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This page provides news announcements and data updates related to the Academic Seismic Portal at LDEO. Please visit the MGDS News page for general MGDS news announcements and updates.
2010
February 2010
Data comprising a 3-D investigation of the magmatic-hydrothermal system at the East Pacific Rise 9 50N, collected on MGL0812 (Mutter, Carbotte, Canales, Nedimovic, 06/29/08-08/21/08) have been added to the Field Data Center. 1872 channels of data were collected using the Syntrak 960 and four 6km streamers.
January 2010
Data collected on several Ewing cruises, EW0102,Velocity Structure of Megamullions on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Tucholke, 03/10/01-04/05/01) EW0004, Galapagos Plume Ridge Interaction (G-PRIME) (Sinton, Detrick, 04/01/00-05/20/00), both using a 480-channel, 6 km streamer and EW9607, Seismic Investigation of the Greenland Margin (SIGMA) (Holbrook, Dahl-Jensen 08/24/96-10/07/96), 160 channels recorded with the DMS2000 system using a 4 km streamer, have been added to the Field Data Center. Also added was single-channel data from RC2704 Monsoonal Upwelling as Recorded in Arabian Sea Sediments (Prell, Mountain, 05/09/86-06/17/86).
2009
December 2009
Data in the South China Sea and Philippine Basin in the vicinity of Taiwan, second of the project TAIGER cruises, collected on MGL0906 (McIntosh, Liu, 05/04/09-06/04/09) with the Syntrak 960 and 6 km streamer, have been added to the Field Data Center.
October 2009
Field data collected on Ewing cruises EW9608, Seismic Tomography, Mid-Atlantic Ridge (R. Detrick, 10/14/96-11/21/96) using a 160-channel, 4000 m streamer and EW0208, 3-D Seismic Imaging of an Active Margin Hydrate System, Oregon Continental Margin (N. Bangs, 08/12/02-09/06/02), 120 channels using a 1.5 km streamer, have been added to the Field Data Center.
September 2009
Data in the South China Sea and Philippine Basin in the vicinity of Taiwan, project Taiger1, collected on MGL0905 (Liu, Wu, 04/01/09-04/29/09) with the Syntrak 960 and 6 km streamer, have been added to the Field Data Center.
August 2009
Data collected on Ewing cruises EW9707, ARAD3, a 3D reflection and tomographic survey along the East Pacific Rise (G. Kent, 09/08/97-10/25/97) using a 124-channel, 3100 m streamer and EW9914, Lau Basin (A. Harding, 12/03/99-12/29/99), 480 channels using a 6 km streamer, have been added to the Field Data Center.
June 2009
Data from Langseth cruises MGL0814, St. Elias Erosion project in the Gulf of Alaska, (Gulick, Christesen, Magnani, 09/10/08-10/06/08) and MGL0804, TICO-CAVA Leg 1 (Holbrook, Van Avendonk, 02/16/08-03/09/08), collected with the Syntrak 960 system and 8 km streamer, have been added to the Field Data Center.
May 2009
BSTFZB9 data along the Tjornes Fracture Zone offshore northern Iceland (07/16/01-07/29/01), collected aboard the Bjarni Saemundsson, and data from the New York-New Jersey margin, EN370 (05/13/02-06/05/02), both acquired with the LDEO hi-res system and 600 m streamer are now accessible through the Field Data Center. Also added were EW9509 Taiwan crustal structure (08/23/95-09/24/95), RC2607, a two-ship experiment along the East Pacific Rise (05/22/85-06/20/85) using DFS IV and a 2 km streamer, and additional EPR seismic lines from EW9102.
April 2009
Data from Langseth cruise MGL0807, Leg 2 of the TICO-CAVA project off Nicaragua and Costa Rica (Holbrook, Lizarralde, 03/19/08-04/16/08) with the Syntrak 960 system and 8 km streamer, as well as data from EW0412, Sandino forearc basin, offshore Central America (11/21/04-12/22/04), collected with the Syntrak 480 system and a 2100 m streamer, are now accessible through the Field Data Center.
Further updates to GeoMapApp's seismic data browsing capabilities included access to geographically-linked images of processed lines from EW0207, EW9102, EW9903, and EW9914. This brings to 55 the number of processed seismic datasets available for browsing.
March 2009
Updates to GeoMapApp continued with the addition of geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from 90L566, a student cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, and FM3512.
February 2009
Data browsing through GeoMapApp was enhanced by the addition of geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from EW0104, EW0106, EW0210, EW9415, EW9504, EW9910, and RC2510.
2008
November 2008
This month's updates to GeoMapApp continued with geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from EW0113, EW9410, EW9510, EW9705, and EW9801.
October 2008
Geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from EW0005, EW0203 and EW9601 have been added to GeoMapApp.
