USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 95036

Summary for Field Activity Number 95036

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

Alternate Leg ID: 9503

Area of Operations: Stellwagen Bank, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: September 15, 1995 to September 20, 1995

Chief scientist: Page Valentine

Objectives: Acquire sediment samples, video, and photographic images of the seabed that will be used to interpret sidescan sonar imagery and compile maps of Stellwagen Bank.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Seafloor mapping
Photography

Information to be derived: Grain size analysis
Habitat maps
Sea Floor Map

Summary: Sediment samples: 131; Video transect; Bottom photos: 158 images on 2 photo CDs.

USGS Project Number: 9470-31442

Contact: Page Valentine (pvalentine@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier A-3-95-ST. Visit this site for more information.

- Download 95036.kml to view this field activity in Google Earth

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

ANDERSON

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:

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

Inventory #	# per set	Data Type	Contents	Author	Year	Report #	Title	Remarks
0622	01/02	GEOL PHOTO	BOTTOMPHOTO STELL JD259	VALENTINE PC	19960219		INTERNAL ARCHIVE ANDR9503 BOTTOM PHOTOS STELLWAGEN BANK SEPTEMBER 15-20 1995 #5207-1612-2853
0623	02/02	GEOL PHOTO	BOTTOMPHOTO STELL JD258	VALENTINE PC	19960219		INTERNAL ARCHIVE ANDR9503 BOTTOM PHOTOS STELLWAGEN BANK SEPTEMBER 15-20 1995 #5207-1612-2854
0995	01/01	SSS PHOTO	SSS BACKSCATTER MASS BAY	VALENTINE PV, BAKER JL, UNGER TL, EVANS J, POLLONI	19981216	OF98-0344	SEA-FLOOR TOPOGRAPHIC BACKSCATTER INTERPRETIVE MAPS BOTTOM PHOTOS MASSACHUSETTS BAY DISPOSAL SITE REGION BOSTON, MA	CRED 1995?

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