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ID L-8-77-BS
Abstract Chief Scientists: Alan Cooper, Mike Marlow. Geophysical data (sonobuoy, uniboom, sparker, 12khz, airgun, Burgairgun, 3dot5khz, gravity, 24channel, Digitrack, gradiometer, dopplersonar, integratednavigation, RhoRho, transitsatellite, airgunmonitor) of field activity L-8-77-BS in Bering Sea, Alaska from 07/29/1977 to 08/21/1977
Chief Scientist Alan Cooper
Mike Marlow
Activity Type Geophysical
Platform Samuel Phillips Lee
Area of Operation
Bering Sea, Alaska
Location map L-8-77-BS location map of where navigation equipment operated
Bounding Coordinates 64.48405
176.71246    -152.02892
54.18311
Ports leave Kodiak, AK
arrive Nome, AK
Dates 07/29/1977 (JD 210) to 08/21/1977 (JD 233)
Analog Materials list
Index map

L-8-77-BS map of where navigation equipment operated

Crew
A-Lan Von Hornlein Watchstander
Alan Cooper Chief Scientist
Bob Novak Electronics Technician
Carrie Carpenter Dafe Curator
Cassie Oetken Watchstander
Don Tompkins Geophysicist
Frank Johnson Chief Mate
Glen Barker Mechanical Technician
Graig McHendrie Navigator
Jim Joyce Watchstander
John Simpson Chief Engineer
Jon Childs Geophysicist
Jon Erickson Mechanical Technician
Mike Marlow Chief Scientist
Paul Kolling Watchstander
Paula Shryock Navigator
Sven Keinanen Ship Captain
Terry Kelley Electronics Technician
Vaughn Marshall Geophysicist
Equipment Used
sonobuoy
uniboom
sparker
12khz
airgun
Burgairgun
3dot5khz
gravity
24channel
Digitrack
gradiometer
dopplersonar
integratednavigation
RhoRho
transitsatellite
airgunmonitor
NGDC Overview
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DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data)
MCG Data Collection ID --- L877BS
Institution Data Collection ID --- L877BS
NGDC ID --- 06050019
Funding --- (unspecified)
Project, Cruise & Leg --- Alan Cooper
Study region --- +65.00000,+54.00000,+176.00000,-152.00000
Chief Scientist(s) --- Mike Marlow
Name of vessel --- Lee (surface ship)
Date field data collection started --- 07/29/77 LEAVE KODIAK, AK
Date field data collection ended --- 08/21/77 AR NOME, AK
Parameters surveyed ---
Bathymetry: surveyed, contained in data file
Magnetics: surveyed, contained in data file
Gravity: surveyed, contained in data file
High-resolution seismics: (unspecified)
Deep penetration seismics: surveyed, contained in data file
Format --- (I1,A8,F5.2,4I2,F5.3,F8.5,F9.5,I1,F6.4,F6.1,I2,i1,3F6.1,I1,F5.1,F6.0,F7.1,F6.1,F5.1,A8,4I1)
Date of data input to NGDC --- 05/21/87
Contributing institution --- USGS Branch of Pacific Marine Geology
Country --- United States
Navigation instrumentation --- INTEGRATED NAVIGATION LORAN C RHO RHO MO
Position determination method --- DE SATELLITE NAVIGATION LORAN-C DOPPLE
Bathymetry instrumentation --- 3.5 KHZ 12 KHZ DIGITRAK DIGITIZED BATH
Additional forms of bathymetric data --- (unspecified)
General rate of bathymetry in file --- 2.0 minutes
General collection rate of bathymetry --- (unspecified)
Assumed sound velocity --- (unspecified)
Bathymetric datum code --- No correction applied (sea level)
Bathmetry interpolation scheme --- (unspecified)
Magnetics instrumentation --- (unspecified)
Additional forms of magnetics data --- (unspecified)
General rate of magnetics in file --- 1.0 minutes
General collection rate of magnetics --- (unspecified)
Magnetic sensor tow distance --- (unspecified)
Magnetic sensor depth --- (unspecified)
Two sensor horizontal separation --- (unspecified)
Residual magnetics reference field --- (unspecified)
Method of applying residual field --- (unspecified)
Gravity instrumentation --- BRGA PROCESSING SYSTEM
Additional forms of gravity data --- (unspecified)
General rate of gravity in file --- 1.0 minutes
General collection rate of gravity --- (unspecified)
Theoretical gravity formula --- (unspecified)
Reference system --- (unspecified)
Corrections applied --- (unspecified)
Starting land tie --- (unspecified)
Ending land tie --- (unspecified)
Seismic instrumentation --- MULTICHAN SYST-24 AIRGUNS-VARIOUS ARRAYS
Formats of seismic data --- (unspecified)
Publications
Childs, J.R., and Cooper, A.K., 1979, Marine seismic sonobuoy data from the Bering Sea region:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-371, 4 p.

Marlow, M.S., and Cooper, A.K., 1979, Multichannel seismic-reflection profiles collected in
1977 in the northern Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1147, 3 p.

Childs, J.R., Cooper, A.K., and Parker, A.W., 1979, Sonobuoy studies of Umnak Plateau, Bering
Sea: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 60, no. 18, p. 390.

Cooper, A.K., Childs, J.R., Scholl, D.W., Marlow, M.S., Gardner, J.V., 1979, Evolution of Umnak
Plateau, Bering Sea: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 60, no. 18, p. 390.

Childs, J.R., Cooper, A.K., and Wright, A.W., 1981, Residual magnetic map of Umnak Plateau region,
southeastern Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Geophysical Investigations Map GP-0939, 1 sheet.

Cooper, Alan K., Marlow, Michael S., and Mann, Dennis M., 1986, Multichannel seismic-reflection
profiles collected in 1977 in the northern Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
86-0207, 4 p.
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