Post Field Activity Information for 80034
| Alternate number: | 90 |
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| Platform: | |
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| Submersible: | |
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| Owner-Operator: | WHOI, Woods Hole, MA |
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| Captain: | Paul C. Howland - WHOI, Master |
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| Center Principal: | Brad Butman |
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Affiliate Principal
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| Area of Operations: | Georges Bank, Lydonia Canyon, United States, North America, North Atlantic |
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| Bounding Coordinates | |
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| North: | 41.5 |
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| South: | 40.25 |
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| West: | -71.5 |
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| East: | -67.4 |
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| Start and End Dates: | November 24, 1980 to December 3, 1980 |
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| Start and End Ports: | from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA |
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| Days at Sea: | 10 |
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| Project Number: | |
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| Project Title: | Lydonia Canyon Sediment Dynamics |
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| Cruise Funding Source: | |
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| Contract: | 14-08-0001-18920 |
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| Type of Activity: | Mooring work
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| Objectives: | Deploy 10 moorings, 1 tripod, 2 buoys; recover 2 tripods, mooring, buoys; collect XBT, CTD, suspended sediment samples in and around Lydonia Canyon; collect bathymetry in canyon axis; collect benthic grabs. |
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| Information to be derived: | Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
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| Data Types (and Media) Produced: | |
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Scientific Party
(USGS): | Brad Butman, Chief Scientist; John Larson, Frank Musialowski, Marlene Noble, Carol Parmenter, Richard Rendigs, Polly Shoukimas, William Strahle |
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Scientific Party
(affiliate): | Andy Eliason - Eliason Data Services; Barry Allen and Ivors Britte - LDGO; Linda Philbin - WHOI |
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| Data Curator: | |
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| Scientific Equipment: | Northstar Loran-C
Gifft E/S
XBT
Neil Brown CTD and rosette sampler
AMF acoustic system
Van Veen grab
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| Navigation techniques used: | Northstar Loran |
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| Summary of Results: | Moorings deployed: 12 (#205, 207, 208, 209, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, and 220 all recovered FA 81009 OCEANUS 95 Apr. 23 - May 6, 1981). Moorings recovered: 2 (#195 and 196 partial, deployed FA 80009 OCEANUS 81 May 23 - Jun. 1, 1980). XBT stations: 37; Surface salinity: 35; Bathmetry surveys at mooring stations: 5; Hydrographic stations: 38. |
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| Number of Stations Occupied: | |
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| Station Description: | |
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| Number of Submersible Dives: | |
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| Continuous Data (in Km): | |
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| Seismic Line Descriptions: | |
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| Track Plot: | |
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| Related Web Sites: | |
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| Remarks: | Too rough to recover Grassles tripod GBQ; 2 surface buoys at K left for recovery during Jan. 1981 cruise. (OCNS 091, FA 81002). |
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| Contact: | Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov) |
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Report Date: 19:11 12/5/2005 | |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
