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Summary for Field Activity Number 78027

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Area of Operations: Jeffreys Ledge, Gulf of Maine, Cape Ann, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: September 11, 1978 to September 21, 1978

Chief scientist: Diane Eskanasy
   

Objectives: Run seismic lines on and around Jeffreys Ledge to determine the origin and structure of some sediments surrounding Jeffreys Ledge and the structure and origin of the underlying sediments; observe the structure of the Presumpscot Formation flanking the western end of Jeffreys Ledge and determine if the deformation is related to a Late Wisconsin readvance of the continental ice sheet; and locate the offshore extension of the Clinton-Newbury and the Bloody Bluff faults.

Type of Activity:

Information to be derived:

Summary: Minisparker data: 250 km.

USGS Project Number:

Contact: Diane Eskanasy ()

InfoBank: uses the identifier A-9-78-MA. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of ASTERIAS
ASTERIAS
Related Resources: Station DescriptionsSeismic Line DescriptionsTrack PlotRelated Web Site

The following materials for this field activity are available in the Information Archives:

Comprehensive listing of data items by form:

Inventory #Data TypeFormFormatAmountSourceNatureRemarks
TK0253TRKCHTMAP1TECHORIG(POSTCRU)
FD0886-FD0887FOLDERPROFILE2MSPANALOG
100493LOGBOOKMIXED1TECHMONITOR

Paper/mylar track lines:

Inventory #ProjectionScaleFormSourceMap IDNumber of MapsRemarks
253MER 80MYLARORIGJEFFREY'S LEDGE PLOT OFF NOS CHARTS (POSTCRU)
461UTM ?MYLARPLOTJEFFREY'S LEDGE

Paper seismic/sidescan bottom profiles:

Inventory #LinesFolderStart TimeEnd TimeProfile TypeRemarks
0088611 00108:32 09/16/197810:38 09/16/1978 MSP-
0088612 00110:46 09/16/197811:00 09/16/1978 MSP-
008866 00109:51 09/14/197811:31 09/14/1978 MSP-
008861 00111:55 09/12/197812:24 09/12/1978 MSP-
008862 00112:24 09/12/197812:47 09/12/1978 MSP-
008867 00111:34 09/14/197812:59 09/14/1978 MSP-
008863 00112:47 09/12/197813:33 09/12/1978 MSP-
0088613 00111:00 09/16/197813:35 09/16/1978 MSP-
008864 00113:33 09/12/197814:05 09/12/1978 MSP-
0088614-15 00113:35 09/16/197814:13 09/16/1978 MSP-
008865 00114:05 09/12/197814:43 09/12/1978 MSP-
008868 00113:00 09/14/197815:03 09/14/1978 MSP-
008869 00115:03 09/14/197815:58 09/14/1978 MSP-
0088610 00115:58 09/14/197816:39 09/14/1978 MSP-
0088716 00208:50 09/19/197809:18 09/19/1978 MSP-
0088717 00209:18 09/19/197810:25 09/19/1978 MSP-
0088722 00210:20 09/20/197811:56 09/20/1978 MSP-
0088718 00210:25 09/19/197812:13 09/19/1978 MSP-
0088723 00212:06 09/20/197812:21 09/20/1978 MSP-
0088719 00212:13 09/19/197813:38 09/19/1978 MSP-
0088724 00212:23 09/20/197814:01 09/20/1978 MSP-
0088725 00214:01 09/20/197814:29 09/20/1978 MSP-
0088720 00214:00 09/19/197815:02 09/19/1978 MSP-
0088726 00214:29 09/20/197815:29 09/20/1978 MSP-
0088721 00215:02 09/19/197816:07 09/19/1978 MSP-
0088727&28 00215:32 09/20/197816:19 09/20/1978 MSP-
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