Field Activity 1980-033-FA

Identifier 1980-033-FA
Purpose To compare amplitude, frequency and phase response of USGS OBIP horizontal and vertical geophones as compared to a standard geophone package. A two-mile refraction line will be shot using primacord to permit calibration of our OBIP geophone response and indicate whether anchor redesign is required.
Location Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Three one-day trips.
Comments Information derived from pre-cruise report; no post-cruise report found.
Platform
Asterias
Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1980-11-19
End Woods Hole, MA 1980-11-21
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -70.1255
East -70
North 41.5395
South 41

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Raymond E. Davis
Crew members
Raymond E. Davis
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff 3 divers (WHOI), Jim Broda (WHOI), Dick Colburn (WHOI); John Godley (Eliason Data Services)

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics
Data type: Ocean Bottom Seismometer

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Ocean Bottom Instrument Package Ocean Bottom Seismometer (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity