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

Field Activity 2003-041-FA

Identifier 2003-041-FA
Purpose Sub-bottom survey of Vineyard Sound using EdgeTech 512i Chirp system. The survey objective is to collect a grid of sub-bottom data to define the Quaternary geologic framework of the area in relation to the onshore geology.
Location Vineyard Sound, Falmouth Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Info derived Sea floor map;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Dave Foster, Data acquistion and processing; Tom O'Brien, Technician.
Platform
Asterias
Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 2003-09-02
End Woods Hole, MA 2003-09-10
Days in the field 4
Bounds
West -70.6667
East -70.4625387
North 41.55
South 41.4654559

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators David S Foster
Crew members
Thomas F O'Brien
Scientist, Staff
David S Foster
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
David S Foster
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Steve Swift, WHOI
Affiliate staff Steve Swift, WHOI; Ann Mulligan, WHOI

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
Edgetech DF-1000 sidescan sonar Sidescan (no data reported)
Klein 3000 Sidescan (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity