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

Field Activity 2018-039-FA

Identifier 2018-039-FA -- CANCELED
Purpose Test multibeam and seismic reflection systems for upcoming field work.
Location Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean
Info derived Data for QA/QC to assure systems are working properly.
Comments Finding: Marine Tech/Seafloor Mapping Account is GX.18.LQ00.0GU10.00 The seismic receiver being used with all sources is a 24-channel Geoeel (solid) streamer (1.25 m group)
Projects
Platform
Rafael
25 feet
Itinerary
Start Cataumet, MA 2018-04-30
End Cataumet, MA 2018-05-11
Days in the field 10
Bounds
West -70.88832793
East -70.60143557
North 41.76665589
South 41.46852409

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators David S FosterCharles R Worley
Crew members
Wayne E Baldwin
Scientist, Staff
Charles R Worley
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
Alexander R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
David S Foster
Specialist, Information
Wayne E Baldwin
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics, Sonar
Data type: Boomer, Bubble Gun, Sparker, Multibeam, Sound Velocity

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Other Unknown, Multichannel, Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler, Sparker, Bubble Gun, Air Gun / Water Gun, Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Sonobuoy (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity