Summary for Field Activity Number 1994-023-FA

Alternate Leg ID: 94-18

Area of Operations: Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: July 29, 1994 to August 08, 1994

Objectives: Re-survey a sidescan sonar survey from 1991 to document changes inflicted by Hurricane Bob and 2 major winter storms; build a sonar mosaic; obtain camera tows, box cores and grab samples.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Seismic profiling
Sea floor mapping
Photography

Information to be derived: Sea Floor Map

Summary: Sidescan sonar: 124 km sq; 3.5 kHz sub-bottom: 884 km; Digital bathymetry: 884 km; (Contact USGS); Camera tows: 12; 35 mm slides:; Box cores: 23; Van Veen grabs: 211

USGS Project Number: 9470-66487

Contact: Dave Twichell (dtwichell@usgs.gov)

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