1991-044-FA (CMHRP activity #1166)

Field Activity 1991-044-FA

Identifier

1991-044-FA

Alternate names

F91-12-HW

Purpose

Test University of Hawaii MR1 prototype 30 kHz sidescan system off coast of Hawaii (Island).

Location

east flank of Kilauea, west Kona coast, Hawaii, United States, North America, North Pacific;

Summary

Sidescan system did not perform; collected 10/12 kHz data.

Info derived

Sea floor map;

Comments

No post-cruise report; developed from notes. Original Center People field contained: Tom O'Brien - navigator, William Danforth - watchstander. Added the echosounders to agree with other information in the field activity.

Platform

Farnella

230 feet

Itinerary

Start	Honolulu, HI	1991-12-03
End	HI	1991-12-11
Days in the field	9

Bounds

West	-157.9
East	-154.59
North	21.4
South	18.55

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

William W DanforthThomas F O'Brien

Crew members

William W Danforth	Scientist, Staff
Thomas F O'Brien	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

Michael Torresan/Alexander Shor - U HI (SOEST)

Affiliate staff

Michael Torresan - co-Chief Scientist - USGS-Menlo; Alexander Shor - co-Chief Scientist - U HI

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type:	Navigation, Sidescan, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
10 kHz Bathymetry		Single Beam	(no data reported)
12 kHz		Single Beam	(no data reported)
Loran-C		Navigation	1
Sidescan sonar	System did not perform	Sidescan	(no data expected)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1991-044-FA-LN-001	Loran-C	Navigation data	Nancy K. Soderberg