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

Field Activity 2002-015-FA

Identifier 2002-015-FA
Purpose Map back barrier estuary.
Location Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Comments Note minor date change to accommodate the rental house schedule. 1st wk is N. Pamlico Sound. Rental in Nags Head runs 28 July - 4 Aug. Final 2 wks is S. Pamlico Sound. Rental in Frisco runs 3 Aug. - 17 Aug. Personnel list may change as schedules evolve. Project = NC Regional Coastal Erosion Study, NC Regional Coastal Erosion Study
Related activities
1999-045-FA: Project
Platform
Rafael
25 feet
Itinerary
Start Wanchese, NC 2002-07-29
End Hatteras, NC 2002-08-16
Days in the field 17
Bounds
West -76
East -75.3
North 35.95
South 35

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators E. Robert Thieler
Crew members
David S Foster
Scientist, Staff
David R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Charles R Worley
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
Hammar-Klose, Erika
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Hammar-Klose, Erika
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Stan Riggs, ECU
Affiliate staff Stan Riggs, ECU; Dave Mallinson, ECU

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Seismics
Data type: Photo, Navigation, Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Sub Bottom Profiler 10
Single channel hydrophone Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler 10
GeoPulse uniboom Boomer (no data reported)
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
Digital camera Photo 1
HYPACK Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
bbc2002015_seismics Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R JPEG images of chirp seismic data from back-barrier Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbc2002015_shots Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Chirp shotpoint navigation from USGS cruise 2002-015-FA from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbc2002015_tracklines Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Chirp navigation tracklines from USGS cruise 2002-015-FA from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2002015_seismic_images Single channel hydrophone JPEG images of boomer seismic data from back-barrier Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2002015_shots Single channel hydrophone Boomer shotpoint navigation from USGS cruise 2002-015-FA from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2002015_tracklines Single channel hydrophone Boomer seismic navigation from USGS cruise 2002-015-FA from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina David S Foster
2002-015-FA-PH-001 Digital camera Deck photos of field activity operations Charles R Worley

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
NC_Pliocene_surface_Q0 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Structure grid of the depth to the Pliocene surface (Q0), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0depth,ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_QuaterneraryIsopach_q0thick Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Isopach grid of the Quaternary sediment thickness, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q30 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q30), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thick_q30thick Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q30, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM, Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q50 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q50), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thickness_Q50 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q50, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_depth_Q99 Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R Structure grid of the depth to the top of Pleistocene (Q99), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q99depth, ESRI binary grid, 400 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pliocene_surface_Q0 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the Pliocene surface (Q0), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0depth,ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_QuaterneraryIsopach_q0thick Single channel hydrophone Isopach grid of the Quaternary sediment thickness, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q30 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q30), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thick_q30thick Single channel hydrophone Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q30, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM, Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q50 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q50), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thickness_Q50 Single channel hydrophone Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q50, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_depth_Q99 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the top of Pleistocene (Q99), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q99depth, ESRI binary grid, 400 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity