Purpose of this cruise was coring for geotechnical and sedimentological analysis of features on the continental slope. 32 stations were chosen by Conservation Division Hazard Analysis group within specific lease blocks in the Mid-Atlantic OCS area. 11 additional stations were occupied on the Mid-Atlantic slope and 11 on the North Atlantic (Georges Bank) slope.
Location
Baltimore Canyon, Hudson Canyon, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic Continental Slope, southwest Georges Bank, North Atlantic Continental Slope, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis; Sea floor map; Morphology;
Comments
Original Center People field contained: John A. Aaron - co-Ch. Sci., Jim Robb - co-Ch. Sci., Jim Booth - geotech. super., Richard Farrow - geotech. super., W. Mack Ferrebee - core description, Chuck O'Hara - coring crew, Lawrence Poppe - core description, Tom Rice - coring crew, David Schultz - gas analysis, Rich Slater - coring crew, George Wiley - coring crew, Jody Zelibor - gas analysis; Replacements Sep. 8-23, 1979: Bob Miller - gas analysis, Terry Lerch - gas analysis, Joseph Botbol - coring crew, Ronald Circe - coring crew, Jean Hopson - coring crew, Richard Rendigs - coring crew, Kathy Scanlon - coring crew. Original Submitted By field contained: Jim Robb and John A. Aaron.
Project = Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment, Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment
Information from Foghorn: Piston corer, 3.5 in. diameter, 3000 or 2000 lb. core head;Gravity corer, PVC bbl, 4.5 in. sample diameter;
David Schultz - gas analysis, Rich Slater - coring crew, Jody Zelibor - gas analysis, Terry Lerch - replacement gas analysis; Rod Davies - coring super., URI; Skip Rousell - coring super, URI; Mark Bernasconi - heat flow, WHOI; Skip Pelletier - heat flow, WHOI; Alan Driscoll and R. Boudreau onboard Aug. 28 to check winch and coring gear.
Data types and categories
Data category:
Biological Field Study, Environmental Data, Location-Elevation, Seismics, Sonar, Sampling
Data type:
Experiments (biological), Temperature, Navigation, Sub Bottom Profiler, Single Beam, Geology
