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Summary for Field Activity Number 81032

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Alternate Leg ID: AST 81-2

Area of Operations: Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Long Island Sound, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: September 10, 1981 to September 18, 1981

Chief scientist: Sally Wood Needell
   Ralph Lewis - CT DEP, LISRC

Objectives: Define the geology and shallow structure of Block Island Sound and eastern Long Island Sound; determine the geologic framework and Quaternary development of Block Island Sound; identify and map potential geologic hazards; and complement a similar study in Rhode Island Sound.

Type of Activity: Seismic profiling
Seafloor mapping

Information to be derived: Sea Floor Map
Morphology

Summary: High-resolution seismic reflection profiling: 702 km; Sidescan sonar recording: 402 km.

USGS Project Number: 9540-00479

Contact: Sally Wood Needell ()

InfoBank: uses the identifier A-2-81-RI. Visit this site for more information.

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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
100946LOGBOOKTABLE1TECHMONITOR
100947BINDERTABLE1CURATORINVENTORY
100948ENVELOPEPRNTOUT1LORAN CMONITOR
C 2386CASSETTENSTAR1NSTARDIGITAL
FD1530-FD1532FOLDERPROFILE3SSSANALOG
FD1533-FD1559FOLDERPROFILE27UNIBOOMANALOG
SA0915-SA0919MAGTAPE8-TRACK5RECORDERANALOG
TK0489TRKCHTMAP1COMPPLOT

Paper/mylar track lines:

Inventory #ProjectionScaleFormSourceMap IDNumber of MapsRemarks
489MER 80OZALIDPLOTBASE FROM NOS#13205

Paper seismic/sidescan bottom profiles:

Inventory #LinesFolderStart TimeEnd TimeProfile TypeRemarks
015301 00107:21 09/11/198109:21 09/11/1981 SSS-
015302 00109:21 09/11/198110:59 09/11/1981 SSS-
015303 00110:59 09/11/198112:24 09/11/1981 SSS-
015304 00112:24 09/11/198115:07 09/11/1981 SSS-
015305 00115:07 09/11/198116:12 09/11/1981 SSS-
015306 00116:12 09/11/198116:53 09/11/1981 SSS-
015307 00116:53 09/11/198117:46 09/11/1981 SSS-
015308 00117:46 09/11/198118:30 09/11/1981 SSS-
015319 00207:23 09/12/198107:32 09/12/1981 SSS-
0153112 00207:38 09/13/198109:16 09/13/1981 SSS-
0153113 00209:16 09/13/198111:53 09/13/1981 SSS-
0153114 00211:53 09/13/198112:28 09/13/1981 SSS-
0153114 00212:31 09/13/198114:35 09/13/1981 SSS-
0153111 00213:00 09/12/198115:21 09/12/1981 SSS-
0153112 00215:21 09/12/198116:48 09/12/1981 SSS-
0153217 00307:17 09/14/198109:12 09/14/1981 SSS-
0153216 00310:15 09/15/198110:22 09/15/1981 SSS-
0153218 00309:12 09/14/198111:11 09/14/1981 SSS-
0153221 00310:22 09/15/198111:26 09/15/1981 SSS-
0153221 00311:26 09/15/198113:19 09/15/1981 SSS-
0153219 00311:11 09/14/198113:36 09/14/1981 SSS-
0153223 00313:19 09/15/198114:20 09/15/1981 SSS-
0153215 00314:35 09/13/198116:35 09/13/1981 SSS-
0153218 00313:36 09/14/198116:50 09/14/1981 SSS-
0153216 00316:35 09/13/198118:43 09/13/1981 SSS-
015331 00107:21 09/11/198109:20 09/11/1981 UNI-
015342 00209:21 09/11/198110:59 09/11/1981 UNI-
015353 00310:59 09/11/198112:24 09/11/1981 UNI-
015364 00412:24 09/11/198115:07 09/11/1981 UNI-
015375 00515:07 09/11/198116:12 09/11/1981 UNI-
015376 00516:12 09/11/198116:53 09/11/1981 UNI-
015377 00516:53 09/11/198117:46 09/11/1981 UNI-
015378 00517:46 09/11/198118:30 09/11/1981 UNI-
015389 00607:23 09/12/198109:46 09/12/1981 UNI-
0153910 00709:46 09/12/198112:19 09/12/1981 UNI-
0154011 00812:19 09/12/198115:21 19/12/1980 UNI-
0154112 00907:38 09/13/198109:16 09/13/1981 UNI-
0154112 00915:21 09/12/198116:47 09/12/1981 UNI-
0154213 01009:16 09/13/198111:53 09/13/1981 UNI-
0154314 01111:53 09/13/198114:35 09/13/1981 UNI-
0154415 01207:41 09/15/198109:02 09/15/1981 UNI-
0154415 01214:35 09/13/198116:35 09/13/1981 UNI-
0154516 01308:12 09/17/198109:49 09/17/1981 UNI-
0154516 01309:02 09/15/198110:22 09/15/1981 UNI-
0154516 01316:35 09/13/198118:43 09/13/1981 UNI-
0154617 01407:17 09/14/198109:12 09/14/1981 UNI-
0154617 01409:48 09/16/198111:06 09/16/1981 UNI-
0154718 01509:12 09/14/198111:11 09/14/1981 UNI-
0154819 01611:11 09/14/198113:36 09/14/1981 UNI-
0154920 01713:36 09/14/198111:26 09/14/1981 UNI-
0155021 01807:25 09/17/198108:12 09/17/1981 UNI-
0155021 01810:22 09/15/198111:26 09/15/1981 UNI-
0155122 01911:26 09/15/198113:19 09/15/1981 UNI-
0155223 02013:19 09/15/198114:53 09/15/1981 UNI-
0155324 02114:53 09/15/198116:49 09/15/1981 UNI-
0155425 02207:21 09/16/198109:48 09/16/1981 UNI-
0155526 02311:06 09/16/198113:14 09/16/1981 UNI-
0155627 02413:14 09/16/198113:54 09/16/1981 UNI-
0155627 02412:16 09/17/198114:12 09/17/1981 UNI-
0155728 02515:53 09/17/198110:31 09/18/1981 UNI-
0155728 02511:47 09/17/198112:16 09/17/1981 UNI-
0155728 02513:54 09/16/198114:07 09/16/1981 UNI-
0155829 02614:07 09/16/198115:09 09/16/1981 UNI-
0155830 02615:09 09/16/198115:30 09/16/1981 UNI-
0155829 02614:12 09/17/198115:53 09/17/1981 UNI-
0155931 02709:49 09/17/198111:47 09/17/1981 UNI-

Data and publications on CD-ROM/DVD-ROM:

Inventory ## per setData TypeContentsAuthorYearReport #FormatTitleRemarks
127101/01GEOL SEISCORE,AIRGUN LONG ISLAND SOUNDPOPPE LJ, PASKEVICH VF, LEWIS RS, DIGIACOMO-COHEN20020912OF02-0002GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK DATA LONG ISLAND SOUND 1981-1990 DIGITAL DATA RELEASEASTR82-3,83-2,85-8,90-1;UCON84-1;ATTW84-1;88-1,CER
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