Summary for Field Activity Number 2007-035-FA

Area of Operations: Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: August 23, 2007 to August 23, 2007

Objectives: 4th repeat swath bathymetry survey of SW section of Middle Ground, and single beam depth sounding in a zig-zag pattern along Middle Ground extending to the NE of the swath study area to get the general geography of the bank outside the high-resolution study area.

Type of Activity: Sea floor mapping

Information to be derived: Bathymetric Maps
Morphology

Summary: This was the 4th repeat swath bathymetry survey of SW section of Middle Ground. We collected single beam depth sounding in a zig-zag pattern along Middle Ground extending to the NE of the swath study area to get the general geography of the bank outside the high-resolution study area.

USGS Project Number: 2921-0GW10 - Project Description

Contact: Rich Signell (rsignell@usgs.gov)

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