August 2008
Data along the East Pacific Rise south of the Garrett fracture zone, project TERA, collected on EW9102 (03/21/91-05/07/91) with the DSS240 and 4 km streamer, are now accessible through the Field Data Center.
July 2008
Data collected on EW0404 SE Caribbean Seismic Project 04/18/04-06/07/04 and EW0307 (08/29/03-09/26/03) Storegga Slide study data in the Norwegian Sea, both using the Syntrak acquisition system and 6 km streamer, are now accessible through the Field Data Center.
June 2008
EW9801 data along the south flank of Kilauea volcano, offshore Hawaii (01/26/98-02/12/98), collected with the DMS2000 and 4 km streamer, are now accessible through the Field Data Center.
Further updates to GeoMapApp continued with geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from EW0004, and EW0202.
February 2008
EW0501 data in the Chicxulub crater area of the Gulf of Mexico were added the Field Data Center. Data were collected 01/07/05-02/13/05 using the Syntrak acquisition system and a 6 km streamer. Data on proprietary hold.
W9605B data in the Eel River basin along the California margin were added the Data Center. Data were collected 07/17/96-08/01/96 using the HighRes acquisition system and a 600 m streamer.
Images of processed seismic lines from EW0114 have been added to GeoMapApp.2007
December 2007
Geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from OC270 have been added to GeoMapApp.
November 2007
Processed data for EW0114 (SE Indian ridge) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG.
Geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines collected on W9605B are now available for browsing in GeoMapApp.
September 2007
Processed data for OC270 (offshore New Jersey) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG.
Further updates to GeoMapApp continued with geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from CH0698, RC2103, RC2106, RC2111, RC2113, RC2308, RC2604, RC2606, RC2604, RC2901, RC3001, and UL9905.
August 2007
UL9905 seismic data in the Gulf of California (05/25/99-06/12/99) and OC270 data on the New Jersey continental shelf (06/23/95-07/12/95) were added to the Field Data Center. Both used the HighRes acquisition system and a 600 m streamer. Also added was EW9602, a study of the Austral Seamount region of the South Pacific (04/12/96-04/27/96) using the DMS2000 acquisition system and a 4 km streamer.
GeoMapApp has been updated with geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from RC1903, RC1904, RC2101, RC2102, RC2114, RC2311, RC2405, and RC2406.
Processed data for EW0207 (Juan de Fuca ridge) and RC2311 (Bahama Bank carbonates) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. RC2311 collected analog data using a 2.4 km streamer.
July 2007
GeoMapApp has been updated with geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from EW9009, EW9101, EW9103, EW9409, EW9413, and EW9501.
June 2007
In the Mediterranean area, Gulf of Corinth data from EW0108 (07/23/01-08/01/01) collected using the Syntrak acquisition system and a 6 km streamer, were made available through the Field Data Center.
Geographically-linked images of processed seismic lines from EM-83, a closely spaced survey in the far eastern Mediterranean, EW9602, and V3618 are now available for browsing in GeoMapApp.
April 2007
Data along the Antarctic Peninsula, collected on EW9101 (02/28/91-03/12/91) with the DSS240 and 4 km streamer, are now accessible through the Field Data Center.
March 2007
A seismic study off the western Costa Rican margin, called Ticoflux I, was conducted on EW0104 04/15/01-05/18/01, using the Syntrak system and a 6 km streamer. That data is now available through the Data Center, as is field data from EW0113 on the Exmouth plateau of NW Australia (10/29/01-12/01/01) using the same equipment.
February 2007
Processed seismic lines comprising RC1903 (Puerto Rico trench, Blake plateau), RC1904 (Venezuela basin, W. margin N. Atlantic ) and RC2101 (COSTB-II eastern US, western N. Atlantic) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Analog data was collected using a 2.4 km streamer.
January 2007
Processed data for RC2102 (Blake-Bahama basin) and RC2103 (structure of the southern Caribbean Sea) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Analog data was collected using a 2.4 km streamer.
2006
November 2006
Processed data for RC2111 (J-anomaly ridge, western N. Atlantic) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Analog data was collected using a 2.4 km streamer.
October 2006
Data from cruises EW0202 and EW0203 in the area of the Marianas trench have been added to the Data Center holdings. Both cruises (03/31/02-04/24/02 and 02/24/02-03/25/02) used the Syntrak acquisition system with a 6 km streamer.
September 2006
The complete seismic dataset from EW0207, on the Juan de Fuca ridge, is now accessible through the Field Data Center. This cruise (07/08/02-08/07/02) used the Syntrak acquisition system and a 6 km streamer.
July 2006
Data from EW9416, a study of the Costa Rica rift (11/05/94-11/08/94) using the DMS2000 system and a 4 km streamer, may be accessed through the Field Data Center. Also added was data from the Woodlark basin, Papua New Guinea, collected on EW9510 (10/09/95-10/11/95) with the DMS4000 and 4 km streamer.
June 2006
Data from the EW9412 ACCRETE project in SE Alaska and British Columbia (09/13/94-09/21/94) and EW9410 (08/06/94-09/01/94) in the Bering and Chukchi seas have been added to the Field Data Center holdings. These cruises used the DMS2000 system and a 4 km streamer. EW9203 (03/22/92-04/11/92) data from the D'Entrecasteaux rift system near Papua New Guinea, collected with the DSS240 and a 4 km streamer, are now available.
May 2006
New Jersey continental margin field data from EW9009 (11/04/90-11/17/90) is now available through the Field Data Center. Data was collected using the DSS240 and a 4 km streamer. Also added was EW9501, a study of Caribbean plate structure, which collected data in the Venezuelan basin and over the Beata ridge (02/21/95-03/19/95) using the DMS2000 system and a 4 km streamer.
March 2006
EW9409 (07/09/94-08/02/94) Bering shelf-Aleutian arc seismic data, collected with the DSS240 and a 4 km streamer, have been added to the holdings of the Data Center. EW9103, a study of deep structure beneath the Marquesas and Society Islands, 05/15/91-06/06/91, using the same equipment, has also been made available.
February 2006
Processed lines from RC2604 (Barbados ridge, southern N. Atlantic) and RC2606 (mcs study of DSDP Hole 504B off Panama) were sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Analog data was collected using a 2.4 km streamer.
2005
December 2005
RC2901 (Chile trench, S. Pacific) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Data was collected using the DSS240 system and a 4 km streamer.
November 2005
RC2308 (Hawaiian ridge 2-ship experiment) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Analog data was collected using a 2.4 km streamer.
August 2005
RC2113 and RC2114 (Norwegian margin and Norwegian - Greenland Sea) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Analog data was collected using a 2.4 km streamer.
July 2005
CH0698 seismic study of nearshore sequences, New Jersey inner continental shelf, conducted aboard the R/V Cape Hatteras, 05/07/98-05/22/98, using the HighRes data acquisition system and a 600 m streamer has been added to Data Center holdings.
Processed lines from RC3001 (Kane Fracture Zone, N. Atlantic) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Data was collected using the DSS240 system and a 4 km streamer.
June 2005
A major addition to Field Data Center inventory was made this month:
- EW0114 SE Indian ridge, south of Australia 12/07/01-01/24/02 using Syntrak with 6 km streamer
- EW9413 Gorda Rise, NE Pacific 09/27/94-10/01/94 using DMS2000 and 4 km streamer
- RC2405 Morocco Leg I 04/30/83-05/14/83 Analog acquisition with 2.4 km streamer
- RC2406 Morocco Leg II 05/18/83-06/02/83 Analog acquisition with 2.4 km streamer
- V3618 Somali basin, Indian Ocean 11/18/80-12/14/80 Analog acquisition with 1.2 km streamer
Processed data for EW9413 (Gorda rise, NE Pacific), EW9409 (Bering Sea), EW9101 (Antarctic peninsula) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG.
April 2005
Processed data for EW9602 (Austral Is., S. Pacific) and EW9103 (Marquesas Is. structure) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG.
March 2005
Processed data for UL9905 (Gulf of California) and CH0698 (New Jersey shelf) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG.
February 2005
A seismic study of the Blanco transform off the Oregon coast, EW0410 (0/20/04-11/03/04), was recently added to the database. The data was collected using Syntrak acquisition system and a 6 km streamer. Data on proprietary hold.
Processed lines from RC2405 and RC2406 (offshore Morocco Legs I & II) and RC2106 (Falkland Is., S. Atlantic) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Analog data was collected using a 2.4 km streamer.
January 2005
EW0408 (08/22/04-09/23/04) seismic study of the continental margin in the Gulf of Alaska was recently added to Data Center holdings. The data was collected using the HighRes system and 750 and 1500 m streamers. Data on proprietary hold.
2004
November 2004
Data focused on the Hess Deep, East Pacific Rise, collected on EW0305 (07/03/03-07/28/03) using the Syntrak acquisition system and a 6 km streamer, have been ingested into the Field Data Center. Data on proprietary hold.
August 2004
Available lines from W0695B (Eel River basin, offshore California) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG.
July 2004
Available lines from EW9501 (Caribbean plate structure) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG.
June 2004
All lines from EW9009 (New Jersey margin) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG.
March 2004
All lines from V3618 (Somali basin, Indian Ocean) sent to Processed Data Center at UTIG. Analog data was collected using a 2.4 km streamer.
2003
October 2003
Initiation of Seismic Reflection Field Data Center database.