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Summary for Field Activity Number 82032

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Alternate Leg ID: AST 82-3

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

Dates: September 8, 1982 to September 19, 1982

Chief scientist: Sally Wood Needell, Chief Scientist
   Ralph Lewis - Geologist, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Objectives: (1) Define the geology and shallow structure of eastern Long Island Sound; (2) Determine the geologic framework and Quaternary development of the study area; (3) Identify and map potential geologic hazards; (4) Test the 300 J pressurized minisparker across Block Island Sound and compare records with Uniboom records from ASTERIAS 81-2 Block Island Sound cruise, September 1982.

Type of Activity: Seafloor mapping
Equipment testing

Information to be derived: Sea Floor Map
Morphology

Summary: Despite numerous equipment failures during the first 4 days of the survey, the Uniboom data were very good (excellent resolution and good penetration) except in areas underlain by gas which attenuated the signal. Sidescan sonar records were satisfactory. Records collected in Block Island Sound using the minisparker system were compared to former Uniboom records. The sparker records were found to be inferior in resolution and penetration. Minisparker: 43 km; Uniboom: 677 km; Sidescan sonar: 511 km.

USGS Project Number: 9540-00479

Contact: Sally Wood Needell ()

InfoBank: uses the identifier A-3-82-LI. 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
101496LOGBOOKTABLE1TECHMONITOR
101497ENVELOPEMIXED1LORAN CMONITOR
101498BINDERTABLE1CURATORINVENTORY
C 2668-C 2676CASSETTENSTAR9NSTARDIGITAL
FD1656FOLDERPROFILE1MSPANALOG
FD1657-FD1664FOLDERPROFILE8UNIBOOMANALOG
FD1665-FD1671FOLDERPROFILE7SSSANALOG
SA0977-SA0994MAGTAPE4-TRACK18RECORDERANALOG
TK0566TRKCHTMAP1TECHORIGNOS#12354

Paper/mylar track lines:

Inventory #ProjectionScaleFormSourceMap IDNumber of MapsRemarks
486MER 80PAPEROZALID
566MER 80PAPERORIGNOS#12354

Paper seismic/sidescan bottom profiles:

