeler - Seismic watch, Kathy Scanlon - Corring Tech., John Godley - OBIPs; September 15-21, 1981: Dave Nichols - DFS V Tech., Dick Wise - DFS V Tech., Larry Lowe - Watergun Tech.; September 21-26, 1981: Bruce Ambuter - OBIPs, Ray Davis - OBIPs, Jack Connell - DFS V Tech. Project = Mid-Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic
Platform
Gyre
Length 182 feet; beam 36 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1981-09-15
End Atlantic City, NJ 1981-09-26
Days in the field 10.1
Bounds
West -74
East -71.71667
North 40.93333
South 39.1

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Deborah R HutchinsonJohn Grow
Crew members
Deborah R Hutchinson
Scientist, Staff
Kathryn Scanlon Catanach
Scientist, Staff
David R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
John Grow
Scientist, Staff
Bruce Ambuter
Scientist, Staff
Wise, Richard A.
Scientist, Staff
James Dodd
Scientist, Staff
Wheeler, Quad
Scientist, Staff
Coward, Elizabeth
Scientist, Staff
Connell, Jack
Scientist, Staff
McKinney, Barbara Ann
Scientist, Staff
Robert Commeau
Scientist, Staff
Raymond E. Davis
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff September 15-26, 1981: Robin Bell - Nav./Seismic watch, John Godley - OBIPs, Tom O'Brien - DFS V Tech. (WHOI); September 15-21, 1981: Larry Lowe - Watergun Tech., Jim McCullough - LORAN-C (WHOI), Ed Harper - OBIPS (Benthos)

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics, Electro-Magnetic, Sonar, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type: Multichannel, Magnetics, Single Beam, Sonobuoy, Gravity, Biology, Geology, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, cruise objectives, equipment and acquistion parameters, daily log of work, and cruise narrative. Tables of data acquisition, trackmap, and seismic profile example.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Multichannel seismics Multichannel 4
Marine magnetometer Magnetics 1
Echosounder Single Beam (no data reported)
Seismic refraction Sonobuoy (no data reported)
Bell Aerospace BGM-3 gravimeter Gravity 1
Gravity corer Geology (no data reported)
Grab sampler Biology, Geology (no data reported)
Northstar 6000 LORAN-C Navigation 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1981-033-FA-SE-001 Multichannel seismics Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( AIR) for lines Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-033-FA-SE-002 Multichannel seismics microfilm of Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-033-FA-SE-003 Multichannel seismics Digital tape(s) of NV-INS, GR, GR-UNEDIT, GR-EDIT,UNEDIT, NV-EDIT, NV-UNEDIT, GR-BELL, NV-FINAL, GR-L&R, NV,GR,VN,VE,RWG, NV-INS-FINAL, OBIP, GRV, Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-033-FA-SE-003-01 Multichannel seismics Seismic data recorded from 9 track tape Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-033-FA-GP-002 Marine magnetometer Digital tape(s) of NV-INS, GR, GR-UNEDIT, GR-EDIT,UNEDIT, NV-EDIT, NV-UNEDIT, GR-BELL, NV-FINAL, GR-L&R, NV,GR,VN,VE,RWG, NV-INS-FINAL, OBIP, GRV, Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-033-FA-GP-001 Bell Aerospace BGM-3 gravimeter Digital tape(s) of NV-INS, GR, GR-UNEDIT, GR-EDIT,UNEDIT, NV-EDIT, NV-UNEDIT, GR-BELL, NV-FINAL, GR-L&R, NV,GR,VN,VE,RWG, NV-INS-FINAL, OBIP, GRV, Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-033-FA-LN-001 Northstar 6000 LORAN-C Navigation trackline plot for field activity 81033 Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-033-FA-LN-002 Northstar 6000 LORAN-C Digital tape(s) of NV-INS, GR, GR-UNEDIT, GR-EDIT,UNEDIT, NV-EDIT, NV-UNEDIT, GR-BELL, NV-FINAL, GR-L&R, NV,GR,VN,VE,RWG, NV-INS-FINAL, OBIP, GRV, Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity