- Title:
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Geophysical data of field activity D-1-78-LF in Laurentian
Fan from 07/19/1978 to 07/26/1978
- Abstract:
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Chief Scientist: Bill Normark. Geophysical data (12khz,
airgun, sparker, transitsatellite, LoranC) of field activity
D-1-78-LF in Laurentian Fan from 07/19/1978 to 07/26/1978,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/d/d178lf/html/d-1-78-lf.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
12khz 12 khz bathymetry
airgun single-channel airgun
sparker 160 kj sparker
transitsatellite
LoranC
Publications -
Piper, David J.W., and Normark, William R., 1982, Slumps and debris flows on the Laurentian
Fan; fact and fiction, in Brisbin, W.C., chairperson, GAC-MAC; program with abstracts; joint
annual meeting: Geological Association of Canada Program with Abstracts; Mineralogical
Association of Canada; Canadian Geophysical Union, Joint Annual Meeting, v. 7, p. 74.<BR>
<HR>
Normark, William R., 1982, Levee progradation and other depositional lobe characters on the
Laurentian Fan, Atlantic margin of Canada, Vigneaux, Michel, chairperson, Environnements
sedimentaires de l'Atlantique Nord au Quaternaire; Actes du colloque international CNRS no. 325:
Bulletin de l'Institut de Geologie du Bassin d'Aquitaine, v. 31-32, p. 89-97.<BR>
<HR>
Normark, W.R., and Piper, David J.W ., 1983, Growth and development of the upper and middle
Laurentian fan: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1375, p. 110-111.<BR>
<HR>
Normark, William R., Piper, David J.W., and Stow, Dorrik A.V., 1983, Quaternary development
of channels, levees, and lobes on middle Laurentian Fan: American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Bulletin, v. 67, no. 9, p. 1400-1409.<BR>
<HR>
Piper, David J.W., and Normark, William R., 1982, Quaternary growth patterns of the Laurentian
deep-sea fan, Canada: Congres International de Sedimentologie, v. 11, p. 48.<BR>
<HR>
Piper, David J.W., Stow, Dorrik A.V.A.V., and Normark, William R., 1984, The Laurentian Fan;
Sohm abyssal plain: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 3, no. 2-4, p. 141-146. <BR>
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- How should this data set be cited?
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov/>, Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) <http://marine.usgs.gov/>, 20130331, Geophysical data of field activity D-1-78-LF in Laurentian Fan from 07/19/1978 to 07/26/1978: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.
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- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -58.60000
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -53.11667
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.26333
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.20000
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 19-Jul-1978
- Ending_Date: 26-Jul-1978
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- What is the general form of this data set?
- How does the data set represent geographic features?
- How are geographic features stored in the data set?
- Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Laurentian Fan
This is a Point data set.
It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
- What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude.
Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001.
Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001.
Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
- Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Depth_System_Definition:
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- Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
- Depth_Resolution: 0.1
- Depth_Distance_Units: meters
- Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
- How does the data set describe geographic features?
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>
- Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
- Who also contributed to the data set?
Bill Normark (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Dave Piper (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Gordon Hess (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
Dorrick Stow (Geologist);
Harry Hill (Electronics Tech);
Bob Iuliucci (Mechanical Tech);
Chris Gutmacher (Dafe Curator, USGS Western Region);
Ned King (Watchstander);
Phil Hill (Watchstander);
Ingrid Berger (Watchstander);
Tom Duffet (Watchstander);
Fred Lopas (Captain);
Tom Kearsey (Chief Mate);
Earl Blackman (Chief Engineer)
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- From what previous works were the data drawn?
- How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
- Date: 10-Oct-1997 (process 1 of 1)
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Navigation Data
10/10/1997 clint d-1-78-lf.030
d178lf
Loran C data
Hand keypunched from ship logs.
Combination of LoranC, LoranA, DRs, and Sat fixes.
Person who carried out this activity:
- What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Unknown, USGS/CMG Information Bank <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov> Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.
Online Links:
- Other_Citation_Details:
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Piper, David J.W., and Normark, William R., 1982, Slumps and debris flows on the Laurentian
Fan; fact and fiction, in Brisbin, W.C., chairperson, GAC-MAC; program with abstracts; joint
annual meeting: Geological Association of Canada Program with Abstracts; Mineralogical
Association of Canada; Canadian Geophysical Union, Joint Annual Meeting, v. 7, p. 74.
Normark, William R., 1982, Levee progradation and other depositional lobe characters on the
Laurentian Fan, Atlantic margin of Canada, Vigneaux, Michel, chairperson, Environnements
sedimentaires de l'Atlantique Nord au Quaternaire; Actes du colloque international CNRS no. 325:
Bulletin de l'Institut de Geologie du Bassin d'Aquitaine, v. 31-32, p. 89-97.
Normark, W.R., and Piper, David J.W ., 1983, Growth and development of the upper and middle
Laurentian fan: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1375, p. 110-111.
Normark, William R., Piper, David J.W., and Stow, Dorrik A.V., 1983, Quaternary development
of channels, levees, and lobes on middle Laurentian Fan: American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Bulletin, v. 67, no. 9, p. 1400-1409.
Piper, David J.W., and Normark, William R., 1982, Quaternary growth patterns of the Laurentian
deep-sea fan, Canada: Congres International de Sedimentologie, v. 11, p. 48.
Piper, David J.W., Stow, Dorrik A.V.A.V., and Normark, William R., 1984, The Laurentian Fan;
Sohm abyssal plain: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 3, no. 2-4, p. 141-146.
- How well have the observations been checked?
Identified as best available version.
- How accurate are the geographic locations?
Unspecified
- How accurate are the heights or depths?
Unspecified
- Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
Start and end date/times of data
Navigation Data (d-1-78-lf.030)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197807190250000 197807261100000
197807261200000 197807261600000
197807261700000 197807261800000
197807261849000 197807261940000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
- How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
Unspecified
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- What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
Downloadable Data D-1-78-LF data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/d/d178lf/html/d-1-78-lf.meta.html>
- What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
the source of this information.
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
Some USGS information accessed through this means
may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS. This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.
This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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- Dates:
- Last modified: 31-Mar-2013
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