Inventory #LinesFolderStart TimeEnd TimeProfile TypeRemarks
016561A-1E 00108:38 09/09/198213:25 09/09/1982 MSP-
016576 00107:30 09/11/198208:38 09/11/1982 UNI-
016572 00108:44 09/10/198208:57 09/10/1982 UNI-
016572 00112:56 09/10/198213:47 09/10/1982 UNI-
016573 00113:47 09/10/198215:11 09/10/1982 UNI-
016574 00115:11 09/10/198216:34 09/10/1982 UNI-
016575 00116:34 09/10/198217:32 09/10/1982 UNI-
016587 00207:30 09/15/198209:18 09/15/1982 UNI-
016588 00209:01 09/13/198209:42 09/13/1982 UNI-
016587 00208:38 09/11/198210:15 09/11/1982 UNI-
016587 00210:13 09/18/198210:32 09/18/1982 UNI-
016588 00210:21 09/11/198211:17 09/11/1982 UNI-
016589 00211:17 09/11/198212:59 09/11/1982 UNI-
016587 00216:14 09/17/198216:36 09/17/1982 UNI-
016587 00216:10 09/13/198216:57 09/13/1982 UNI-
0165917 00307:50 09/13/198209:01 09/13/1982 UNI-
0165912 00311:56 09/12/198213:00 09/12/1982 UNI-
0165913 00313:00 09/12/198214:02 09/12/1982 UNI-
0165910 00312:59 09/11/198214:22 09/11/1982 UNI-
0165911 00314:22 09/11/198215:00 09/11/1982 UNI-
0165915 00314:50 09/12/198216:15 09/12/1982 UNI-
0165916 00316:15 09/12/198217:32 09/12/1982 UNI-
0166019 00409:31 09/18/198209:43 09/18/1982 UNI-
0166018 00409:42 09/13/198210:13 09/13/1982 UNI-
0166019 00409:48 09/15/198210:53 09/15/1982 UNI-
0166019 00410:42 09/14/198211:43 09/14/1982 UNI-
0166019 00410:13 09/13/198211:48 09/13/1982 UNI-
0166019 00411:58 09/17/198212:20 09/17/1982 UNI-
0166020 00411:48 09/13/198212:43 09/13/1982 UNI-
0166021 00412:45 09/13/198214:25 09/13/1982 UNI-
0166124 00508:56 09/14/198210:35 09/14/1982 UNI-
0166120 00510:35 09/14/198210:42 09/14/1982 UNI-
0166125 00510:53 09/15/198212:25 09/15/1982 UNI-
0166125 00511:43 09/14/198212:36 09/14/1982 UNI-
0166126 00512:36 09/14/198214:13 09/14/1982 UNI-
0166122 00514:25 09/13/198215:37 09/13/1982 UNI-
0166127 00514:13 09/14/198216:07 09/14/1982 UNI-
0166123 00515:37 09/13/198216:10 09/13/1982 UNI-
0166229 00609:18 09/15/198209:48 09/15/1982 UNI-
0166233 00607:56 09/16/198210:41 09/16/1982 UNI-
0166234 00610:41 09/16/198213:07 09/16/1982 UNI-
0166230 00612:25 09/15/198214:33 09/15/1982 UNI-
0166229 00615:13 09/17/198216:14 09/17/1982 UNI-
0166231 00614:33 09/15/198216:43 09/15/1982 UNI-
0166228 00616:07 09/14/198217:48 09/14/1982 UNI-
0166232 00616:43 09/15/198218:11 09/15/1982 UNI-
0166339 00712:26 09/18/198213:12 09/18/1982 UNI-
0166335 00713:07 09/16/198213:38 09/16/1982 UNI-
0166336 00713:38 09/16/198214:02 09/16/1982 UNI-
0166337 00714:02 09/16/198215:07 09/16/1982 UNI-
0166336 00713:01 09/17/198215:15 09/17/1982 UNI-
0166338 00715:07 09/16/198216:56 09/16/1982 UNI-
0166339 00716:56 09/16/198217:45 09/16/1982 UNI-
0166442 00807:42 09/18/198207:49 09/18/1982 UNI-
0166443 00807:49 09/18/198209:31 09/18/1982 UNI-
0166442 00809:43 09/18/198210:13 09/18/1982 UNI-
0166440 00807:15 09/17/198210:36 09/17/1982 UNI-
0166444 00810:32 09/18/198211:49 09/18/1982 UNI-
0166441 00810:36 09/17/198211:58 09/17/1982 UNI-
0166445 00811:49 09/18/198212:26 09/18/1982 UNI-
0166442 00812:20 09/17/198213:01 09/17/1982 UNI-
0166442 00816:36 09/17/198217:42 09/17/1982 UNI-
016656 00108:15 09/11/198208:38 09/11/1982 SSS-
016657 00107:30 09/15/198209:18 09/15/1982 SSS-
016657 00108:38 09/11/198209:45 09/11/1982 SSS-
016658 00109:01 09/13/198210:13 09/13/1982 SSS-
016657 00110:13 09/18/198210:32 09/18/1982 SSS-
016658 00110:50 09/11/198211:17 09/11/1982 SSS-
016659 00111:17 09/11/198212:59 09/11/1982 SSS-
0166510 00112:59 09/11/198214:22 09/11/1982 SSS-
016657 00116:10 09/13/198216:53 09/13/1982 SSS-
0166511 00114:22 09/11/198218:45 09/11/1982 SSS-
0166617 00207:50 09/17/198209:01 09/17/1982 SSS-
0166619 00209:31 09/18/198209:43 09/18/1982 SSS-
0166619 00209:48 09/15/198210:53 09/15/1982 SSS-
0166619 00210:42 09/14/198211:43 09/14/1982 SSS-
0166619 00210:13 09/13/198211:48 09/13/1982 SSS-
0166619 00211:58 09/17/198212:20 09/17/1982 SSS-
0166614 00214:25 09/12/198214:50 09/12/1982 SSS-
0166615 00214:50 09/12/198215:18 09/12/1982 SSS-
0166720 00310:35 09/14/198210:42 09/14/1982 SSS-
0166724 00308:41 09/14/198210:53 09/14/1982 SSS-
0166720 00311:48 09/13/198212:43 09/13/1982 SSS-
0166721 00312:45 09/13/198214:25 09/13/1982 SSS-
0166722 00314:25 09/13/198215:37 09/13/1982 SSS-
0166723 00315:37 09/13/198216:10 09/13/1982 SSS-
0166829 00409:18 09/15/198209:48 09/15/1982 SSS-
0166825 00410:53 09/15/198212:25 09/15/1982 SSS-
0166825 00411:43 09/14/198212:36 09/14/1982 SSS-
0166826 00412:36 09/14/198214:13 09/14/1982 SSS-
0166829 00415:15 09/17/198215:42 09/17/1982 SSS-
0166827 00414:13 09/14/198216:05 09/14/1982 SSS-
0166828 00416:05 09/14/198217:48 09/14/1982 SSS-
0166933 00507:55 09/16/198210:41 09/16/1982 SSS-
0166934 00510:41 09/16/198213:07 09/16/1982 SSS-
0166930 00512:25 09/15/198214:33 09/15/1982 SSS-
0166931 00514:33 09/15/198215:36 09/15/1982 SSS-
0166931 00515:50 09/15/198216:43 09/15/1982 SSS-
0166932 00516:43 09/15/198218:11 09/15/1982 SSS-
0167037 00612:31 09/17/198213:00 09/17/1982 SSS-
0167035 00613:07 09/16/198213:38 09/16/1982 SSS-
0167036 00613:38 09/16/198214:02 09/16/1982 SSS-
0167037 00614:02 09/16/198215:07 09/16/1982 SSS-
0167036 00613:01 09/17/198215:15 09/17/1982 SSS-
0167038 00615:07 09/16/198216:55 09/16/1982 SSS-
0167039 00616:55 09/16/198217:46 09/16/1982 SSS-
0167143 00708:05 09/18/198209:31 09/18/1982 SSS-
0167142 00709:43 09/18/198210:13 09/18/1982 SSS-
0167140 00707:50 09/17/198210:36 09/17/1982 SSS-
0167144 00710:31 09/18/198211:48 09/18/1982 SSS-
0167141 00710:36 09/17/198211:58 09/17/1982 SSS-
0167145 00711:48 09/18/198212:10 09/18/1982 SSS-
0167142 00712:20 09/17/198212:30 09/17/1982 SSS-
0167142 00712:24 09/18/198212:51 09/18/1982 SSS-

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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