USGS CMG FACS OVERVIEW LOG

USGS ACTIVITY ID

01SCC01 (2001 Subsidence and Coastal Change 01)

OTHER ID (IF ANY)

ORGANIZATION

USGS

PROJECT

Subsidence and Coastal Change

AREA OF OPERATION

Timbalier Bay and offshore East Timbalier Island, LA

CHIEF SCIENTIST(S)

Jim Flocks

ACTIVITY TYPE

High-Resolution Seismic, Chirp, Vibracore

SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE/GOALS

Characterize near surface geology, as it relates to sediment inventory.

PLATFORM

R/V G.K. Gilbert

STARTING DATE

6/30/2001 (Julian Day 181)

STARTING PORT

Port Furchon, LA

ENDING DATE

7/14/2001 (Julian Day 195)

ENDING PORT

Port Furchon, LA

EQUIPMENT USED

Boomer, Chirp, Vibracore

INFORMATION TO BE
DERIVED (E.G., GRAIN SIZE,
DEPTH TO BASEMENT)

Sediment type, thickness, and distribution maps

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY
AND DATA GATHERED

First leg of data collection. Collected 45 boomer lines, 42 chirp lines, and vibracores.

NOTES

Bounding Box:
N: 29.143576, S: 28.946107
E: -90.182895, W: -90.395033
WGS84