Summary for Field Activity Number 1981-032-FA

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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

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
Sea floor 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 Needell ()

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
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