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ID S-6-77-BS
Abstract Chief Scientists: Jim Gardner, Tracy Vallier. Geological and Geophysical data (integratednavigation, LoranC, transitsatellite, dopplersonar, 3dot5khz, 12khz, magnetics, airgun, minisparker, airgunarcer, uniboom, underwatertelevision, currentmeter, CTDmeter, tempsalinometer, gravitycore, pistoncore, chaindredge, VanVeengrab, Niskenbottle, VanDornbottle, Digitrack, underwatercamera, sidescansonar, Hydroproducts, expendablebatthermograph, transmissometer) of field activity S-6-77-BS in Bering Sea, Alaska from 08/06/1977 to 09/10/1977
Chief Scientist Jim Gardner
Tracy Vallier
Activity Type Geological and Geophysical
Platform Sea Sounder
Area of Operation
Bering Sea, Alaska
Location map S-6-77-BS location map of where navigation equipment operated
Bounding Coordinates 57.69909
-172.88066    -151.25893
53.53336
Ports leave Dutch Harbor, AK
arrive Dutch Harbor, AK
leave Dutch Harbor, AK, Test CR
arrive Dutch Harbor, AK
leave Dutch Harbor, AK
arrive Kodiak, AK
Dates 08/06/1977 (JD 218) to 09/10/1977 (JD 253)
Analog Materials list
Index map

S-6-77-BS map of where navigation equipment operated

Crew
Al McClenaghan Ship Captain, USGS Western Region
Alexis Budai Geologist, Scripps
Bob Patrick Electronics Technician, USGS Western Region
Curley Winebrenner Mechanical Technician
Dave Klise Geologist, USGS Western Region
Don Reed Geologist, USGS Western Region
Edith Stanley Geologist, UC Davis
George Redden Geochemist, USGS Western Region
Gordon Hess Geologist, USGS Western Region
Howard Sheppard Chief Engineer
Helen Gibbons Navigator, USGS Western Region
Herman Karl Geologist, USGS Western Region
Jim Gardner Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region
John Cudnohufsky Biologist
John Saladin Electronics Technician, USGS Western Region
Keith Kvenvolden Geochemist, USGS Western Region
Margaret Goud Geologist, USGS Western Region
Mike Underwood Geologist, USGS Western Region
Neal Barnes Geologist, USGS Western Region
Ornulf Johannessen Chief Mate
Rich Garlow Navigator, USGS Western Region
Roland Brady Geologist
Steve Lewis Geologist, USGS Western Region
Tom Frost Geologist
Tom Hartman Mechanical Technician
Tracy Vallier Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region
Walter Dean Geologist
Equipment Used
integratednavigation
LoranC
transitsatellite
dopplersonar
3dot5khz
12khz
magnetics
airgun
minisparker
airgunarcer
uniboom
underwatertelevision
currentmeter
CTDmeter
tempsalinometer
gravitycore
pistoncore
chaindredge
VanVeengrab
Niskenbottle
VanDornbottle
Digitrack
underwatercamera
sidescansonar
Hydroproducts
expendablebatthermograph
transmissometer
NGDC Overview
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DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data)
MCG Data Collection ID --- S677BS
Institution Data Collection ID --- S677BS
NGDC ID --- 06110004
Funding --- (unspecified)
Project, Cruise & Leg --- Jim Gardner
Study region --- +58.00000,+53.00000,-173.00000,-151.00000
Chief Scientist(s) --- Tracy Vallier
Name of vessel --- Sea Sounder (surface ship)
Date field data collection started --- 08/06/77 LV DUTCH HARBOR, AK
Date field data collection ended --- 09/10/77 AR KODIAK, 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: (unspecified)
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 --- 05/21/87
Contributing institution --- USGS Branch of Pacific Marine Geology
Country --- United States
Navigation instrumentation --- SHIPBOARD INTEGRATED NAV LORAN C MARCONI
Position determination method --- SATTELITE NAVIG. DOPPLER SONAR
Bathymetry instrumentation --- 3.5 KHZ BATHYMETRY 12 KHZ BATHYMETRY
Additional forms of bathymetric data --- (unspecified)
General rate of bathymetry in file --- 2.3 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 --- MAGNETOMETER (SHIPBOARD)
Additional forms of magnetics data --- (unspecified)
General rate of magnetics in file --- 1.3 minutes
General collection rate of magnetics --- (unspecified)
Magnetic sensor tow distance --- (unspecified)
Magnetic sensor depth --- (unspecified)
Two sensor horizontal separation --- (unspecified)
Residual magnetics reference field --- (unspecified)
Method of applying residual field --- (unspecified)
Gravity instrumentation --- (unspecified)
Additional forms of gravity data --- (unspecified)
General rate of gravity in file --- 1.4 minutes
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 --- 160 KJ SPARKER
Formats of seismic data --- (unspecified)
Publications
Cooper, A.K., Scholl, D.W., Marlow, M.S., Childs, J.R., Redden, G.P., and Kvenvolden, K.A.,
1978, The Aleutian Basin, Bering Sea; a frontier area for hydrocarbon exploration: Offshore
Technology Conference Proceedings, no. 10, v. 1, p. 353-362.

Gardner, J.V., Vallier, T.L., Dean, W.E., Kvenvolden, K.A., and Redden, G.D., 1979, Sedimentology
and geochemistry of surface sediments and the distribution of faults and potentially unstable
sediments, St. George Basin region of the outer continental shelf, southern Bering Sea: U.S.
Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1562, 88 p.

Lee-Wong, F., Vallier, T.L., Hopkins, D.M., and Silberman, M.L., 1979, Preliminary report on
the petrography and geochemistry of basalt from the Pribilof Islands and vicinity, southern
Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1556, 53 p.

Cooper, A.K., Scholl, D.W., Marlow, M.S., Childs, J.R., Redden, G.D., Kvenvolden, K.A.,
and Stevenson, A.J., 1979, Hydrocarbon potential of Aleutian Basin, Bering Sea: American Association
of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 61, no. 11, pt. 1, p. 2070-2087.

Lee-Wong, F., and Vallier, T.L., 1979, Petrology of alkali basalt from the Pribilof Islands
region, southern Bering Sea: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 60, no. 46,
p. 972.

Kvenvolden, K.A., and Redden, G.D., 1980, Hydrocarbon gas in sediment from the shelf, slope,
and basin of the Bering Sea: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 44, no. 8, p. 1145-1150.

Wong, F.L., Vallier, T.L., Underwood, M.B., Gardner, J.V., and Jones, D.L., 1980, Petrology
of rocks from the Pribilof Islands region, southern Bering Sea shelf: U.S. Geological
Survey Professional Paper 1175, p. 162-163.

Kvenvolden, K.A., Vogel, T.M., and Gardner, J.V., 1981, Geochemical prospecting for
hydrocarbons in the outer continental shelf, southern Bering Sea, Alaska:
Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 14, no. 2-3, p. 209-219.
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