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

Field Activity 2009-002-FA

Identifier 2009-002-FA
Alternate names M-2-09-BZ
Purpose Geologic mapping of sea floor (geophysics only).
Location Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary We collected geophysical data over approx. 3350 linear kilometers of tracklines. Full coverage bathymetry and backscatter data encompass approx. 350 sq. km, including 29 sq. km in eastern Vineyard Sound.
Info derived Sea floor map; Bathymetric maps;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Leg 1 (26 May - 07 June): Walter Barnhardt, Emile Bergeron, Tom OBrien, Brent Taylor, Brian Andrews, Seth Ackerman; Leg 2 (07 June - 18 June): Dave Foster, Emile Bergeron, Bill Danforth, Brent Taylor, Wayne Baldwin, Brian Buczkowski, and Danijela Vesovic (CCNY). Project = Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM) Sea Floor Mapping - Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM) Sea Floor Mapping - Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound
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Platform
Megan T Miller
100 feet
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 2009-05-26
End Woods Hole, MA 2009-06-18
Days in the field 24
Bounds
West -71.3
East -70.6
North 41.8
South 41.2

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Walter Barnhardt
Crew members
William W Danforth
Scientist, Staff
Thomas F O'Brien
Scientist, Staff
Walter Barnhardt
Scientist, Staff
David S Foster
Scientist, Staff
Seth Ackerman
Scientist, Staff
Wayne E Baldwin
Scientist, Staff
Brian Buczkowski
Scientist, Staff
Brian Andrews
Scientist, Staff
Emile Bergeron
Scientist, Staff
Taylor, Brenton B.
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Seth Ackerman
Specialist, Information
Affiliate staff Danijela Vesovic (CCNY)

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Seismics, Sonar
Data type: Navigation, Sub Bottom Profiler, Interferometric, Multibeam, Sidescan

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Real Time Kinematic GPS Navigation 1
Klein 3000 Sidescan 2
Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i Sub Bottom Profiler 2
SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz Interferometric 5

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2009-002-FA-LN-001 Real Time Kinematic GPS Hypack navigation data: raw navigation files for each day, plus directory for entire HYPACK project. Seth Ackerman
2009-002-FA-SO-001 Klein 3000 Klein 3000 sidescan sonar backscatter for Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. Seth Ackerman
2009-002-FA-SO-002 Klein 3000 DVD ROM disk of JD148,SUBX,KLEIN,512I, JD149,512I,KLEIN, JD149-150,KLEIN, JD150,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,KLEIN, JD149,152-153,SWATH+, JD153,SWATH+,512I, JD153-155,KLEIN,512I, JD154-155,SWATH+, JD154-155,SWATH+, KLEIN, JD155-156,SWATH+, JD155-156,KLEIN, JD156-157,512I,KLEIN, JD157-158,SWATH+, JD158-159,SWATH+,512i, JD158-159,512i,KLEIN, JD159-161,512i,KLEIN, JD159-160, SWATH+, JD159-160, SWATH+,KLEIN, JD161-162, 512i, KLEIN, JD163, SWATH+,512I, JD163-164, KLEIN, JD164,SWATHPLUS,KLEIN, JD164-165,SWATHPLUS,512I, JD165-166,512I,KLEIN, JD166-167,SWATH+,KLEIN, JD167-168,KLEIN,512I,SWATH+, JD168,KLEIN,SWATH+, JD168-169512I,KLEIN,SWATH+, Nancy K. Soderberg
2009-002-FA-SE-001 Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i Edgetech 512i Chirp subbottom seismic reflection data for Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. Seth Ackerman
2009-002-FA-SE-002 Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i DVD ROM disk of JD148,SUBX,KLEIN,512I, JD149,512I,KLEIN, JD149-150,KLEIN, JD150,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,KLEIN, JD149,152-153,SWATH+, JD153,SWATH+,512I, JD153-155,KLEIN,512I, JD154-155,SWATH+, JD154-155,SWATH+, KLEIN, JD155-156,SWATH+, JD155-156,KLEIN, JD156-157,512I,KLEIN, JD157-158,SWATH+, JD158-159,SWATH+,512i, JD158-159,512i,KLEIN, JD159-161,512i,KLEIN, JD159-160, SWATH+, JD159-160, SWATH+,KLEIN, JD161-162, 512i, KLEIN, JD163, SWATH+,512I, JD163-164, KLEIN, JD164,SWATHPLUS,KLEIN, JD164-165,SWATHPLUS,512I, JD165-166,512I,KLEIN, JD166-167,SWATH+,KLEIN, JD167-168,KLEIN,512I,SWATH+, JD168,KLEIN,SWATH+, JD168-169512I,KLEIN,SWATH+, Nancy K. Soderberg
2009-002-FA-BA-001 SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz SEA SwathPlus bathymetric data for Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound: approx. 350 sq. mi. Seth Ackerman
2009-002-FA-BA-001-01 SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz Swath bathymetric data processed to CARIS BASE surface. Seth Ackerman
2009-002-FA-BA-001-02 SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz Swath bathymetric data processed to ASCII XYZ data. Seth Ackerman
2009-002-FA-BA-001-03 SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz Swath bathymetric data processed to ESRI ArcView grid. Seth Ackerman
2009-002-FA-BA-002 SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz DVD ROM disk of JD148,SUBX,KLEIN,512I, JD149,512I,KLEIN, JD149-150,KLEIN, JD150,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,KLEIN, JD149,152-153,SWATH+, JD153,SWATH+,512I, JD153-155,KLEIN,512I, JD154-155,SWATH+, JD154-155,SWATH+, KLEIN, JD155-156,SWATH+, JD155-156,KLEIN, JD156-157,512I,KLEIN, JD157-158,SWATH+, JD158-159,SWATH+,512i, JD158-159,512i,KLEIN, JD159-161,512i,KLEIN, JD159-160, SWATH+, JD159-160, SWATH+,KLEIN, JD161-162, 512i, KLEIN, JD163, SWATH+,512I, JD163-164, KLEIN, JD164,SWATHPLUS,KLEIN, JD164-165,SWATHPLUS,512I, JD165-166,512I,KLEIN, JD166-167,SWATH+,KLEIN, JD167-168,KLEIN,512I,SWATH+, JD168,KLEIN,SWATH+, JD168-169512I,KLEIN,SWATH+, Nancy K. Soderberg

Datasets not currently associated with specific equipment

Dataset name Description Dataset contact
BuzzBay_10m Buzzards Bay: continuous bathymetry and topography terrain model of the Massachusetts coastal zone and continental shelf, (32-bit GeoTIFF, UTM 19 NAD 83, NAVD 88 vertical datum) Brian Andrews
BuzzBay_Source Buzzards Bay: Polygon boundaries for source data of a continuous bathymetry and topography terrain model of the Massachusetts coastal zone and continental shelf: (Esri polygon shapefile, Geographic, NAD 83) Brian Andrews
Ntkt_VS_10m Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds, southern coast of Cape Cod including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket: continuous bathymetry and topography terrain model of the Massachusetts coastal zone and continental shelf, (32-bit GeoTIFF, UTM 19 NAD 83, NAVD 88 vertical datum) Brian Andrews
Ntkt_VS_Source Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds, Southern coast of Cape Cod including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket: Polygon boundaries for source data of a continuous bathymetry and topography terrain model of the Massachusetts coastal zone and continental shelf: (Esri polygon shapefile, Geographic, NAD 83) Brian Andrews

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity