USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 79002

Summary for Field Activity Number 79002

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Alternate Leg ID: 56

Area of Operations: mid-Atlantic shelf, Wilmington Canyon, Mud Patch, Great South Channel, Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: Mar 6, 1979 to Mar 15, 1979

Chief scientist: Brad Butman

Objectives: Deploy 3 tripods (#168, 169), 3 current moorings (7 instruments, #172) and buoy; recover 5 tripods systems (#155, 156, 158, 160) and 5 current moorings (#165, 8 instruments); and obtain gravity cores.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Mooring work

Information to be derived: Time series data
Suspended Sediment Concentrations

Summary: Recovered moorings: 12 (#155, 156, 158, 159, 160, 161 [partial recovery, current meter missing], 163, and 165, all deployed FA 78031 ATLANTIS II 103 Sep. 28 - Oct. 5, 1978; #166 and 167 deployed FA 78035 WHITEFOOT Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 1978; #169 and 173 both deployed FA 79002 OCEANUS 56 Mar. 6-15, 1979). Deployed moorings: 6 (#168 [no recovery information]; 169 [grapple recovery on deploying cruise]; 170 [no recovery information]; 171 and 172 both recovered FA 79021 OCEANUS 67 Aug. 6-13, 1979; 173 [recovered on deploying cruise]).

USGS Project Number:

Contact: Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier O-56-79-NA. Visit this site for more information.

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

OCEANUS

Related Resources:	Station Descriptions	Seismic Line Descriptions	Track Plot	Related Web Site

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

Comprehensive listing of data items by form:

Inventory #	Form	Format	Amount	Source	Nature	Remarks
100484	LOGBOOK	TABLE	1	TECH	MONITOR
FD0985-FD0987	FOLDER	PROFILE	3	12K	ANALOG	GEORGES BANK
FD0988-FD0993	FOLDER	PROFILE	6	SSS	ANALOG	MID ATL SITE D GEORGES BANK
TK0307-TK0310	TRKCHT	MAP	4	PLOTTER	COPY

Paper/mylar track lines:

Inventory #	Projection	Scale	Form	Source	Map ID	Remarks
307	?	?	MYLAR	PLOT	1	SITE A
308	?	?	MYLAR	PLOT	2	SITE D
309	?	?	MYLAR	PLOT	3	SITE L
310	?	?	MYLAR	PLOT	4	WEST OF SITE L

Paper seismic/sidescan bottom profiles:

Inventory #	Folder	Start Time	End Time	Profile Type	Remarks
00985	001	09:50 03/12/1979	16:55 03/12/1979	12K-	GB-WEST OF SITE L
00986	002	22:40 03/12/1979	03:00 03/13/1979	12K-	GB-WEST OF SITE L
00986	002	18:37 03/12/1979	22:40 03/12/1979	12K-	GB-WEST OF SITE L
00987	003	00:05 03/14/1979	00:15 03/14/1979	12K-	GB-SITE A
00987	003	00:22 03/14/1979	03:20 03/14/1979	12K-	GB-SITE A
00988	001	16:40 03/08/1979	17:48 03/08/1979	SSS-	MA-SITE D
00989	002	09:35 03/12/1979	13:25 03/12/1979	SSS-	GB-SITE L
00990	003	13:39 03/12/1979	15:45 03/12/1979	SSS-	GB-SITE L
00990	003	15:50 03/12/1979	16:50 03/12/1979	SSS-	GB-SITE L
00991	004	18:37 03/12/1979	20:28 03/12/1979	SSS-	GB-WEST OF SITE L
00992	005	00:59 03/13/1979	00:30 03/13/1979	SSS-	GB-WEST OF SITE L
00992	005	20:30 03/12/1979	00:54 03/13/1979	SSS-	GB-WEST OF SITE L
00993	006	00:05 03/14/1979	03:20 03/14/1979	SSS-	GB-SITE A

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 #	Source	Data Type	Contents	Location	Remarks
105161	168	USGS-WHFC	BOTTOMPHOTO	TRIPOD 168; 19790309-19790700	WHOI-DL	ORIGINAL COLOR
105162	169	USGS-WHFC	BOTTOMPHOTO	TRIPOD 169; 19790310-19790314	WHOI-DL	ORIGINAL COLOR
105163	170	USGS-WHFC	BOTTOMPHOTO	TRIPOD 170; 19790307-19790700	WHOI-DL	ORIGINAL COLOR

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