Field Activity I198LT

Identifier I198LT
Alternate names I-1-98-LT,IS-1-98-LT
Purpose The major objective of cruise IS-1-98-LT was to map the bathymetry of Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada to fulfill a commitment made during the Lake Tahoe Presidential Forum in 1997
Description Chief Scientist: Jim Gardner. Multibeam Sonar data (multibeam, GPS, integratednavigation) of field activity I-1-98-LT in Lake Tahoe, California from 08/02/1998 to 08/17/1998
Location California
Summary Completed survey and processed bathymetry and backscatter data of approximately 90 percent of Lake Tahoe.
Info derived Bathymetry, backscatter, slope, sediment volumes, interpreted geology, etc
Comments For raw and intermediate data sets, contact Rani Nandiwada Staff information imported from InfoBank Jim Gardner (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist Art Kleiner (C&C Technologies) - Party Chief
Projects
Platform
Inland Surveyor
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1998-08-02
End (port not specified) 1998-08-17
Bounds
West -120.25
East -119.83333
North 39.33333
South 38.83333
Activity Multibeam Sonar

Personnel

Principal investigators Gardner, Jim
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Peter Dartnell
Specialist, Information
Affiliate staff Art Kleiner (C&C Technologies) - Party Chief

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type: Navigation, Multibeam, Sidescan

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
multibeam Multibeam 1
GPS Navigation 1
integratednavigation Navigation 1
sidescansonar Sidescan (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
File list multibeam Peter Dartnell
Survey information GPS Peter Dartnell
Survey information integratednavigation Peter Dartnell

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity