Link to USGS home page
USGS Home
Contact USGS
Search USGS
Coastal & Marine Geology InfoBank

USGS CMG L-6-83-SP Metadata

Skip navigational links
Search InfoBank
Home tab FACS tab Activities tab Atlas tab Geology School tab More tab More tab Activities tabs
   
Activities: by ID   by Platform   by Year   by Region   by Participant   by Organization   by Project/Theme   with Incomplete IDs   Disclaimer  
Activity First Letter: A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  
Virtual Globes: Atlas  (GE)    Samples  (GE)    Illuminate Oceans  (GE)    Earthquakes  (GE)    Get GE    InfoBank examples    State Waters
L-6-83-SP links...
Metadata & Data: Bathymetry   Gravity   Imagery   Metadata   Meters   Navigation   Samples   Seismic   bath (GE GM)   grav (GE GM)   imag (GE GM)   meter (GE GM)   nav (GE GM)   samp (GE GM)   times (GE GM)  
Formal Metadata: Frequently-Anticipated Questions   Outline   Parseable Text   XML  
   
   
Metadata
ID L-6-83-SP
Abstract Chief Scientist: Bill Normark. Geological and Geophysical data (3dot5khz, 12khz, gravity, airgun, sidescansonar, gravitycore, DelNortenav, transitsatellite, tempsalinometer, expendablebatthermograph, underwatercamera, expendablebatthermograph, rangerange) of field activity L-6-83-SP in Southern Pacific from 12/05/1983 to 12/11/1983
Chief Scientist Bill Normark
Activity Type Geological and Geophysical
Platform Samuel Phillips Lee
Area of Operation
Southern Pacific
Location map L-6-83-SP location map of where navigation equipment operated
Bounding Coordinates -14.16369
-171.12566    -170.54071
-14.44180
Ports leave Pago Pago
arrive Pago Pago
Dates 12/05/1983 (JD 339) to 12/11/1983 (JD 345)
Analog Materials list
Index map

L-6-83-SP map of where navigation equipment operated

Crew
Aaron Dunwald Chief Engineer
Al McClenaghan Ship Captain
Barbara Seekins Navigator
Bill Normark Chief Scientist
Charlotte Brunner Biologist, UCB
Charlotte Pierce Unsp Investigatr
Chris Gutmacher Dafe Curator
Chris Poppe Chief Mate
Gordon Tanner Electronics Technician
Hank Chezar Unsp Investigatr
Jon Erickson Mechanical Technician
Kaye Kinoshita Navigator
Mary Hunt Geologist, UCB
Michele Krup Navigator, UCB
Pat Wilde Geologist, UCB
Paul Wenberg Mechanical Technician
Rick Viall Electronics Technician
Roy Fields Electronics Technician
Ted Dengler Geologist, UCB
Tom Chase Geologist
Equipment Used
3dot5khz
12khz
gravity
airgun
sidescansonar
gravitycore
DelNortenav
transitsatellite
tempsalinometer
expendablebatthermograph
underwatercamera
expendablebatthermograph
rangerange
NGDC Overview
! Converted to time format with year at start.
!
DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data)
MCG Data Collection ID --- L683SP
Institution Data Collection ID --- L683SP
NGDC ID --- 06050066
Funding --- (unspecified)
Project, Cruise & Leg --- SOUTH PACIFIC / SAMOA
Study region --- -14.00000,-15.00000,-172.00000,-170.00000
Chief Scientist(s) --- Bill Normark
Name of vessel --- Lee (surface ship)
Date field data collection started --- 12/05/83 LEAVE PAGO PAGO
Date field data collection ended --- 12/11/83 ARRIVE PAGO PAGO
Parameters surveyed ---
Bathymetry: surveyed, contained in data file
Magnetics: not surveyed
Gravity: (unspecified)
High-resolution seismics: surveyed, contained in data file
Deep penetration seismics: surveyed, contained in data file
Format --- (I1,A8,F5.2,4I2,F5.3,F8.5,F9.5,I1,F6.4,F6.1,I2,i1,3F6.1,I1,F5.1,F6.0,F7.1,F6.1,F5.1,A8,4I1)
Date of data input to NGDC --- 07/07/87
Contributing institution --- USGS Branch of Pacific Marine Geology
Country --- United States
Navigation instrumentation --- NAV SATELLITE/DEL NORT RNG-RNG
Position determination method --- (unspecified)
Bathymetry instrumentation --- 12KHZ
Additional forms of bathymetric data --- ANALOG PAPER ROLL
General rate of bathymetry in file --- 1.2 minutes
General collection rate of bathymetry --- (unspecified)
Assumed sound velocity --- (unspecified)
Bathymetric datum code --- No correction applied (sea level)
Bathmetry interpolation scheme --- (unspecified)
Gravity instrumentation --- SHIPBOARD GRAVITY
Additional forms of gravity data --- ANALOG PAPER ROLL
General rate of gravity in file --- (unspecified)
General collection rate of gravity --- (unspecified)
Theoretical gravity formula --- (unspecified)
Reference system --- (unspecified)
Corrections applied --- (unspecified)
Starting land tie --- (unspecified)
Ending land tie --- (unspecified)
Seismic instrumentation --- 3.5 BATHY / SINGLE CHANNEL AIRGUN
Formats of seismic data --- ANALOG PAPER ROLL
Notes ---
SIDE SCAN SONAR
Publications
Chase, T.E., Normark, W.R., Wilde, P., Gutmacher, Christina E., Seekins, B.A., Lund,
K.E., and Vath, S.C., 1988, Marine topography of offshore Tutuila Island, Samoa Islands:
Geological Society of America Map and Chart Series, v. MCH068, 1 sheet.
Got Help? For L-6-83-SP, we would appreciate any information on -- contract, days at sea, dive count, funding, information specialist, information to be derived, kms of navigation, national plan, notes, organization, owner, project, project number, purpose, scanned materials, seismic description, station count, station description, submersible, summary, tabulated info.

 

Skip footer navigational links


InfoBank   Menlo Park & Santa Cruz Centers   St. Petersburg Center   Woods Hole Center   Coastal and Marine Geology Program   Geologic Information   Ask-A-Geologist   USGS Disclaimer  

FirstGov button   Take Pride in America button