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

Field Activity 2001-013-FA

Identifier 2001-013-FA
Alternate names IB R-1-01-NR
Purpose High-resolution geophysics in large backbarrier lagoon system.
Location Albemarle Sound, Roanoke Sound, Croadan Sound, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Comments Notes: field processing will take place at USACOE Research Pier at Duck, NC. Original Center People field contained: Rob Thieler, Dave Nichols, Barry Irwin, Dave Foster, Ann Swift. Project = The Coastal Sedimentary System, Northern NC, The Coastal Sedimentary System, Northern NC
Related activities
1999-045-FA: Project
Platform
Rafael
25 feet
Itinerary
Start Manns Harbor, NC 2001-08-01
End Manns Harbor, NC 2001-08-17
Days in the field 15
Bounds
West -76.72
East -75.51
North 36.61
South 35.76

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators E. Robert Thieler
Crew members
E. Robert Thieler
Scientist, Staff
David S Foster
Scientist, Staff
David R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
McKinney, Barbara Ann
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
E. Robert Thieler
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Stan Riggs, ECU
Affiliate staff Stan Riggs, ECU

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Seismics
Data type: Boomer, Photo, Navigation, Sub Bottom Profiler

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Single channel hydrophone Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler 10
GeoPulse uniboom Boomer (no data reported)
Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Sub Bottom Profiler 10
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
Digital camera Photo 1
HYPACK Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
bbb2001013_seismic_images Single channel hydrophone JPEG images of boomer seismic data from back-barrier research cruise Albemarle Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2001013_shots Single channel hydrophone Boomer shotpoint navigation from USGS cruise 2001-013-FA from Albemarle Sound, North Carolina David S Foster
bb_boomer_2001-013_tracklines Single channel hydrophone Boomer seismic trackline data from USGS cruise 2001-013-FA from Albemarle Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbc2001013_seismic_images Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R JPEG images of chirp seismic data from back-barrier research cruise 2001-013-FA from Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. E. Robert Thieler
bbc2001013_shots Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Chirp shotpoint navigation from USGS cruise 2001-013-FA from Albemarle Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbc2001013_tracklines Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Chirp navigation tracklines from USGS cruise 2001-013-FA from Albemarle Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
2001-013-FA-PH-001 Digital camera Deck photos of field activity operations David S Foster

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
NC_Pliocene_surface_Q0 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the Pliocene surface (Q0), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0depth,ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_QuaterneraryIsopach_q0thick Single channel hydrophone Isopach grid of the Quaternary sediment thickness, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q30 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q30), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thick_q30thick Single channel hydrophone Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q30, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM, Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q50 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q50), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thickness_Q50 Single channel hydrophone Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q50, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_depth_Q99 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the top of Pleistocene (Q99), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q99depth, ESRI binary grid, 400 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pliocene_surface_Q0 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Structure grid of the depth to the Pliocene surface (Q0), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0depth,ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_QuaterneraryIsopach_q0thick Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Isopach grid of the Quaternary sediment thickness, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q30 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q30), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thick_q30thick Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q30, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM, Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q50 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q50), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thickness_Q50 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q50, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_depth_Q99 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Structure grid of the depth to the top of Pleistocene (Q99), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q99depth, ESRI binary grid, 400 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity