Field Activity A194YB

Identifier A194YB
Alternate names A-1-94-YB,HX_180_(?)
Purpose Study Hi-Res seismic facies to interpret glacial fluctuations in Gulf of Alaska region.
Description United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientists: Ellen Cowan, Ross Powell, Paul Carlson, Rob Kayen. Geological and Geophysical data (Huntec, 12khz, gravitycore, Shipekgrab, boxcore) of field activity A-1-94-YB in Yakutat Bay and Yakutat Sea Valley, Alaska from 08/05/1994 to 08/08/1994
Location Alaska
Summary HHHuntec profiles, bathy profiles, cores
Comments Subsample request on file. Related field activities: A194GB, A194BG, A194PW Staff information imported from InfoBank Ellen Cowan (Appalachian State University) - Chief Scientist Ross Powell (North Illinois University) - Chief Scientist Paul Carlson (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist Rob Kayen (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Projects
Platform
Alpha Helix
132 feet
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1994-08-05
End (port not specified) 1994-08-08
Bounds
West -141.643
East -138.99983
North 60.03567
South 59.06033
Activity Geological and Geophysical

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Robert E KayenCarlson, Paul
Crew members
Affiliate principal Ellen Cowan (Appalachian State University),Ross Powell (North Illinois University)

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sampling, Seismics, Sonar
Data type: Navigation, Biology, Geology, Boomer, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Huntec Boomer 1
gravitycore Geology 2
boxcore Biology, Geology 1
Shipekgrab Geology (no data reported)
navigation Navigation 1
12khz Single Beam 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Edited bathymetry data with corrected depths a-1-94-yb.321_064 Huntec Provisional best file Paul Carlson
gravity core locations gravitycore Paul Carlson
samples gravitycore data on FAD Carol A Reiss
boxcore boxcore Paul Carlson
Global positioning system (GPS) data a-1-94-yb.064 navigation Paul Carlson
Edited bathymetry data with corrected depths a-1-94-yb.321_064 12khz Provisional best file Paul Carlson
NGDC MGD77 data 12khz Carolyn Hayashida Degnan

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity