Field activity number: 10003
| Platform Name: | ![]() RAFAEL |
|---|---|
| Significant Platform Features: | |
| Center Principal: | Dave Twichell (Ch. Sci.) and Walter Barnhardt (co-Ch. Sci.) |
| Affiliate Principal and Organization: | |
| Field Geographical Area: | Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic |
| North Bounding Coordinates: | 41.539421883822854 |
| South Bounding Coordinates: | 41.399475357337565 |
| West Bounding Coordinates: | -71.004638671875 |
| East Bounding Coordinates: | -70.6640625 |
| Start Date: | SEP 6, 2010 |
| Start Port: | Woods Hole, MA |
| End Date: | SEP 16, 2010 |
| End Port: | Woods Hole, MA |
| Days in the Field: | 10 |
| Project Number: | 2921-AWW86 - Project Description |
| Project Title: | Massachusetts Inner Shelf Mapping |
| Funding Agency: | USGS and MA CZM |
| Contract: | |
| Activity Type: | Seafloor mapping |
| Objectives: | Seafloor mapping of coastal areas along the Elizabeth Islands. |
| Data Types (and Media) Produced: | Notes/logs Seismic Bathymetry Sonar |
| Science Strategy: | |
| Data Curator: | To be determined |
| WHSC Scientific Equipment: | Bathymetry Navigation-DGPS Navigation-Hypack Seismic reflection Sidescan-Edgetech Sidescan-Submetrix |
| Affiliate Scientific Equipment: | |
| Comments: | |
| Degree of Certainty: | High |
| Submitted by: | Dave Twichell |
| Email Address: | dtwichell@usgs.gov |
Report Date: 15:30 9/11/2009