USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 78038

Alternate number:

Platform:

WHITEFOOT

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

Roy Campbell, Vineyard Haven, MA

Captain:

Roy Campbell

Center Principal:

Brad Butman

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Area of Operations:

South Atlantic Bight, Georgia, South Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

32.6

South:

32.3

West:

-78.6

East:

-78.3

Start and End Dates:

December 13, 1978 to December 13, 1978

Start and End Ports:

from Georgetown, SC to Georgetown, SC

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

Project Title:

Cruise Funding Source:

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Mooring work

Objectives:

Recover bottom tripod system (mooring #153). The instrument package had not been recovered as planned on an earlier cruise due to unknown failure in recovery system. (An unsuccessful attempt to recover by grappling was made on a University of Miami cruise, November 7-17, 1978, aboard the COLUMBUS ISELIN CI7808 (78039).) We planned to recover by grappling. USGS personnel were onboard this cruise for the recovery only and did not transit with the vessel.

Information to be derived:

Times series data

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

Brad Butman-chi sci; William Strahle-engineer;

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

Bottom Tripod

Navigation techniques used:

Summary of Results:

The tripod system was generally free of biological growth. The penetrators in the camera, strobe and battery had severely corroded and the entire system flooded. The film was not entirely wet however and has been sent for processing.

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

This recovery terminates the bottom sediment transport observation in the South Atlantic Bight for FY 1979.

Contact:

Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

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