USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 79006

Summary for Field Activity Number 79006

On-Line Data Resources:	Report	Navigation	GIS	Archive	Geophysics	Sidescan
On-Line Data Resources:	Metadata	Samples	Photography	Time-series	Seismics	Publications

Alternate Leg ID: NE-1-79

Area of Operations: Monomoy Island, Nauset Beach, outer Cape barrier islands, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: April 16, 1979 to April 20, 1979

Chief scientist: Harley Knebel and Bill Dillon

Objectives: To study the development of barrier islands; to document the frequency and rate of migration of inlets that breach barrier islands; to define the characteristics of shoreface ridges on a barrier island; and to prepare the boat and personnel for field operations this spring and summer.

Type of Activity:

Information to be derived:

Summary: Uniboom records: 98 km; Sidescan sonar records: 98 km.

USGS Project Number: 9450-02421

Contact: Sally Wood ()

InfoBank: uses the identifier N-1-79-CD. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

NEECHO

Related Resources:	Station Descriptions	Seismic Line Descriptions	Track Plot	Related Web Site

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

Comprehensive listing of data items by form:

Inventory #	Form	Format	Amount	Source	Nature	Remarks
104214	LOGBOOK	TABLE	1	TECH	MONITOR
104215	STRIPCHART	PROFILE	1	FATHOMETER	PROFILE
FD1687	FOLDER	PROFILE	1	SSS	ANALOG
FD1688	FOLDER	PROFILE	1	UNIBOOM	ANALOG
TK0762	TRKCHT		1	TECH	ORIG	2 TRACKCHARTS

Paper/mylar track lines:

Inventory #	Projection	Scale	Form	Source	Map ID	Number of Maps	Remarks
762			MYLAR	TECH	1		2 TRACKCHARTS

Paper seismic/sidescan bottom profiles:

Inventory #	Lines	Folder	Start Time	End Time	Profile Type
01687	18-21	001	08:45 04/20/1979	10:40 04/20/1979	SSS-
01687	1-8	001	10:56 04/18/1979	16:17 04/18/1979	SSS-
01688	18-21	001	08:55 04/20/1979	10:40 04/20/1979	UNI-
01688	9-15	001	09:10 04/19/1979	14:20 04/19/1979	UNI-
01688	15-17	001	14:25 04/19/1979	15:30 04/19/1979	UNI-
01688	1-8	001	10:35 04/18/1979	16:17 04/18/1979	UNI-

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