USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 81034

Alternate number:

OC104

Platform:

OCEANUS

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

Captain:

Michael Palmieri - WHOI, Captain

Center Principal:

Brad Butman

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Area of Operations:

Lydonia Canyon, Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

41.4994444444444

South:

40.3333333333333

West:

-70.216111111

East:

-67.412222222

Start and End Dates:

September 25, 1981 to October 2, 1981

Start and End Ports:

from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

Project Title:

Sediment Dynamics

Cruise Funding Source:

USGS/NSF

Contract:

14-08-0001-18920

Type of Activity:

Mooring work

Objectives:

Recover 2 tripods and 4 subsurface moorings. Deploy 2 tripods and 6 subsurface moorings (2 w/ deep instrument package). Set 2 surface marker buoys. Collect surface grab samples at A, Q, and LCA for biology. Deploy and recover experimental water sampling system. Collect surface grab samples around Station K.

Information to be derived:

Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Equipment recovery and deployment

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

Brad Butman, Michael Bothner, John Larson, Frank Musialowski, Marlene Noble, Carol Parmenter, Lawrence Poppe, Richard Rendigs, Mary Polly Shoukimas, William Strahle, Arnold Tanner

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

Rose Petrecca - WHOI

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

Gifft echo-sounder
XBT
Neil Brown Institute Systems CTD and rosette sampler
AMF acoustic command system
Van Veen grab

Navigation techniques used:

Loran-C

Summary of Results:

Moorings deployed: 10 (#229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, and 237, all recovered FA 82001 OCEANUS Jan. 26 - Feb. 4, 1982; and #238 recovered this cruise). Surface buoys deployed: 4 (A,B,O,P). Surface buoys recovered: 2 (R,V). Moorings recovered: 7 (#223, 224, 225, 226, 227, and 228 all deployed FA 81009 OCEANUS 095 Apr. 23 - May 6, 1981; #238 deployed this cruise). CTD stations: 35; XBT stations: 25; Surface salinity samples: 56; Surface grab samples: 58; Bathymetric survey.

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

Contact:

Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

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