Field Activity 2000-064-FA

Identifier 2000-064-FA
Alternate names IB K-64-00-CH
Purpose (1) Seismic reflection and sidescan sonar data collection, and (2) outreach (Dartmouth College Field Geology Class).
Location Chesapeake Bay, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Comments The cruise has two objectives: first, follow-up data collection for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem History project, involving collection of small sections of seismic reflection and sidescan sonar data in and around the mouth of the Patuxent River; secondly, as part of an outreach effort, students from the Dartmouth College Field Geology Program were instructed in marine data collection techniques. Original Center People field contained: S. Colman, Chief Scientist; D. Nichols, Elec. Tech. Project = Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem History, Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem History
Platform
Kerhin
Length 51 feet; beam 16 feet; draft 4 feet.
Itinerary
Start Solomons, MD 2000-09-04
End Solomons, MD 2000-09-08
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -76.5
East -76
North 38.5
South 38

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Stephen Colman
Crew members
David R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Stephen Colman
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Stephen Colman
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Max Zhao, Dartmouth College
Affiliate staff Max Zhao, Dartmouth College

Data types and categories

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

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 (no data reported)
Klein 531 sidescan Sidescan (no data reported)
ISIS Sidescan (no data reported)
GPS (wh) Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity