Cruise R1-01-WA of the NOAA ship Rainier was a joint cruise of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to investigate how the three major deltas in southern Puget Sound faired during the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually earthquake of February 28, 2001.
Description
United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Chief Scientist: Jim Gardner. Geophysical data (multibeam, multibeam, motionsensor, CTDmeter) of field activity R-1-01-WA in Southern Puget Sound, Washington from 03/19/2001 to 03/30/2001
Location
Washington
Summary
Collected high-resolution bathymetry of the Duwamish River Delta, the Puyallup River Delta, and the Nisqually River Delta.
Info derived
Bathymetry
Comments
For raw and intermediate data sets, contact Rani Nandiwada
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Jim Gardner (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Length 231 feet; beam 42 feet; draft 17 feet. Launched 1967, USCGS (United States Coast and Geodetic Survey) owned 1968 to 1970. NOAA acquired in 1970. She is named for Mount Rainier in the state of Washington and is the sister ship of NOAAS Fairweather and the decommissioned NOAAS Mount Mitchell.
Itinerary
Start
Seattle, WA
2001-03-19
End
Seattle, WA
2001-03-30
Bounds
West
-122.775
East
-122.33
North
47.63
South
47.095
Activity
Geophysical
Personnel
Organization
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA)
ArcInfo GRID format bathymetry data generated from the 2001 multibeam sonar survey the major deltas of southern Puget Sound, WA., including Nisqually, Puyallup, and Duwamish Deltas. This is metadata for the Duwamish Delta multibeam bathymetry data.
ArcInfo GRID format bathymetry data generated from the 2001 multibeam sonar survey the major deltas of southern Puget Sound, WA., including Nisqually, Puyallup, and Duwamish Deltas. This is metadata for the Nisqually Delta multibeam bathymetry data.
ArcInfo GRID format bathymetry data generated from the 2001 multibeam sonar survey the major deltas of southern Puget Sound (Tacoma), WA., including Nisqually, Puyallup, and Duwamish Deltas. This is metadata for the Puyallup Delta multibeam bathymetry data.
