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

Field Activity 2004-012-FA

Identifier 2004-012-FA
Purpose Electrical resistivity surveying of Ninigret Pond to detect sub-estuarine fresh groundwater; CHIRP seismic survey to image basal Holocene reflector.
Location Ninigret Pond, Charlestown Breachway, Rhode Island Coastal Ponds, Rhode Island, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Weather was extremely cold. Access to full pond was limited by ice; offshore surveys cancelled due to rough seas.
Comments Original Center People field contained: John Bratton - PI; John Crusius - PI. Project = Atlantic Coastal Ground Water, Atlantic Coastal Ground Water
Platform
Haeni
Itinerary
Start Ninigret Pond, Charlestown Breachway, RI 2004-01-13
End Ninigret Pond, Charlestown Breachway, RI 2004-01-13
Bounds
West -71.9
East -71.5
North 41.4
South 41.2

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators John F BrattonJohn Crusius
Crew members
John F Bratton
Scientist, Staff
John Crusius
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
John F Bratton
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal John Masterson, WRD
Affiliate staff John Masterson - PI, USGS-WRD-MA/RI; Eric White, USGS-WRD, Storrs, CT, resistivity and seismic surveying; Brad Moran, URI-GSO, professor; Andrea Houghan, URI-GSO, graduate student; Rob Smith, USGS-WRD-MA/RI, boat driver

Data types and categories

Data category: Electro-Magnetic, Seismics
Data type: Resistivity, Boomer

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Resistivity Profiler Resistivity (no data reported)
Boomer Boomer (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity