Summary for Field Activity Number 1985-037-FA

Alternate Leg ID: 85 Leg 3B

Area of Operations: Cayman Trough, Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: October 22, 1985 to November 02, 1985

Objectives: To ensonify the central region of the Cayman Trough with the GLORIA sidescan system.

Type of Activity:

Information to be derived:

Summary: The Cayman Trough is a narrow rectangular deep which contains a sea floor spreading system. The survey took place over the coastal region of the spreading ridge and along one line to the eastern extremity of the Trough. These data provide detailed information of the history of spreading in the Trough and thus the nature of the northern Caribbean plate boundary.

USGS Project Number: EEZ

Contact: Terry Edgar ()

InfoBank: uses the identifier F-3B-85-CB. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of FARNELLA
FARNELLA

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

Paper seismic/sidescan bottom profiles:

Inventory #LinesFolderStart TimeEnd TimeProfile TypeRemarks
040641A-1C,2,2A,3 00113:43 10/24/198500:08 10/26/1985 AIR- 5 SEC SEP
040649A-9C,10-18 00115:06 10/29/198522:33 10/31/1985 AIR- 5 SEC SEP
040643-4,4A,5,5A,6,* 00100:15 10/26/198515:00 10/29/1985 AIR- 5 SEC SEP* 6A,7,7A,8,8A,9,9A
040651A-1C,2 00113:47 10/24/198513:20 10/25/1985 AIR- 10 SEC SEP
040659A-9C,10-18 00100:06 10/29/198522:30 10/31/1985 AIR- 10 SEC SWP
040652,2A,3,3A,4,4A* 00113:27 10/25/198500:00 10/29/1985 AIR- 10 SEC SWP* ,5,5A,6,6A,7,7A,8,8A,9,9A
040661A-1C,2,2A,3,* 00113:43 10/24/198522:33 10/31/1985 AIR- 8 SEC SWP* 3A,4,4A,5,5A,6,6A,7,7A,8,8A,9A-9C,10-18
040672,2A,3 00108:33 10/25/198500:08 10/26/1985 3.5K-
040671A-1C,2 00113:14 10/24/198508:28 10/25/1985 3.5K-
040683,3A,4,4A,5 00200:08 10/26/198500:00 10/27/1985 3.5K-
040685,5A,6,6A 00200:00 10/27/198500:01 10/28/1985 3.5K-
040696A,7,7A,8,8A,9* 00300:01 10/28/198512:01 10/30/1985 3.5K- * 9A-9C
040709C,10-19 00412:06 10/30/198523:56 11/01/1985 3.5K-
040711A-1C,2,2A,3,* 00113:20 10/24/198500:12 10/27/1985 10K- * 3A,4,4A,5
040725,5A,6,6A 00200:14 10/27/198523:57 10/27/1985 10K-
040726A,7,7A,8,8A,9* 00200:00 10/28/198508:02 10/29/1985 10K- * ,9A
040739A-9C,10-17 00308:04 10/29/198516:00 10/31/1985 10K-
0407417-19 00416:02 10/31/198523:52 11/01/1985 10K-

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

Inventory ## per setData TypeContentsAuthorYearReport #FormatTitleRemarks
157001/01SSSGLORIA ATLANTIC GEOTIFFPASKEVICH VF20030604INTERNAL ARCHIVE ARCHIVE GLORIA GEOTIFF IMAGES US EAST COAST, GULF MEXICO, CAYMAN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO AREAS
157201/01SSSGLORIA CAYMAN GEOTIFFPASKEVICH VF20030605INTERNAL ARCHIVE ARCHIVE GLORIA GEOTIFF IMAGES CAYMAN TROUGH