ACTIVITY ID:  01SCC02

USGS CMG FACS OVERVIEW LOG

USGS ACTIVITY ID

01SCC02 (2001 Subsidence and Coastal Change 02)

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

7/25/2001 (Julian Day 206)

STARTING PORT

Port Furchon, LA

ENDING DATE

8/18/2001 (Julian Day 230)

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

Second leg of data collection. Collected 46 boomer lines, 35 chirp lines, and vibracores.

NOTES

Bounding Box:
N: 29.143576, S: 28.946107
E: -90.182895, W: -90.395033
WGS84
On JD 228 switched to U.N.O. 21’ Proline fishing boat