Field Activity 1981-300-FA

Identifier 1981-300-FA
Alternate names 81CA1, 81GY6
Purpose To investigate the shallow geologic framework of the Alabama-Mississippi-Louisiana Shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Location Alabama-Mississippi-Louisiana Shelf
Summary Scanned images (.tif) of analog seismic profiles, navigation and GIS files.
Info derived Work was conducted to develop a geologic understanding of the study area and to locate potential hazards related to offshore oil and gas production.
Comments The new field activity IDs 81CA1 and 81GY6 were originally referred to as Carancahua 81-1 and Gyre 81-6 at the USGS in St. Petersburg, FL, and 81021, and 81007, and 81008 at the USGS in Woods Hole, MA.
Platform
Carancahua
Gyre
Length 182 feet; beam 36 feet.
Vehicles
Unknown
Itinerary
Start St.Petersburg, FL 1981-04-09
End St.Petersburg, FL 1981-07-15
Bounds
West -89.53857422
East -87.97848075
North 30.28367752
South 29.22604199
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Jack L KindingerJames G Flocks
Crew members
Dana S Wiese
Scientist, Staff
Sanford, Jordan
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Arnell S Forde
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics
Data type: Boomer, Sparker

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Other Unknown, Multichannel, Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler, Sparker, Bubble Gun, Air Gun / Water Gun, Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Sonobuoy (no data reported)
Other Unknown, Multichannel, Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler, Sparker, Bubble Gun, Air Gun / Water Gun, Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Sonobuoy (no data reported)
Other Unknown, Multichannel, Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler, Sparker, Bubble Gun, Air Gun / Water Gun, Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Sonobuoy (no data reported)
Other Unknown, Multichannel, Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler, Sparker, Bubble Gun, Air Gun / Water Gun, Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Sonobuoy (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity