USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 97008

Alternate number:

OC296

Platform:

OCEANUS

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

Captain:

Center Principal:

William Strahle, Marinna Martini

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Ronald Schlitz - NMFS

Area of Operations:

Great South Channel, Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

40.9

South:

40.2

West:

-69.2

East:

-68

Start and End Dates:

January 12, 1997 to January 17, 1997

Start and End Ports:

from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

Project Title:

Cruise Funding Source:

NOAA

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Mooring work

Objectives:

Deploy GLOBEC moorings #482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, and 494 in Great South Channel.

Information to be derived:

Time series data

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

William Strahle - co-Chief Scientist, Dann Blackwood, Peter Gill, Marinna Martini, Richard Rendigs

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

NMFS: Ronald Schlitz - co-Chief Sci, James Manning; NOAA: Judith Gray; Eliason Data WHOI: Steven Cross, Lauren Stein; Bowdoin College: Jennifer Frese

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

Mooring gear. Site 3: 40d51.798N, 68d40.013W. Surface Mooring 482 (VMCM, Seacat). Site 2: 40d51.249N, 68d49.006W. Surface Mooring 483. Site 9: 40d42.000N, 68d40.497W. Surface Mooring 484. Site 9: 40d41.871N, 68d40.530W. Tripod 485 (ADCP, Seacat). Site 3: 40d51.857N, 68d39.998W. Tripod 486 (ADCP, Seacat). Site 4: 40d52.035N, 68d30.625W. Surface Mooring 487A & B (2VMCM, Seacat). Site 4: 40d51.993N, 68d30.503W. Tripod 488 (ADCP, Seacat). Site 8: 40d14.722N, 68d10.198W. Surface Mooring 489. Site 7: 40d31.005N, 68d17.174W. Surface Mooring 490. Site 5: 40d42.997N, 68d14.502W. Surface Mooring 491 (VACM). Site 5: 40d42.947N, 68d24.400W. Tripod 492 (ADCP, Seacat). Site 6: 40d37.610N, 68d2.363W. Surface Mooring 493. Site 1: 40d48.992N, 69d09.026W. Surface Mooring 494C (VACM).

Navigation techniques used:

Summary of Results:

Moorings deployed: 13 (#482, 483, and 484, recovered FA 97034 OCEANUS OC306 Jun. 19-22, 1997 and redeployed with same number; #485 recovered Nov. 5, 1997 by NOAA vessel, no information; #486, 487, 489, 490, 492, and 493, recovered FA 97039 OCEANUS OC311 Aug. 16-27, 1997; #488 and 491 LOST, no information; #494 recovered Mar. - Apr. 1997, no information, redeployed FA 97034 OCEANUS Jun. 19-22, 1997, no recovery information).

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

Information derived from pre-field activity report and mooring log.

Contact:

Joseph Newell ()

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