1984-016-FA (CMHRP activity #845)

Field Activity 1984-016-FA

Identifier

1984-016-FA

Alternate names

AT-84-1

Purpose

Obtain vibracores at selected targets (46) in the coastal waters of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Location

Long Island Sound;Block Island Sound;Narragansett Bay;Rhode Island Sound;New Hampshire coast;

Summary

Although weather and equipment problems caused some delays, the scientific objectives of each participant were met. Cores: 44.

Info derived

Samples and chemical analysis; Seismic reflection;

Comments

Project = MMS/Coastal States Co-op (14-12-0001-30115), MMS/Coastal States Co-op (14-12-0001-30115)

Platform

Atlantic Twin

90 foot steel catamaran hull research vessel with a 7 foot draft.

Itinerary

Start	(port not specified)	1984-09-26
End	Woods Hole, MA(port not specified)	1984-10-19
Days in the field	19

Bounds

West	-73.28111985
East	-70.38336012
North	42.95195492
South	40.91351258

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

384 Woods Hole Road

Quissett Campus

Woods Hole, MA02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

Principal investigators

Gerald Edwards

Crew members

Gerald Edwards

Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

Ralph S. Lewis - Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey

Affiliate staff

Ralph S. Lewis, Chief Scientist, Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey; Nancy Friedrich, Rhode Island; Francis Birch, New Hampshire

Data types and categories

Data category:	Seismics, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type:	Sparker, Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Geology, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Chief Scientist's cruise report including cruise schedule, personnel, purpose, equipment, cruise summary, and vibracore location maps.

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Sparker	Sparker	(no data reported)
Innerspace Technology 25-element hydrophone	Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker	2
Alpine Vibracorer	Geology	1
Loran-C	Navigation	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1984-016-FA-SE-001	Innerspace Technology 25-element hydrophone	Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( SPK) for lines	Nancy K. Soderberg
1984-016-FA-SE-002	Innerspace Technology 25-element hydrophone	microfilm of MMS-CT-RI-MA-NH COOP	Nancy K. Soderberg
1984-016-FA-SC-001	Alpine Vibracorer	CORE samples	Brian Buczkowski