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Summary for Field Activity Number 78018

Area of Operations: South Carolina shelf, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: July 13, 1978 to July 14, 1978

Chief scientist: Brad Butman
   

Objectives: The WHITEFOOT cruise was part of a continuing study of currents and sediment transport on the U.S. east coast Continental Shelf. The purpose of the cruise was to recover 2 bottom tripods and deploy 1 tripod on the South Carolina shelf, to conduct hydrographic observations (XBT), to relight 2 surface marker buoys at the tripod site locations, and to obtain samples of surface sediments at the tripod locations.

Type of Activity: Mooring work

Information to be derived: Time series data

Summary: Moorings recovered: 1 (#147 deployed FA 78009 ISELIN Apr. 10-15, 1978). Moorings deployed: 2 (#152 recovered FA 78039 ISELIN Nov. 14-17, 1978; and #153 recovered FA 78038 WHITEFOOT Dec. 13, 1978). Surface salinity samples: 10; Surface grab samples: 2; XBT: 10.

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Contact: Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier W-1-78-SE. Visit this site for more information.

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of WHITEFOOT
WHITEFOOT

The following materials for this field activity are available in the Information Archives:

Films (35 and 16mm) containing original data films and archived data microfilm. Original films are stored in the WHOI Data Library/Archive film vault. Cabinet storage is in the USGS-WHSC Data Library/Archive.

Inventory #Other #SourceData TypeContentsLocationRemarks
105153152USGS-WHFCBOTTOMPHOTOTRIPOD 152; 19780713-19781115WHOI-DLORIGINAL COLOR
105154153USGS-WHFCBOTTOMPHOTOTRIPOD 153; 19780713-19781213WHOI-DLORIGINAL COLOR
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