Field Activity 2003-001-FA

Identifier 2003-001-FA
Alternate names G1-03-GM;TAMU 03-G-4
Purpose (a) To provide site survey information for the two JIP drilling sites/lease blocks (Keathley Canyon 195 and Atwater Valley 14). (b) To tie the new data to regional coverages in the Gulf. (c) To tie the MARION DUFRESNE coring sites into the regional MCS grid. (d) To provide baseline information for selecting targets for the August NRL/DOE Gyre cruise.
Location North Central Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Mob began morning of 4/29, departure 5/1 10:00 p.m., return to Galveston 5/14 8:30 a.m. Demob completed 5/16 morning. UNOLS and TAMU voyage # 03-G-4. See Open-File Report 03-474 (in press) report on Cruise G1-03-GM (InfoBank cruise ID).
Comments Original Center People field contained: Sea-going: Debbie Hutchinson (Co-Chief); Pat Hart (Co-Chief); Tom O'Brien (ET support); Larry Kooker (ET support); Michael Boyle (MT support); Hal Williams (MT support); Walt Olson (MT support); Brandon Dugan (PostDoc/watch); Seth Ackerman (GIS/Watch); Jen Doherty (GIS/watch); Lori Hibbeler (Seismic Watch); Ray Sliter (Seismic Processing); Additional on-land Mod/Demob: Fred Payne (transport and mob). Project = USGS Gas Hydrates, USGS Gas Hydrates
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Platform
Gyre
Length 182 feet; beam 36 feet.
Itinerary
Start Galveston, TX 2003-04-29
End Galveston, TX 2003-05-16
Days in the field 14
Bounds
West -93.52902913
East -89.14121788
North 28.63703347
South 26.60926626

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Deborah R Hutchinson
Crew members
Deborah R Hutchinson
Scientist, Staff
Thomas F O'Brien
Scientist, Staff
Seth Ackerman
Scientist, Staff
Dugan, Brandon
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Seth Ackerman
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Pat Hart, CMG-Menlo Park
Affiliate staff Other USGS: Pat Hart (Co-Chief); Larry Kooker (ET support); Michael Boyle (MT support); Hal Williams (MT support); Walt Olson (MT support); Jen Doherty (GIS/watch); Lori Hibbeler (Seismic Watch); Ray Sliter (Seismic Processing); Additional on-land Mod/Demob: Fred Payne (transport and mob). Graham Standen (Geoforce Consultants, Huntec technician); Erika Geresi (U. Miss, seismic processing); Mary Jo Barkaszi (ECOES, Marine Mammal Observer); Richard Holt (ECOES, Marine Mammal Observer)

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics, Location-Elevation
Data type: Multichannel, Sub Bottom Profiler, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Multichannel seismics Multichannel (no data reported)
Knudsen 1600 USB 1.2 kW with 2 Massa transducers (3.5 kHz) Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity