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ID L-5-76-BS
Abstract Chief Scientists: Alan Cooper, Mike Marlow. Geophysical data (integratednavigation, dopplersonar, magnetics, gravity, airgun, 24channel, sonobuoy, uniboom, 3dot5khz, Digitrack, gradiometer, RhoRho, transitsatellite) of field activity L-5-76-BS in Southern Bering Sea Shelf from 07/28/1976 to 08/25/1976
Chief Scientist Alan Cooper
Mike Marlow
Activity Type Geophysical
Platform Samuel Phillips Lee
Area of Operation
Southern Bering Sea Shelf
Location map L-5-76-BS location map of where navigation equipment operated
Bounding Coordinates 64.48352
176.72443    -152.04282
53.36707
Ports leave Kodiak, AK, Coast Guard Pier
arrive Dutch Harbor, AK
leave Dutch Harbor, AK
arrive Nome, AK
Dates 07/28/1976 (JD 210) to 08/25/1976 (JD 238)
Analog Materials list
Index map

L-5-76-BS map of where navigation equipment operated

Crew
Alan Cooper Chief Scientist
Alan Krill Watchstander
Butch Butler Navigator
Carrie Carpenter Dafe Curator
Curtis Thompson Chief Mate
Dave Hogg Electronics Technician
Don Tompkins Geophysicist
Graig McHendrie Navigator
Jack Lee Electronics Technician
Jay Moffit Watchstander
Jim Hill Watchstander
Jim Joyce Watchstander
Joe Simmons Electronics Technician
John Simpson Chief Engineer
Jon Childs Watchstander
Jon Erickson Mechanical Technician
Karen Bachmann Watchstander
Keith Wilson Watchstander
Mike Marlow Chief Scientist
Paula Shryrock Watchstander
Steve Lankford Watchstander
Terry Ruff Ship Captain
Equipment Used
integratednavigation
dopplersonar
magnetics
gravity
airgun
24channel
sonobuoy
uniboom
3dot5khz
Digitrack
gradiometer
RhoRho
transitsatellite
NGDC Overview
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DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data)
MCG Data Collection ID --- L576BS
Institution Data Collection ID --- L576BS
NGDC ID --- 06050008
Funding --- (unspecified)
Project, Cruise & Leg --- SOUTHERN BERING SEA SHELF OFR80-389
Study region --- +65.00000,+53.00000,+176.00000,-152.00000
Chief Scientist(s) --- MIKE MARLOW, ALAN COOPER
Name of vessel --- Lee (surface ship)
Date field data collection started --- 07/28/76 KODIAK, AK
Date field data collection ended --- 08/25/76 NOME, AK
Parameters surveyed ---
Bathymetry: surveyed, contained in data file
Magnetics: surveyed, contained in data file
Gravity: surveyed, contained in data file
High-resolution seismics: (unspecified)
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 --- 04/15/87
Contributing institution --- USGS Branch of Pacific Marine Geology
Country --- United States
Navigation instrumentation --- INTEGRATED AT,LORAN-C,DOPPLER SONAR
Position determination method --- PRIMARY-SAT
Bathymetry instrumentation --- (unspecified)
Additional forms of bathymetric data --- (unspecified)
General rate of bathymetry in file --- 13.1 minutes
General collection rate of bathymetry --- (unspecified)
Assumed sound velocity --- (unspecified)
Bathymetric datum code --- No correction applied (sea level)
Bathmetry interpolation scheme --- (unspecified)
Magnetics instrumentation --- PROTON PRECESSION MAG-GEOMETRICS G-801
Additional forms of magnetics data --- ANALOG RECORDS
General rate of magnetics in file --- 1.0 minutes
General collection rate of magnetics --- 4 seconds
Magnetic sensor tow distance --- 213 meters
Magnetic sensor depth --- (unspecified)
Two sensor horizontal separation --- (unspecified)
Residual magnetics reference field --- IGRF-75
Method of applying residual field --- LINEAR INTERP. BETWEEN NAV FIXES
Gravity instrumentation --- LA COSTE ROMBERG SEA GRAVIMETER
Additional forms of gravity data --- ANALOG RECORDS
General rate of gravity in file --- 1.0 minutes
General collection rate of gravity --- 20 seconds
Theoretical gravity formula --- International 1930
Reference system --- System IGSN 71
Corrections applied --- (unspecified)
Starting land tie --- (unspecified)
Ending land tie --- (unspecified)
Seismic instrumentation --- 5 AIR GUNS, 24 CHANNEL STREAMER
Formats of seismic data --- SEE ADD DOC.
Notes ---
STACKED SECTIONS-BLACKLINE OR SEPIA OR MICROFILM. TECHNICAL PAPER,
Publications
Childs, J.R., Cooper, A.K., Marlow, M.S., and Scholl, D.W., 1977, Sonobuoy refraction data
from the Bering Sea basin: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 9,
no. 7, p. 927-928.

Cooper, A.K., Childs, J.R., Marlow, M.S., and Scholl, D.W., 1977, Multichannel seismic
reflection data in the Bering Sea basin: Geological Society of America Abstracts with
Programs, v. 9, no. 7, p. 934.

Childs, J.R., and Cooper, A.K., 1979, Marine seismic sonobuoy data from the Bering Sea region:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-371, 4 p.

Childs, J.R., Cooper, A.K., and Parker, A.W., 1979, Sonobuoy studies of Umnak Plateau, Bering
Sea: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 60, no. 18, p. 390.

Cooper, A.K., Childs, J.R., Scholl, D.W., Marlow, M.S., Gardner, J.V., 1979, Evolution of Umnak
Plateau, Bering Sea: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 60, no. 18, p. 390.

Marlow, M.S., and Cooper, A.K., 1980, Multichannel seismic-reflection profiles collected in
1976 in the southern Bering Sea shelf: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-389, 3 p.

Childs, J.R., Cooper, A.K., and Wright, A.W., 1981, Residual magnetic map of Umnak Plateau region,
southeastern Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Geophysical Investigations Map GP-0939, 1 sheet.

Cooper, Alan K., Marlow, Michael S., and Childs, Jon R., 1985, Digital shipboard gravity and
magnetic data collected in 1976 in the southern Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File
Report 85-0237, 6 p.
Got Help? For L-5-76-BS, 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.

 

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