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ID F-4-86-BS
Abstract Chief Scientists: Alan Cooper, Andy Stevenson. Geophysical data (10khz, 3dot5khz, 2channelairgun, Gloriasidescan, tempsalinometer, gravity, gradiometer, expendablebatthermograph) of field activity F-4-86-BS in Bering Sea, Alaska from 09/03/1986 to 09/30/1986
Project/Theme Geological Long-Range Inclined Asdic (GLORIA)
Chief Scientist Alan Cooper
Andy Stevenson
Activity Type Geophysical
Platform Farnella
Area of Operation
Bering Sea, Alaska
Location map F-4-86-BS location map of where navigation equipment operated
Bounding Coordinates 56.17770
179.46860    -165.71449
51.84360
Ports BEGIN CRUISE
END CRUISE
Dates 09/03/1986 (JD 246) to 09/30/1986 (JD 273)
Analog Materials list
Index map

F-4-86-BS map of where navigation equipment operated

Crew
Alan Cooper Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region
Andy Stevenson Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region
Equipment Used
10khz
3dot5khz
2channelairgun
Gloriasidescan
tempsalinometer
gravity
gradiometer
expendablebatthermograph
Notes
Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic (GLORIA) Umnak Plateau area

Associated cruises in Alaska

  F-1-87-BS
  F-2-86-BS
  F-3-86-BS
  F-4-86-BS
NGDC Overview
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DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data)
MCG Data Collection ID --- F486BS
Institution Data Collection ID --- F486BS
NGDC ID --- 06780011
Funding --- (unspecified)
Project, Cruise & Leg --- GLORIA
Study region --- +57.00000,+51.00000,+179.00000,-165.00000
Chief Scientist(s) --- Cooper / Stevenson
Name of vessel --- Farnella (surface ship)
Date field data collection started --- 09/03/86 BEGIN CRUISE
Date field data collection ended --- 09/30/86 END CRUISE
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 --- 01/02/91
Contributing institution --- USGS Branch of Pacific Marine Geology
Country --- United States
Navigation instrumentation --- (unspecified)
Position determination method --- (unspecified)
Bathymetry instrumentation --- 10 kHz bathymetry 3.5 kHz bathymetry
Additional forms of bathymetric data --- (unspecified)
General rate of bathymetry in file --- 0.4 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 --- Mag/bathym/navig
Additional forms of magnetics data --- (unspecified)
General rate of magnetics in file --- 0.4 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 --- 0.4 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 --- 2 channel airgun
Formats of seismic data --- (unspecified)
Publications
Cooper, Alan K., Stevenson, Andrew J., Kenyon, Neil H., and Bishop, Derek, 1986, GLORIA study of
the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska, southern Bering Sea; initial report for cruise F4-86-BS,
3 September to 30 September 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-0596, 19 p.

Carlson, P.R., Cooper, A.K., Gardner, J.V., Karl, H.A., Marlow, M.S., Stevenson, A.J.,
Huggett, Quentin, Kenyon, N.H., and Parson, L.M., 1987, Long-range side scan sonar and
geophysical survey of the Aleutian Basin: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions,
v. 68, no. 9, p. 122-123.

Carlson, P.R., Cooper, A.K., Gardner, J.V., Karl, H.A., Marlow, M.S.,
Stevenson, A.J., Huggett, Quentin, Kenyon, N.H., and Parson, L., 1987, GLORIA side-scan
imagery of Aleutian Basin, Bering Sea slope and abyssal plain: American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 71, no. 5, p. 536.

Carlson, P.R., Cooper, A.K., Gardner, J.V., Hunter, R.E., Karl, H.A., Marlow, Michael S.,
Stevenson, A.J., Huggett, Quentin, Kenyon, N.H., Parson, L.M., Bohannon, R.G., Edwards, B.D.,
Vallier, T.L., Dobson, M.F., and Masson, D.G., 1988, GLORIA sonographic mosaics of the
Bering Sea and the western Aleutian Arc and adjacent North Pacific, in Carter, Lorna M., ed.,
USGS research on energy resources, 1988; program and abstracts: U.S. Geological Survey
Circular 1025, p. 14-15.

Stevenson, Andrew J., Karl, Herman A., Gardner, J.V., Cooper, Alan K., Carlson,
Paul R., and Edwards, B.D., 1988, Slope failure and sediment mass movement on the margins
of the Aleutian Basin, styles and causes: Geological Society of America Abstracts with
Programs, v. 20, no. 7, p. 129.

Carlson, Paul R., Marlow, Michael S., Cooper, Alan K., Stevenson, Andrew J.,
and Parson, Lindsay M., 1986, First GLORIA images of giant Bering canyons: Society For
Sedimentary Geology Midyear Meeting Abstracts, v. 3, p. 18.

Hall, R.K., Karl, H.A., Carlson, P.R., Cooper, Alan K., Gardner, James V., Hunter, R.E.,
Marlow, M.S., and Stevenson, A.J., 1988, Bathymetric map of the Bowers Basin and Aleutian Basin
east of the U.S.-U.S.S.R. 1867 Convention Line, Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File
Report 89-0548, 8 p., 2 sheets.

Marlow, M.S., Cooper, Alan K., Dadisman, S.V., Geist, Eric L., and Carlson, Paul R.,
1990, Bowers Swell; evidence for a zone of compressive deformation concentric with Bowers
Ridge, Bering Sea: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 7, no. 4, p. 398-409.

Carlson, Paul R., Karl, Herman A., Edwards, Brian D., Gardner, James V., and
Hall, Robert K., 1990, Submarine slumps, slides, and flows dominate sculpting of
Beringian margin, Alaska: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 74,
no. 6, p. 963.

Carlson, P.R., Karl, H.A., Edwards, B.D., Gardner, J.V., and Hall, R., 1993, Mass
movement related to large submarine canyons along the Beringian margin, Alaska, in
Schwab, W.C., Lee, H.J., Twichell, D.C., eds., Submarine landslides; selected
studies in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2002,
p. 104-116.

Carlson, Paul R., Karl, Herman A., and Edwards, Brian D., 1991, Mass sediment
failure and transport features revealed by acoutic techniques, Beringian Margin,
Bering Sea, Alaska: Marine Geotechnology, v. 10, p. 33-51.
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