Field Activity 1990-049-FA

Identifier 1990-049-FA
Alternate names JA-90-3
Purpose High-resolution mapping of coral reef complex and surrounding area to develop basemap for future environmental studies anticipated by possible discharge from regional water treatment plant and heavy sediment discharge from Anasco River.
Location Rio Grande de Anasco, Manchas Interiores, Manchas Exteriores, Mayaguez Bay, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Sidescan sonar; mosaic 3.5 kHz: 89 km; Uniboom: 89 km; Shipek samples: 33.
Comments Project = Anasco River, Anasco River
Platform
Jean A
60 feet
Itinerary
Start Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 1990-12-07
End Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 1990-12-15
Days in the field 6
Bounds
West -65.8191
East -65.42492676
North 18.38368723
South 18.02383146

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators William C Schwab
Crew members
William W Danforth
Scientist, Staff
William C Schwab
Scientist, Staff
Thomas F O'Brien
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
Rafael W. Rodriguez
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Richard Webb - USGS-WRD
Affiliate staff Richard Webb - co-Ch. Sci., USGS-WRD-San Juan

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sampling, Seismics, Sonar
Data type: Boomer, Navigation, Geology, Sub Bottom Profiler, Sidescan

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Navigation log Navigation log indicating start and end of lines, with some information about satellite fixes, GPS and miniranger stations.
Q-Mips log Q-Mips log describing start and end of lines, files, tapes, equipment configuration, data acquisition notes.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
GeoPulse uniboom Boomer (no data reported)
Single channel hydrophone Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler 1
Klein 531 sidescan Sidescan 1
3.5 kHz Sub Bottom Profiler 1
Motorola Mini-Ranger III Navigation 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1990-049-FA-SE-002 Single channel hydrophone microfilm of Nancy K. Soderberg
1990-049-FA-SO-001 Klein 531 sidescan Digital tape(s) of SSS L3-4, SSS L5-6, Nancy K. Soderberg
1990-049-FA-SE-001 3.5 kHz Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( 3.5K) for lines Nancy K. Soderberg
1990-049-FA-LN-001 Motorola Mini-Ranger III Navigation trackline plot for field activity 90049 Nancy K. Soderberg
1990-049-FA-LN-002 Motorola Mini-Ranger III Floppy disk(s) containing NAVGPS+MINIRANGER, NAVGPS+MINIRANGER, NAVGPS+MINIRANGER, NAVGPS+MINIRANGER, NAV-GPS+MINIRANGER, NAV-GPS+MINIR, NAV-GPS+MINIR, NAV-GPS+MINIR, NAV-GPS+MINIR, NAV-GPS+MINIR, NAV-GPS+MINIR, NAV-GPS+MINIR, Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity