Field Activity 1983-009-FA

Identifier 1983-009-FA
Alternate names 83-G-13
Purpose Make geophysical measurements (CDP seismic, 3.5 kHz, gravity, and magnetics) to be used in regional structural and stratigraphic framework studies. Loss of the ship's main engine caused a cessation of this cruise following completion of signature tests, but before any work could be done.
Location western Florida shelf, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Loss of the ship's main engine caused a cessation of this cruise following completion of signature tests, but before any work could be done. No data collected; only signature test completed.
Info derived Morphology;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Mahlon Ball - Ch. Sci./Geophysicist, Dave Nichols - Geophysicist, Jack Connell - Geophysicist, Jim Dodd - Geophysicist, Barry Irwin - Geophysicist, Gus Lamarre - Geophysicist, Debbie Hutchinson-Gove - Watchstander, Ann Swift - Watchstander, Betsy Miller - Watchstander. Original Submitted By field contained: Mahlon Ball, Debbie Hutchinson-Gove. Project = Regional structure and stratigraphy of the western Florida shelf - MAFLA area, Regional structure and stratigraphy of the western Florida shelf - MAFLA area
Platform
Gyre
Length 182 feet; beam 36 feet.
Itinerary
Start Miami, FL 1983-10-11
End Pensacola, FL 1983-10-15
Days in the field 5
Bounds
West -87.5
East -82.5
North 30
South 25.5

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Mahlon M. Ball
Crew members
Deborah R Hutchinson
Scientist, Staff
David R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
Mahlon M. Ball
Scientist, Staff
James Dodd
Scientist, Staff
Coward, Elizabeth
Scientist, Staff
Lamarre, Gus
Scientist, Staff
Connell, Jack
Scientist, Staff
McKinney, Barbara Ann
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff USGS-Denver: Jim Leinbach - Watchstander, Bill Patterson - Watchstander, Dick Wise - Watchstander, Nick Zihlman - Watchstander; Consultant: Jim Hedger - Water Gun Tech.

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics, Electro-Magnetic, Location-Elevation
Data type: Multichannel, Gravity, Sub Bottom Profiler, Magnetics, Navigation, Air Gun / Water Gun

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, equipment notes and configuration, ship movement, track maps, and co-Chief Scientist's signature test report.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Multichannel seismics Multichannel (no data reported)
Water gun (wh) Air Gun / Water Gun (no data reported)
Bell Aerospace BGM-3 gravimeter Gravity (no data reported)
3.5 kHz Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
Varian V-75 magnetometer Magnetics (no data reported)
Loran-C Navigation 1
Sonar Doppler Navigation (no data reported)
Gyro compass Navigation (no data reported)
Magnavox satellite positioning system Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1983-009-FA-LN-001 Loran-C Digital tape(s) of NV, Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity