Field Activity 2022-007-FA

Identifier 2022-007-FA
Alternate names Martens cruise
Purpose USGS purpose: Collect EK80 data to support NSF-funded seep-based project for Prof Chris Martens at UNC
Location Upper continental slope Delaware to Hatteras
Summary Collect continuous EK80 data to identify active methane seepage during deployments of Martens' landers
Info derived EK80 imagery
Comments EK80 with 38 kHz transducer and custom Sharp tranducer mount
Projects
Platform
Hugh R. Sharp
Length 146 feet/ beam 32 feet.
Itinerary
Start Lewes, DE 2022-07-31
End Lewes, DE 2022-08-11
Days in the field 10
Bounds
West -75.41015625
East -72.59765625
North 39.50404071
South 34.34343607

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Carolyn Ruppel
Crew members
Eric Moore
Scientist, Staff
Charles R Worley
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Eric Moore
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Chris Martens (UNC-Chapel Hill); Howard Mendlovitz (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Affiliate staff as determined by SFMG for staffing

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar
Data type: Multibeam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Simrad EK80 Water column reflectivity, Multibeam (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity