1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 2021-001-FA

Identifier 2021-001-FA -- CANCELED
Purpose USGS goal: Map active seep sites near Bodie Island seep offshore Hatteras to support studies of in situ aerobic methane oxidation rates NOTE: Two 10 day cruises with EK80 between May 1 2021 and August 31 2021; dates TBA
Location Hatteras
Info derived water column imagery to support biogeochemical studies
Comments EK80 with 38 kHz mounted in transducer well of R/V Sharp using existing mount
Projects
Platform
Hugh R. Sharp
Length 146 feet/ beam 32 feet.
Itinerary
Start Lewes, DE 2021-05-01
End Lewes, DE 2021-08-31
Days in the field 20
Bounds
West -77.6953125
East -73.30078125
North 38.82259098
South 33.50475907

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Carolyn Ruppel
Crew members
William W Danforth
Scientist, Staff
Wayne E Baldwin
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Carolyn Ruppel
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Chris Martens, UNC John Kessler, UR

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar
Data type: Multibeam, Water column reflectivity

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
SIMRAD EK60 Surveys (biological), Surveys (geochemical), Multibeam, Water column reflectivity (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity