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

Field Activity 2004-005-FA

Identifier 2004-005-FA
Purpose Map back-barrier estuary.
Location Pamlico Sound, Core Sound, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Seismic surveys completed in Neuse/Tar/Pamlico fluvial/estuarine system.
Comments Original Center People field contained: Dave Nichols (marine tech); Barry Irwin (marine tech); Hammar-Klose (data proc); Dave Foster (proc). Project = North Carolina Regional Coastal Erosion Studies, North Carolina Regional Coastal Erosion Studies
Related activities
1999-045-FA: Project
Platform
Rafael
25 feet
Itinerary
Start Ocracoke, NC 2004-07-18
End Ocracoke, NC 2004-08-07
Days in the field 19
Bounds
West -77.11122376
East -75.55726278
North 35.82078263
South 34.91896831

Personnel

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

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
GeoPulse uniboom Boomer (no data reported)
Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Sub Bottom Profiler 10
Single channel hydrophone Streamer used with the boomer sound source. Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler 10
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
bbc2004005_seismic_images Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R JPEG images of chirp seismic data from back-barrier from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbc2004005_shots Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Chirp shotpoint navigation from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbc2004005_tracklines Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Chirp trackline navigation from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2004005_seismic_images Single channel hydrophone JPEG images of boomer seismic data from back-barrier from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2004005_shots Single channel hydrophone Boomer shotpoint navigation from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2004005_tracklines Single channel hydrophone Boomer seismic tracklines from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
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
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

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity