USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 82001

Alternate number:

OC113

Platform:

OCEANUS

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

Captain:

Paul C. Howland - Master, WHOI

Center Principal:

Brad Butman

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Area of Operations:

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

Bounding Coordinates

North:

41.25

South:

40.5

West:

-70.4

East:

-67.5

Start and End Dates:

January 26, 1982 to February 4, 1982

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

Contract:

14-08-0001-18920

Type of Activity:

Mooring work

Objectives:

Recover 2 tripods and 7 subsurface moorings; deploy 3 tripods and 10 subsurface moorings; deploy 3 sediment trap moorings at Mobil Lease Block 312; deploy 5 surface marker buoys and others as required; collect surface grab samples at Station A; and conduct CTD and XBT observations around Lydonia and Oceanographer Canyons.

Information to be derived:

Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

Brad Butman, Michael Bothner, John Larson, Frank Musialowski, Marlene Noble, Carol Parmenter, Richard Rendigs, Mary Polly Shoukimas, William Strahle, Donald McElroy

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

Andrew Eliason - Eliason Data Services; Patricia Hughes - Mass. CZM

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

18 Anchors
14 Steel floats
10 Ring stands for floats
3 Tripods
2 Deep tripods
6 Chain boxes
3 Deck boxes
1 Hydro winch
3 Air triggers
2 Grab samplers
2 Grappling hooks
2 Release racks
5 Surface buoys
2 Sediment trap racks
3 Wire baskets
Payout stand
Wire spools
AMF release gear
CTD recording equipment (deck unit, XY plotter, FM recorder 9T tape drive)
3 Current meter racks
Apple II computer
Suspended-matter filtration equipment
DO titration equipment
freezer
refrigerator
WHOI supplied: Gifft echosounder
2 XBT recorders
1 launcher
Hydro winch and termination

Navigation techniques used:

Northstar Loran-C 6000

Summary of Results:

Moorings recovered: 9 (#229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237). Surface buoy recovered: 1 (LCP 2). Moorings deployed: 16 (#240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251 all recovered FA 82020 OCEANUS 122 Jul. 6-15, 1982; #252 adrift recovered by fisherman Mar. 22, 1982; #253 tipped Jun. 11, 1982, float recovered by STATE PRIDE; #254 trap recovered by BEAUFORT SEAHORSE Jun. 11, 1982; #255 no recovery information). Surface buoys deployed: 4 (#LCA 1, LCL 2, OCA 2, GBS 2). Sediment grabs: 5; CTD stations: 42; XBT stations: 31; Bathymetric surveys: 6.

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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