Field Activity 1991-011-FA

Identifier 1991-011-FA
Alternate names KIT JONES-91-1
Purpose Collect nearshore and Mississippi Sound high-resolution seismic as part of coastal project to study coastal erosion and offshore sand resources.
Location Mississippi Sound, northern Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Fair seismic data; bad weather.
Comments Project = AL-MS Pollution Project, AL-MS Pollution Project
Platform
Kit Jones
Length 60 feet; beam 15.7 feet.
Itinerary
Start Biloxi, MS 1991-05-13
End Biloxi, MS 1991-05-20
Days in the field 7
Bounds
West -88.9
East -86.83
North 30.4
South 29.7

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Kelley, Terry
Crew members
Affiliate principal Randy McBride - LGS
Affiliate staff Dana Wiese - USGS-St. Petersburg; Mississippi Minerals Technology Center: Douglas Lockhart and Tom Shelton

Data types and categories

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

Documents: Notes and log books

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Sparker (no data reported)
Boomer Boomer (no data reported)
GPS (wh) Navigation (no data reported)
Loran-C Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity