1997-018-FA (CMHRP activity #1411)

Field Activity 1997-018-FA

Identifier

1997-018-FA

Purpose

Sidescan sonar surveys to map sedimentary processes and benthic habitats in New Haven Harbor and dumping grounds and Roanoke Point Shoal.

Location

New Haven Habor, Connecticut, Roanoke Point Shoal, New York, central Long Island Sound, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

This cruise completed the 8th USGS sidescan-sonar survey of critical habitats in Long Island Sound. All data processing performed post-cruise at USGS-Woods Hole. Sidescan sonar: 299 km

Info derived

Sea floor map;

Comments

Original Center People field contained: Lawrence Poppe - Chief Scientist, Kenneth Parolski - Marine Electronics Technician. Project = Long Island Sound Environmental Studies, Long Island Sound Environmental Studies

Platform

Asterias

Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1997-06-02
End	Woods Hole, MA	1997-06-11
Days in the field	7

Bounds

West	-73
East	-72.75
North	41.2
South	41.1

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

Lawrence J Poppe

Crew members

Lawrence J Poppe	Scientist, Staff
Kenneth Parolski	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

Ralph Lewis - LISRC, CGHNS

Affiliate staff

Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen and Ralph Lewis - Long Island Sound Research Center; V. Ferini and J. Griffin - SUNY

Data types and categories

Data category:	Sonar, Seismics, Location-Elevation
Data type:	Sidescan, Single Beam, Sub Bottom Profiler, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Navigation log	Navigation log describing start and end times of lines, disks, latitudes, longitudes, course, and speed.
Sidescan log	ISIS sidescan sonar log describing start and end times of lines, files, and equipment performance.

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Edgetech Sidescan sonar	Sidescan	(no data reported)
Q-MIPS sidescan sonar system	Sidescan	(no data reported)
ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder	Single Beam	1
ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler	Sub Bottom Profiler	1
DGPS	Navigation	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
Bathymetry GIS data	ODOM 200 kHz depth recorder		Linda P McCarthy
1997-018-FA-SE-001	ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler	Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( 3.5K) for lines	Nancy K. Soderberg
1997-018-FA-LN-001-01	DGPS	Sidescan sonar survey track maps for Roanoke Point, New Haven Dumpsite and New Haven, CT, ASTERIAS June 2-11, 1997.	Nancy K. Soderberg