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

Field Activity 2004-021-FA

Identifier	2004-021-FA
Alternate names	PE-04-49; P1-04-GM
Purpose	Collect bottom camera and electrical resistivity data across two possible gas hydrate mounds in the Mississippi Canyon, northern Gulf of Mexico, as part of a site survey for the JIP/DOE Gas Hydrates Drilling Program.
Location	Atwater Valley, Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary	This was a successful cruise with 5973 bottom images collected on four tows; the EM data fulfilled the objective of showing proof of concept for the system (17 km on 9 lines).
Comments	This is a follow-up cruise to G1-03-GM (WH field activity 03001). This cruise is only at the Atwater Valley site in the Mississippi Canyon. The bottom camera work is the USGS portion (contracted to WHOI). The bottom resistivity is not USGS, but is part of the larger gas hydrates program in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Original Center People field contained: Lauren Gilbert - watch; John Evans - watch, camera navigation. Project = USGS Gas Hydrates, USGS Gas Hydrates
URL	http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2004/08/fieldwork2.html http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of2004-1285/
Platform	Pelican 116'
Itinerary	Start Cocodrie, LA 2004-06-20 End Cocodrie, LA 2004-06-23 Days in the field 3
Bounds	West -89.32876958 East -89.2515564 North 28.00592056 South 27.91575542 Show or hide mapHide layers