1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
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Field Activity 1987-041-FA

Identifier 1987-041-FA
Alternate names Leg 3, Leg 4
Purpose Primary objective of the program was to locate and identify potential offshore sand borrow areas for beach replenishment projects. Core sites were located on the basis of previous seismic profiling data obtained from the study area. Secondary objective was the acquistion of high-resolution single-channel seismic data from shallow waters around the Chandeleur Islands.
Location North-central Gulf of Mexico, east of the Mississippi River delta and Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana, Mississippi, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Comments This cruise was done in two legs; Leg 3 (Slidell, LA to Hopedale, LA): Sep. 30 - Oct. 5; Leg 4 (Hopedale, LA to Gulfport, MS): Oct. 7 - Oct. 12. Project = Louisiana Coastal Erosion Studies, Louisiana Coastal Erosion Studies
Platform
Blue Streak 8
Jack up barge
Itinerary
Start Slidell, LA 1987-09-30
End Gulfport, MS 1987-10-12
Days in the field 12
Bounds
West -88.5498
East -83.62793
North 30.48655
South 28.11075

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators S. Jeffress Williams
Crew members
Kenneth Parolski
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Shea Penland, John Suter - LGS
Affiliate staff Jeff Williams (USGS-Reston), Jack Kindinger (USGS-Miami Beach), Robert Wertz (USGS-Reston); Louisiana Geological Survey: Shea Penland, John Suter, Robert Seal, Steve Young, Greg Taylor, Paul Kemp, Steve Brownridge, Randy McBride, Ivo Bergson, Denise Reed, and Toni McLaughlin; S. Maciasz

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Seismics
Data type: Navigation, Boomer

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, navigation system, and tabulation of information.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
ORE GeoPulse Boomer (no data reported)
Loran-C Navigation (no data reported)
Single channel hydrophone Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity