1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 1987-045-FA

Identifier 1987-045-FA
Alternate names S9-87-TT
Purpose Collection of gravity, magnetics, and bathymetric data in and around the waters of Trinidad and Tobago as specified by DMA requirements.
Location Trinidad and Tobago, South America, Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic;
Comments Original Center People field contained: William Strahle, Barry Irwin, Robin Bouse, Sarah Griscom, Richard Rendigs. Project = Defense Mapping Agency Gravity, Defense Mapping Agency Gravity
Platform
Starella
Length: 73 meters; Beam: 11 meters.
Itinerary
Start Port of Spain, Trinidad 1987-12-04
End Port of Spain, Trinidad 1987-12-14
Days in the field 11
Bounds
West -87
East -60
North 23
South 7

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators William J. Strahle
Crew members
Richard R Rendigs
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
Griscom, Sarah
Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
William J. Strahle
Specialist, Information
Affiliate staff Robin Bouse; Neil Lewis - Institute of Marine Affairs; Lindy Phillip - Ministry of Energy

Data types and categories

Data category: Electro-Magnetic, Sonar, Location-Elevation
Data type: Gravity, Single Beam, Magnetics, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, and brief narrative.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
LaCoste-Romberg gravimeter G-179 Gravity (no data reported)
12 kHz Single Beam (no data reported)
Geometrics G-856 magnetometer Magnetics (no data reported)
GE 810 Correlation sonar Navigation (no data reported)
Gyro compass Navigation (no data reported)
GPS (wh) Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity