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Open-File Report 03-497

98GFP02 OVERVIEW FACS


Overview | Equipment | Crew


Activity ID: 98GFP02

USGS CMG FACS Overview Log

Topic

Information

USGS Activity ID

98GFP02

Other ID (if any)

Lake Pontchartrain 1998

Organization

USGS, University of New Orleans, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coalition to Restore Louisiana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, University of Georgia

Project

Geologic Framework and Processes

Area of Operation

Lake Pontchartrain, LA

Chief Scientist(s)

Jack Kindinger

Activity Type

Boomer (Jun 20-24), Sidescan (Jun 20-25),
Boxcore (Jun 22)

Scientific Purpose/Goals

Geologic framework and coastal processes study

Platform

R/V G.K. Gilbert

Starting Date

June 20, 1998

Starting Port

New Orleans Municipal Marina

Ending Date

June 25, 1998

Ending Port

New Orleans Municipal Marina

Equipment Used

Boomer, Sidescan, Boxcore

Information to be Derived

(e.g., Grain Size,

Depth to Basement)

Geophysical data

Summary of Activity

and Data Gathered

Boomer (64 lines), Sidescan, Boxcore

Notes

98GFP02 FACS logs were generated by Karynna Calderon in December of 2002 using the handwritten logbooks and personal accounts of the crew members.

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