USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 86008

Alternate number:

86-G-8

Platform:

GYRE

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

Captain:

Center Principal:

John Moody

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

David Brooks

Area of Operations:

Rodgers Pass, Truxton Swell, Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

43.1666667

South:

42.33333

West:

-68.5

East:

-67

Start and End Dates:

June 19, 1986 to June 27, 1986

Start and End Ports:

from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

Project Title:

Cruise Funding Source:

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Mooring work
Recover current moorings
Slope water mapping

Objectives:

Recover current moorings in Rodgers Pass and deploy current moorings in Rodgers Pass and on Truxton Swell to map flow of slope water between major basins in the Gulf of Maine.

Information to be derived:

Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Shoreline Erosion

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

John Moody; William Strahle; Richard Rendigs

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

David Brooks, Chief Scientist

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

Mooring gear

Navigation techniques used:

Summary of Results:

Rodgers Pass: Mooring 310 deployed. Mooring 301 was not recovered. Multiple lines for XBT/CTD survey deployed. Truxton Swell: Mooring 311 deployed. Multiple lines for XBT/CTD survey deployed.

Number of Stations Occupied:

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Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

Contact:

John Moody ()

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