USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 1991-027-FA

Summary for Field Activity Number 1991-027-FA

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Alternate Leg ID: CH-15-91

Area of Operations: Blake Ridge, Cape Fear, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: August 19, 1991 to August 30, 1991

Objectives: Study of geological/geochemical/physical controls on gas hydrate distribution in sediments of the continental rise off North Carolina using seismics, heat flow measurements and chemistry of core samples.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Seismic profiling

Information to be derived: Morphology

Summary: Seismic profiles: 12 (626km); Piston cores: 12 (nearly 40 ft. long); Heat flow measurements: 3 transects (32 sites).

USGS Project Number: 9470-65081

Contact: Bill Dillon (bdillon@usgs.gov)

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

CAPE HATTERAS

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

Paper seismic/sidescan bottom profiles:

Inventory #	Lines	Folder	Start Time	End Time	Profile Type
04586	TEST,1	001	17:45 08/20/1991	04:24 08/21/1991	3.5K-
04587	1-5	002	04:24 08/21/1991	16:15 08/22/1991	3.5K-
04588	5,CORE 1-4	003	16:15 08/22/1991	02:10 08/25/1991	3.5K-
04589	6-9,CORE 4-5	004	02:16 08/25/1991	12:00 08/26/1991	3.5K-
04590	10,CORE 6-8	005	12:00 08/26/1991	21:10 08/27/1991	3.5K-
04591	11-12,CORE 9-12	006	05:16 08/28/1991	05:30 08/30/1991	3.5K-
04592	1-12	001	04:30 08/21/1991	05:00 08/30/1991	AIR-

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

Inventory #	# per set	Data Type	Contents	Author	Year	Report #	Format	Title	Remarks
1568	01/02	SEIS	SEG-Y 1,4,11,12	NEALON JE, DANFORTH WW	20030718			INTERNAL ARCHIVE CHAT 15-91 RESCUED SEG-Y LINES 1,4,11-12
1569	02/02	NAV	NAV,LOGS	NEALON, DANFORTH	20030721			INTERNAL ARCHIVE CHAT 15-91 SAIL NAV, SCANNED NAV,GEOPHYSICS,HEAT PROBE, INVENTORY LOGS