Summary for Field Activity Number 1987-025-FA

Alternate Leg ID: 87-2 Leg 2

Area of Operations: Chandeleur Islands, Chandeleur Sound, Pass a Loutre, St. Bernard Delta, Louisiana, Petit Bois Island, Horn Island, Cat Island, Ship Island, Mississippi, United States, Gulf of Mexico, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: June 20, 1987 to June 22, 1987

Objectives: High-resolution seismic survey of nearshore and inner shelf of Louisiana, Mississippi and western Alabama east of the Mississippi River delta. Major emphasis is Chandeleur Islands region, LA.

Type of Activity: Seismic profiling

Information to be derived: Shoreline Erosion
Morphology

Summary: High-resolution seismics: 440 km.

USGS Project Number: LA CSTL

Contact: Jack Kindinger (jkindinger@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier A-2-87-LA. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

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