1992-028-FA (CMHRP activity #1210)

Field Activity 1992-028-FA

Identifier

1992-028-FA

Alternate names

DE92-13

Purpose

Echo sounding, sidescan sonar surveys, video, and bottom sampling of selected areas on the northern edge of Georges Bank to map sedimentary environments and biological habitats.

Location

northern edge of Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

422 line km of sidescan sonar data in one area comprising 66 sq. km of continuous coverage; color video camera deployed at 73 sites; 2 sediment samples taken.

Comments

Project = EEZ shelf mapping - Eastern Georges Bank, EEZ shelf mapping - Eastern Georges Bank

Platform

Delaware II

Length: 155 ft (47 m); Beam: 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m).

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1992-11-14
End	Woods Hole, MA	1992-11-21
Days in the field	8

Bounds

West	-69.5006
East	-67.83394
North	43.16325
South	41.49659

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

Page C Valentine

Crew members

Dann S Blackwood	Scientist, Staff
David R Nichols	Scientist, Staff
Coleman, Dwight	Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.	Scientist, Staff
Podielsky, Michael Sean	Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category:	Sonar, Imagery, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type:	Sidescan, Single Beam, Photo, Video, Geology, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

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

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Klein 531 sidescan	Sidescan	(no data reported)
Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system	Sidescan	(no data reported)
Simrad EC - 810 echo sounder	Single Beam	(no data reported)
Osprey camera system	Photo, Video	(no data reported)
Van Veen grab sampler	Geology	(no data reported)
GPS (wh)	Navigation	1
Loran-C	Navigation	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1992-028-FA-LN-001	GPS (wh)	Floppy disk(s) containing NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN, NAV GPS LORAN,	Nancy K. Soderberg