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

Field Activity C196SC

Identifier C196SC
Alternate names C-1-96-SC,CS-1-96-SM
Purpose Map Santa Monica Bay to support USGS project studying marine pollution and geohazards along the Los Angeles Margin.
Description Chief Scientist: Jim Gardner. Multibeam Sonar data (multibeam, GPS, integratednavigation) of field activity C-1-96-SC in Santa Monica Bay, California from 09/30/1996 to 10/29/1996
Location California
Summary Completed survey and processed bathymetry and backscatter data of Santa Monica Bay from Point Dume to Palos Verdes, out to the 800 meter isobath.
Info derived Bathymetry, backscatter, slope, sediment volumes, interpreted geology, etc
Comments For raw and intermediate data sets, contact Rani Nandiwada Staff information imported from InfoBank Art Kleiner (C&C Technologies) - Party Chief Jim Gardner (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Projects
Platform
Coastal Surveyor
Itinerary
Start Marina Del Rey 1996-09-30
End Marina Del Rey 1996-10-29
Bounds
West -119
East -118.3
North 34.2
South 33.7
Activity Multibeam Sonar

Personnel

Principal investigators Gardner, Jim
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Peter Dartnell
Specialist, Information
Affiliate staff Art Kleiner (C&C Technologies) - Party Chief

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar, Location-Elevation
Data type: Multibeam, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
multibeam Multibeam 1
GPS Navigation (no data reported)
integratednavigation Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
sidescan multibeam data on FAD Peter Dartnell

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity