Field Activity 1982-035-FA

Identifier 1982-035-FA
Alternate names 82-G-12; GYRE 82-12
Purpose Make geophysical measurements (CDP seismics, 3.5 kHz, gravity, and magnetics) to be used in regional structural and stratigraphic framework studies.
Location western Florida shelf, eastern Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Gravity data: 1500 km; Magnetic data: 1500 km; Seismic reflection data: 1500 km.
Info derived Morphology;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Mahlon Ball - Ch. Sci., Geophysicist; Dave Nichols, Jack Connell, Jim Dodd, Barry Irwin, David Mason - Geophysicists; Dan Byrne, Joann Brendt Taylor, Sue Williams - Watchstanders. Project = Regional structure and stratigraphy of the western FL shelf - MAFLA area, Regional structure and stratigraphy of the western FL shelf - MAFLA area
Platform
Gyre
Length 182 feet; beam 36 feet.
Itinerary
Start Miami, FL 1982-10-04
End Galveston, TX 1982-10-19
Days in the field 16
Bounds
West -86.92624526
East -82.43415217
North 30.23165029
South 25.4344563

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Mahlon M. Ball
Crew members
David H Mason
Scientist, Staff
David R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
Mahlon M. Ball
Scientist, Staff
James Dodd
Scientist, Staff
Connell, Jack
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff Dan Byrne, Joann Taylor, Sue Williams - Watchstanders; Eric Koelsch - USGS-Corpus Christi, Geophysicist; Jack Kindinger - USGS-Corpus Christi, Watchstander; Linda Massingill - USGS-Corpus Christi, Watchstander; Ronnie Walls - USGS-Corpus Christi, Watchstander; Jeff Kozial - Consultant, DFS V tech

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics, Electro-Magnetic, Location-Elevation
Data type: Sub Bottom Profiler, Air Gun / Water Gun, Multichannel, Gravity, Magnetics, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, equipment descriptions, and trackmap.
Navigation log Watchstanders' navigation logbook.
Geophysics log Watchstanders' multichannel seismic reflection logbook for DFS V airgun system.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
3.5 kHz Sub Bottom Profiler 1
Air gun Air Gun / Water Gun (no data reported)
Multichannel seismics Multichannel 4
Bell Aerospace BGM-3 gravimeter Gravity 1
Varian V-75 magnetometer Magnetics (no data reported)
Loran-C Navigation 3
Sonar Doppler Navigation (no data reported)
Gyro compass Navigation (no data reported)
Magnavox satellite positioning system Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1982-035-FA-SE-001 3.5 kHz Collection of paper record displays of seismic data (3.5 kHz and airgun) for lines 1 thru 11. Nancy K. Soderberg
1982-035-FA-SE-001-01 Multichannel seismics Electronic scans of some paper profiles. Alice M. Orton
1982-035-FA-SE-002 Multichannel seismics microfilm of SEE #416, THIS IS ADDITIONAL DATA?? Nancy K. Soderberg
1982-035-FA-SE-003-01 Multichannel seismics Paper record section of CDP Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.PT1, 5.PT2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10`, and 11. Nancy K. Soderberg
1982-035-FA-SE-003-02 Multichannel seismics Demux SEGY data for lines 4 - 11 Nancy K. Soderberg
1982-035-FA-GP-001 Bell Aerospace BGM-3 gravimeter Digital tape(s) of NV-INS, NV,GR, NV,GR-UNEDIT, Nancy K. Soderberg
1982-035-FA-LN-001 Loran-C Digital tape(s) of NV-INS, NV,GR, NV,GR-UNEDIT, Nancy K. Soderberg
1982-035-FA-LN-001-01 Loran-C Line Coordinates (txt file) Uncompressed shape file for Lines 1-11. Nancy K. Soderberg
1982-035-FA-LN-001-02 Loran-C Track chart Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity