1986-031-FA (CMHRP activity #942)

Field Activity 1986-031-FA

Identifier

1986-031-FA

Alternate names

Holt 86-2; HOLT 86-1 Leg III

Purpose

Offshore survey using high-resolution geophysical equipment to collaborate with previously collected vibracores. Data will be used to assess area for quality sand to be used as nourishment for Virginia Beach.

Location

Cape Henry to Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Approximately 100 km continuous data collected.

Comments

There were three legs of this cruise: Oct. 7-10 (Leg 1), Nov. 9-20 (Leg 2), and Dec. 8-13 (Leg 3). Project = Sand Inventory Investigation Offshore Virginia Beach, VA, Sand Inventory Investigation Offshore Virginia Beach, VA

Platform

Linwood Holton

Length 65 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Norfolk, VA	1986-12-08
End		1986-12-13
Days in the field	2

Bounds

West	-76
East	-75.8
North	36.8
South	36.6

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

Ronald C. Circe

Crew members

Kenneth Parolski

Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

Kathy Conko - Grad Student, ODU

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Seismics
Data type:	Navigation, Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Brief Chief Scientist's report including personnel, tabulated data, and a trackmap. Other information refers to Leg 1 which is 1986-023-FA.

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
3.5 kHz	Sub Bottom Profiler	1
Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer	Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Sparker	(no data reported)
Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger	Navigation	1
ORE GeoPulse	Boomer	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1986-031-FA-BA-001	3.5 kHz	Digital tape(s) of NV-BTHY-MINIRANGR,	Nancy K. Soderberg
1986-031-FA-LN-001-01	Motorola Falcon IV Microwave relay Mini-Ranger	Composite trackline map with line numbers for LANGLEY 86-1 (FA 86023), HOLTON 86-1 (FA 86029) and HOLTON 86-2 (FA 86031)	Nancy K. Soderberg