1981-014-FA (CMHRP activity #737)

Field Activity 1981-014-FA

Identifier

1981-014-FA

Alternate names

81-G-9

Purpose

LORAN-C navigation test. Ancillary project included gravity work.

Location

Tampa, Florida, Florida Keys, U.S. East Coast, Massachusetts, Booth Bay, Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Comments

Original Center People field contained: Robert Bowles, Project Chief; Barry Irwin, Geophysicist; James Dodd, Electrical Engineer; Robert Douthart, Electronics Technician; Wayne Hoover, Math Specialist. Project = LORAN-C Navigation Test; Gravity Survey, LORAN-C Navigation Test; Gravity Survey

Platform

Gyre

Length 182 feet; beam 36 feet.

Itinerary

Start	(port not specified)	1981-05-25
End	(port not specified)	1981-05-31
Days in the field	7

Bounds

West	-83
East	-68
North	43
South	25

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

384 Woods Hole Road

Quissett Campus

Woods Hole, MA02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

Principal investigators

Robert Bowles

Crew members

Barry J Irwin	Scientist, Staff
Robert Bowles	Scientist, Staff
James Dodd	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

Robert Douthart, Electronics Technician; Wayne Hoover, Math Specialist; James McCullough, Research Specalist, WHOI; Andrew Eliason, Nav. Spec., Private Consultant; Jack Ligon, R&D Engineer, U.S. Coast Guard; Ken Chapman, Engineer, Internav Inc.

Data types and categories

Data category:	Electro-Magnetic, Location-Elevation
Data type:	Gravity, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Brief UNOLS cruise report including personnel and area of operation.

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
Loran-C		Navigation	1
Gravity meter (wh)		Gravity	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1981-014-FA-LN-001	Loran-C	Digital tape(s) of NV-INS, NV,GR,	Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-014-FA-GP-001	Gravity meter (wh)	Digital tape(s) of NV-INS, NV,GR,	Nancy K. Soderberg