AST83-2 CRUISE REPORT
| CRUISE SERIAL NUMBER: |
83002 |
| Alternate Leg or Cruise Number: |
83-2 |
| Platform: |
R/V ASTERIAS |
| Submersible (if any): |
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| Owner-Operator: |
Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution (WHOI) |
| Captain: |
Arthur D. Colburn, WHOI |
Center Principal and Affiliate Principal:
(if any) |
Robert Oldale
Ralph Lewis-CT DEP |
| Area of Operations: |
central Long Island Sound |
| Bounding Coordinates: |
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| North: |
41.24 |
| South: |
40.9 |
| West: |
-73.0 |
| East: |
-72.5 |
| Start and End Dates: |
MAY 23, 1983 to JUN 4, 1983 |
| Start and End Ports: |
from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole,
MA |
| Number of Days at Sea: |
13 |
| Cruise Objectives: |
- Define geology and shallow structure of central Long Island
Sound
- Determine geologic framework and
- Quaternary development of study area
Identify and map potential geologic hazards
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| Scientific Party (USGS): |
Robert Oldale, geologist (May 26)
Stewart Richards, GFA (May 27 - June 2)
Jack Connell - ET |
| Scientific Party (affiliate): |
Ralph Lewis-CT DEP, geologist,
Chief Scientist |
| Scientific Equipment: |
- EG&G Uniboom seismic profiling system
- EDO Western sidescan sonar system
- Northstar LORAN-C navigation system
- Texas Instrument Silent 700 system to record navigation
- Analog tape recorder to record Uniboom seismics.
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| Navigation techniques used: |
Loran-C |
| Cruise Funding Source: |
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| Project Title: |
New England Coastal Geology |
| Contract: |
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| Remarks: |
Uniboom data were very good (excellent
penetration and good resolution) except in areas where the acoustic signal was
attenuated by gas in the sediments. Sidescan sonar records were satisfactory. |
| Tabulated Information: |
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| Days at Sea: |
13 |
| Continuous Data (in Km): |
656 |
| Number of Stations Occupied: |
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| Number of Submersible Dives: |
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| Station Descriptions: |
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| Track Plot: |
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| Related Web Sites: |
Long Island Sound Studies
Long Island Sound Interactive Mapping |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
Cruise
Report
