Field Activity 1979-036-FA

Identifier 1979-036-FA
Alternate names GUAT 79
Purpose Conduct a preliminary survey of caldera lakes in Guatemala in preparation for next year's field work.
Location Lago de Atitlan, Lago de Izabal, Guatemala, Central America, Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic;
Summary Seismic lines were run and cores collected.
Info derived Bathymetric maps; Morphology;
Comments No cruise report.
Platform
Unknown
Itinerary
Start Atitlan, Guatemala 1979-03-09
End Lago de Izabal, Guatemala 1979-03-18
Bounds
West -91.3
East -88.95
North 15.75
South 14.6

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Frank Jennings
Crew members
Frank Jennings
Scientist, Staff
Paull, Charles
Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Seismics
Data type: Navigation, Air Gun / Water Gun, Sub Bottom Profiler

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
3.5 kHz Sub Bottom Profiler 1
Visual navigation Navigation 1
Air gun Air Gun / Water Gun (no data reported)
Single channel hydrophone Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1979-036-FA-SE-001 3.5 kHz Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( 3.5K) for lines Nancy K. Soderberg
1979-036-FA-LN-001 Visual navigation Navigation trackline plot for field activity 79036 Nancy K. Soderberg
1979-036-FA-SE-002 Single channel hydrophone microfilm of Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity