USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 94024

Summary for Field Activity Number 94024

On-Line Data Resources:	Report	Navigation	GIS	Archive	Geophysics	Sidescan
On-Line Data Resources:	Metadata	Samples	Photography	Time-series	Seismics	Publications

Alternate Leg ID: ASTR 94-4

Area of Operations: Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: July 5, 1994 to July 8, 1994

Chief scientist: William Danforth

Objectives: Sidescan sonar survey in a localized area within Massachusetts bay. Video, Van Veen grab samples and slow cores collected to enable ground-truthing of the sonar data.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Seafloor mapping
Photography

Information to be derived: Grain size analysis
Sea Floor Map

Summary: Sidescan data: 61.5 km; Cores: 7, 2 stored intact; Core subsamples: 15; Van Veen grabs: 16; Video:?

USGS Project Number: 9470-30060

Contact: William Danforth (bdanforth@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier A-4-94-BH. Visit this site for more information.

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

ASTERIAS

Related Resources:	Station Descriptions	Seismic Line Descriptions	Track Plot	Related Web Site

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

Paper/mylar track lines:

Inventory #	Projection	Scale	Form	Source	Map ID	Number of Maps	Remarks
726	MER	5	PAPER	PLOTTER	1		LINE TRACK
727	MER	5	PAPER	PLOTTER	2		SAMPLE LOCATIONS

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