Field Activity 2006-039-FA

Identifier 2006-039-FA
Purpose Test EdgeTech Chirp 512i in shallow water environment.
Location Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Two days were spent collecting seismic data with SFMG's EdgeTech 512i chirp sub bottom profiler. These test data were gathered to assess the feasibility of towing the profiler behind the R/V RAFAEL and to see how the system performed in shallow water.
Comments Original Center People field contained: Rich Signell - Ch. Sci.; William Danforth; Barry Irwin; Charles Worley.
Platform
Rafael
25 feet
Itinerary
Start Falmouth, MA 2006-11-15
End Falmouth, MA 2006-11-29
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -70.69
East -70.61
North 41.5
South 41.46

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Richard P Signell
Crew members
William W Danforth
Scientist, Staff
Richard P Signell
Scientist, Staff
Charles R Worley
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

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

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity