U.S. National Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Pool

PI Data Assessment Form ( print version MSword)
Please fill out near the completion of your cruise

Cruise Evaluation Form
Name:
Ship:
Dates:
Location of work:
Institutional Instrument Contributor(s):
      LDEO
SIO
WHOI
Instrument type Number used Deployments Recording Duration
active
passive
hybrid

Recording parameters (sensors, sample rates, data streams, etc):

Please rate the following questions from 1 (low) to 5 (high)
1. How well does the data return meet the objectives of your work?
1 2 3 4 5

2. What fraction of the OBSs returned complete data (all components, entire duration of experiment)
1 2 3 4 5

3. What fraction of OBSs returned partial data?
1 2 3 4 5

4. What percent of the total dataset (OBS days, shots, etc) was returned?
1 2 3 4 5

5. Were the data delivered to the scientific party and the DMC in a timely manner and in the fomat expected?
1 2 3 4 5

6. Were the post-cruise communications with the OBSIP adequate?
1 2 3 4 5

7. Were you made aware of information that the PI needs to provide along with data submittal?
1 2 3 4 5

8. Were you given an accurate characterization of the instruments and data, including transfer functions?
1 2 3 4 5

9. Describe the main data problems (if any) encountered in this experiment.

10. Please provide suggestions for improving data delivery and quality.

11. Will the data obtained enable the scientific objectives to be met?
1 2 3 4 5

Please comment.


   

The results of this evaluation form will be distributed to the OBSIP Management and Oversight committees.

John Collins, Chair of the OBSIP Management Committee
Department of Geology and Geophysics, MS#22
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
(508) 289-2733
jcollins@whoi.edu

Further comments or questions can be directed to:

Douglas R. Toomey
Chair of the OBSIP Oversight Committee
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
(541) 346-5576
drt@uoregon.edu