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

Field Activity 2003-053-FA

Identifier 2003-053-FA
Purpose Testing Chirp sub-bottom systems. We will be comparing the Knudsen 320BR system with the EdgeTech 512i system. The Knudsen 320BR is being deployed from the R/V RAFAEL.
Location Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary 35 km of EdgeTech 512i Chirp data were collected and stored on CD-R.
Info derived Sea floor map;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Dave Foster, Chief Scientist; Tom O'Brien, Tech.
Platform
Asterias
Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 2003-11-04
End Woods Hole, MA 2003-11-06
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -70.5667
East -70.51667
North 41.55
South 41.51667

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 staff Stephen Swift, WHOI, watch stander

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity