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

Field Activity 2024-012-FA

Identifier 2024-012-FA
Alternate names NantucketSoundBoomer
Purpose to collect information to define the geologic framework
Location Nantucket Sound
Summary Six days of data collection were conducted as part of the Massachusetts Integrated Studies project and aided in the testing out of the new platform, RV O'Brien. This effort collected 124.5 trackline kilometers of multi-channel seismic reflection profile data (boomer source) in Nantucket Sound, MA.
Info derived single and multi-channel seismic data using a boomer source
Projects
Platform
O'Brien
Length 26 feet; marine grade aluminum
Itinerary
Start Falmouth Harbor 2024-06-04
End Falmouth Harbor 2024-07-22
Days in the field 4
Bounds
West -70.625658
East -70.290653
North 41.590043
South 41.416188

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Laura Brothers
Crew members
William W Danforth
Scientist, Staff
Eric Moore
Scientist, Staff
David S Foster
Scientist, Staff
Seth Ackerman
Scientist, Staff
Wayne E Baldwin
Scientist, Staff
Brian Andrews
Scientist, Staff
Charles R Worley
Scientist, Staff
Patrick Berube
Scientist, Staff
Alexander R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Liesel K Vanderveen
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Wayne E Baldwin
Specialist, Information
Affiliate staff Wayne Baldwin, Dave Foster, Alex Nichols, Charles Worley, Eric Moore, Pat Berube, Bill Danforth, Brian Andrews, Liesel Vanderveen, Seth Ackerman

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Seismics
Data type: Navigation, Multichannel, Boomer

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
DGPS Navigation reference for multichannel seismic acquisition Navigation (no data reported)
Single channel hydrophone FSI single channel streamer used to acquire boomer seismic reflection data. Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
Boomer Huntec SeaOtter boomer used as seismic source. Boomer (no data reported)
GeoEel 8-channel streamer 8-channel Geoeel digital streamer (1.5625 m groups) used to acquire boomer seismic reflection data. Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Multichannel, Sparker (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity