Field Activity 2009-061-FA

Identifier 2009-061-FA
Purpose High-resolution sub-bottom profiling of the inner continental shelf off Massachusetts coast. Multichannel seismic survey of outer continental shelf. Seismic data used in preparation for drilling to assess freshwater resources beneath the continental shelf. Collaborative work: USGS, WHOI, Scripps, Rice University.
Location continental shelf, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary High-resolution sub-bottom profiles of the inner continental shelf off Massachusetts coast were collected. Seismic data used in preparation for drilling to assess freshwater resources beneath the continental shelf. Collaborative work: USGS, WHOI, Scripps, Rice University.
Comments Data Curator: URI. Project = Marine Technology: Sea Floor Mapping, Marine Technology: Sea Floor Mapping
Platform
Endeavor
Length 185 feet; beam 33 feet/ draft 18 feet 6 inches (aft).
Itinerary
Start Narragansett, RI 2009-08-12
End Narragansett, RI 2009-08-25
Days in the field 14
Bounds
West -70.8508
East -69.88403
North 41.5168
South 40.56389

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Jane F Denny
Crew members
Emile Bergeron
Scientist, Staff
Taylor, Brenton B.
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Dan Lizarralde, WHOI, and Brandon Dugan, Rice University
Affiliate staff Dan Lizarralde - WHOI; Brandon Dugan - Rice University; Ellett, Murphy, Dorrance - Scripps

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics
Data type: Sparker, Multichannel

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Sparker Sparker (no data reported)
Multichannel seismics Multichannel 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2009-061-FA-SE-001 Multichannel seismics Seismic reflection data. PARTNER

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity