USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 80012

Summary for Field Activity Number 80012

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Alternate Leg ID: AST-80-6B

Area of Operations: Cox Ledge, southern Rhode Island Sound, Marthas Vineyard, Muskeget Channel, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: June 10, 1980 to June 12, 1980

Chief scientist: Chuck OHara, Chief Scientist

Objectives: Define the acoustic stratigraphy and structure of Cox Ledge and determine the occurrence and seaward extent of large, deeply buried preglacial valleys cut into the submerged coastal plain rocks beneath this part of the inner continental shelf.

Type of Activity: Seismic profiling

Information to be derived: Morphology
High-resolution subbottom profiles

Summary: Uniboom: 226 line km of high-resolution subbottom profiles (122 nautical miles).

USGS Project Number:

Contact: Chuck OHara ()

InfoBank: uses the identifier A-6B-80-RI. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

ASTERIAS

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
103510	LOGBOOK	TABLE	1	TECH	MONITOR
FD1291-FD1296	FOLDER	PROFILE	6	UNIBOOM	ANALOG
TK0410-TK0411	TRKCHT	MAP	2	TECH	ORIG
TK0577-TK0578	TRKCHT	MAP	2	TECH	ORIG	OVERLAY-NOS#13218(RI)-NOS#13237(MA)

Paper/mylar track lines:

Inventory #	Projection	Scale	Form	Source	Map ID	Remarks
410	MER	80	MYLAR	ORIG	1	NOS#13218
411	MER	80	MYLAR	ORIG	2	NOS#13238
577	MER	80	MYLAR	ORIG	1	OVERLAY ON NOS#13218
578	MER	80	MYLAR	ORIG	2	OVERLAY ON NOS#13237

Paper seismic/sidescan bottom profiles:

Inventory #	Lines	Folder	Start Time	End Time	Profile Type	Remarks
01291	CL-1,CL-2	001	15:35 06/10/1980	19:05 06/10/1980	UNI-	COX LEDGE SURVEY
01292	CL-3,CL-4	002	19:05 06/10/1980	10:43 06/11/1980	UNI-	COX LEDGE SURVEY
01293	CL-5,CL-6	003	10:43 06/11/1980	14:22 06/11/1980	UNI-	COX LEDGE SURVEY
01294	CL-7	004	14:25 06/11/1980	15:22 06/11/1980	UNI-	COX LEDGE SURVEY
01295	CL-9	005	09:15 06/12/1980	14:11 06/12/1980	UNI-	COX LEDGE SURVEY
01296	CL-10,11&12	006	14:11 06/12/1980	18:16 06/12/1980	UNI-	COX LEDGE SURVEY

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