The Lake Ontario cruise of the ARGUE MARTIN grew from a proposal to investigate the possible continuation of the Clarendon-Linden fault structure in western New York into Lake Ontario. Marine seismic profiling was used to determine the areal extent of the structure in the lake, and to delineate major structural features in the bedrock and any near surface features in the overlying sediment that could indicate recent movement on the fault.
Location
Lake Ontario, New York, United States, Ontario, Canada, Great Lakes, North America;
Summary
Active data collection was restricted to a daytime operation; base ports were Rochester Port Authority, New York side, and Cobourg Harbor, Ontario side. Windy weather conditions >15 mph curtailed the operation for 4.5 days out of 9 available. Two additional days were alloted for travelling to and from Rochester and loading/off-loading the ARGUE MARTIN. Total track length measures 440 km with 7 perpendicular crossings of the main proposed extension of the fault structure (10-15 km spacing) and at least 9 perpendicular crossings of proposed adjoining fault structures.
Info derived
Morphology;
Comments
Original Center People field contained: Debbie Hutchinson - Ch. Sci., Michael Kirkmann, Kenneth Parolski, Charles Paull, Phil Shea, and Richard Sylwester.
