Field Activity 1981-024-FA

Identifier 1981-024-FA
Alternate names 110
Purpose To obtain biological and geological specimens, conduct echo-sounding surveys, and record biological and geological narrative and photographic observations of the Continental Slope between Baltimore Canyon and Hendrickson Canyon.
Location Baltimore Canyon, Berkeley Canyon, Carteret Canyon, Hendrickson Canyon, U.S. Atlantic Continental Slope, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary ALVIN dives: 13 (#1107-1119; #1114 aborted; USGS dives = #1112, 1115, and 1117); 12 kHz echo-sounding records: 13 km; Sediment samples: 46; Hand-held 35 mm color slides: 651; Bow camera photos: 100 feet each B/W and Color; Audio narrative observations.
Info derived Samples and chemical analysis; Echo-sounding survey data;
Platform
Lulu
Length: 105 feet; Beam: 48 feet.
Alvin
Length 23 feet; beam 8.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1981-07-07
End Woods Hole, MA 1981-07-21
Days in the field 15
Bounds
West -73.86410641
East -72.38770745
North 39.11443437
South 37.97643939

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators James Robb
Crew members
Hampson, John C., Jr.
Scientist, Staff
James Robb
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Barbara Hecker - Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory (LDGO)
Affiliate staff Richard Backus - Ch. Sci., WHOI; Barbara Hecker - Ch. Sci., LDGO; Ashton; Gison; Logan

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar, Sampling
Data type: Single Beam, Biology, Geology

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's report including operations, personnel, and data acquired. Includes a cruise summary of submersible dives.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
12 kHz Single Beam 1
Grab sampler Biology, Geology 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1981-024-FA-SE-001 12 kHz Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( 3.5K) for lines Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-024-FA-SC-001 Grab sampler SUBMERSIBLE SAMPLE samples Brian Buczkowski

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity