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

Field Activity 2003-042-FA

Identifier 2003-042-FA
Purpose Conduct shallow-water seismics on Hatteras Flats, eastern Pamlico Sound.
Location Hatteras Flats, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Info derived Shallow geologic framework;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Dave Nichols, Barry Irwin (marine technicians); Erika Hammar-Klose (data processing). Project = North Carolina Regional Coastal Erosion Studies, North Carolina Regional Coastal Erosion Studies
Related activities
1999-045-FA: Project
Platform
Doghouse
Itinerary
Start Hatteras, NC 2003-07-22
End Hatteras, NC 2003-08-10
Days in the field 18
Bounds
West -76.12
East -75.39
North 35.78
South 34.97

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators E. Robert Thieler
Crew members
David R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
Hammar-Klose, Erika
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Hammar-Klose, Erika
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Stan Riggs, ECU; David Mallinson, ECU
Affiliate staff Dana Wiese, USGS (marine technician); Stan Riggs, ECU; David Mallinson, ECU; Jim Watson, ECU (boat driver)

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
GeoPulse uniboom Boomer (no data reported)
EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Sub Bottom Profiler 10
Single channel hydrophone Streamer used with boomer sound source. Air Gun / Water Gun, Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Sub Bottom Profiler 10
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
P-code GPS Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
bbc2003042_seismic_images EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler JPEG images of chirp seismic data from the back-barrier from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbc2003042_shots EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Chirp shotpoint navigation from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbc2003042_tracklines EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Chirp trackline navigation data from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2003042_seismic_images Single channel hydrophone JPEG images of boomer seismic data from the back-barrier from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2003042_shot Single channel hydrophone Boomer shotpoint navigation from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler
bbb2003042_tracklines Single channel hydrophone Boomer seismic tracklines from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina E. Robert Thieler

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
NC_Pliocene_surface_Q0 EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Structure grid of the depth to the Pliocene surface (Q0), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0depth,ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_QuaterneraryIsopach_q0thick EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Isopach grid of the Quaternary sediment thickness, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q30 EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q30), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thick_q30thick EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q30, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM, Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q50 EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q50), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thickness_Q50 EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q50, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_depth_Q99 EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler Structure grid of the depth to the top of Pleistocene (Q99), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q99depth, ESRI binary grid, 400 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pliocene_surface_Q0 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the Pliocene surface (Q0), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0depth,ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_QuaterneraryIsopach_q0thick Single channel hydrophone Isopach grid of the Quaternary sediment thickness, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q0thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q30 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q30), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thick_q30thick Single channel hydrophone Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q30, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q30thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM, Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_surface_Q50 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the Pleistocene surface (Q50), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50depth, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_thickness_Q50 Single channel hydrophone Grid of the thickness of sediment above the Pleistocene surface Q50, inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q50thick, ESRI binary grid, 200 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler
NC_Pleistocene_depth_Q99 Single channel hydrophone Structure grid of the depth to the top of Pleistocene (Q99), inner shelf and back-barrier from Virginia border to Cape Lookout, North Carolina (q99depth, ESRI binary grid, 400 m cell size, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84) E. Robert Thieler

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity