| Alternate number: | 87-2 Leg 3 |
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| Platform: | |
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| Submersible: | |
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| Owner-Operator: | Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium LUMCON |
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| Captain: | C.L. Black - LUMCON |
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| Center Principal: | Jack Kindinger - USGS, St Pete |
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Affiliate Principal
(if any): | John R. Suter - Louisiana Geological Survey (LGS) |
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| Area of Operations: | Chandeleur Islands, Curlew Island, Grand Gosier Island, Breton Sound, St. Bernard Delta, Louisiana, Petit Bois Island, Cat Island, Dog Keys Pass, Mississippi, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States, Gulf of Mexico, North America, North Atlantic |
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| Bounding Coordinates | |
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| North: | 30.5 |
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| South: | 29 |
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| West: | -89.5 |
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| East: | -88 |
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| Start and End Dates: | June 23, 1987 to June 26, 1987 |
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| Start and End Ports: | from Biloxi, LA to Biloxi, LA |
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| Days at Sea: | 4 |
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| Contract: | |
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| Type of Activity: | Seismic profiling
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| 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. |
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| Information to be derived: | Shoreline Erosion
Morphology
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| Data Types (and Media) Produced: | High-resolution seismic profiles |
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Scientific Party
(USGS): | Jack Kindinger - co-Ch. Sci., USGS-St. Pete; Kenneth ken Ken Parolski |
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Scientific Party
(affiliate): | Wayne Simoneaux - LUMCON; C.Lee Black - LUMCON; John Suter - co-Ch. Sci., LGS; Steve Anderson - LGS |
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| Data Curator: | |
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| Scientific Equipment: | ORE Geopulse (boomer)
Benthos 10-element hydrophone
EPC 3200 recorder, ORE 5210 receiver
ORE 5420A power supply
ORE 3.5 kHz subbottom profiler wth ORE 140 transceiver
Northstar 6000 Loran w/ Texas Instruments Silent 700
EPC delay box
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| Navigation techniques used: | Northstar LORAN |
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| Summary of Results: | High resolution seismics: 600 km. |
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| Number of Stations Occupied: | |
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| Station Description: | |
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| Number of Submersible Dives: | |
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| Continuous Data (in Km): | 600 |
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| Seismic Line Descriptions: | |
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| Track Plot: | |
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| Related Web Sites: | |
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| Remarks: | Submitted 02/24/09 by A. Orton for J. Kindinger. |
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| Contact: | Jack Kindinger (jkindinger@usgs.gov) |
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Report Date: 9:02 2/27/2009 | |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
