1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 1988-010-FA

Identifier 1988-010-FA
Alternate names ACAD88-2; Leg 2
Purpose The USGS and LGS will be collecting high-resolution seismic data to augment and fill in survey data collected since 1986. The objectives are to determine the shallow morphostratigraphy of the LA barrier delta plain using seismic and core information.
Location Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Info derived Morphology;
Comments Information derived from pre-cruise report; no post cruise report found. Original Center People field contained: Jeff Williams (Reston), Jack Kindinger (Miami); Seismic Technician (Menlo Park, TBN).
Platform
Acadiana
Length 58 feet
Itinerary
Start Cocodrie, LA 1988-07-25
End Cocodrie, LA 1988-07-30
Days in the field 6
Bounds
West -89.15
East -88.9
North 30.1
South 29.5

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators S. Jeffress Williams
Crew members
S. Jeffress Williams
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Shea Penland (LGS), John Suter (LGS)
Affiliate staff Shea Penland (LGS-Baton Rouge), John Suter (LGS-Baton Rouge), Steve Anderson (LGS-Baton Rouge, Mestayer operator), Support Staff (LGS-Baton Rouge, TBN)

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics, Location-Elevation
Data type: Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Benthos AQ-4 10-element hydrophone streamer Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Sparker (no data reported)
ORE GeoPulse Boomer (no data reported)
ORE 140 transceiver/1036 transducer sub-bottom profiler Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
Northstar 6000 LORAN-C Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity