USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 80009

Summary for Field Activity Number 80009

On-Line Data Resources:	Report	Navigation	GIS	Archive	Geophysics	Sidescan
On-Line Data Resources:	Metadata	Samples	Photography	Time series	Seismics	Publications

Alternate Leg ID: 81

Area of Operations: Mid-Atlantic Shelf, Great South Channel, southern flank Georges Bank, Oceanographer Canyon, Lydonia Canyon, Atlantic Continental Shelf, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: May 23, 1980 to June 1, 1980

Chief scientist: Brad Butman

Objectives: Recover 5 tripods and 4 current moorings; deploy 3 tripods and 3 current moorings; replace surface buoys; conduct CTDs and XBTs; obtain box cores and surface grabs; conduct preliminary sidescan surveys at Georges Bank sandwave area and head of Lydonia Canyon; conduct hydrographic and suspended sediment transects; and collect bathymetry in Lydonia and Oceanographer Canyons.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Mooring work

Information to be derived: Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis
Suspended Sediment Concentrations
Time series data

Summary: CTD Stations: 43; XBTs: 49; Surface Salinity samples: 93; Navigation: 4 tapes; Box cores: 10; Grab samples: 6; Surface samples: 17. Moorings recovered: 9 (#183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, and 192, deployed FA 79035 OCEANUS 77 Dec. 13-20, 1979; and #191, deployed FA 80001 WHITEFOOT Jan. 3-23, 1980). Moorings deployed: 6 (#193, 194, 196, 197, and 198 all recovered FA 80030 OCEANUS 88 Oct. 23-31, 1980; and #195 recovered FA 80034 OCEANUS 90 Nov. 24 - Dec. 3, 1980).

USGS Project Number:

Contact: Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier O-81-80-GK. 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
100727	LOGBOOK	TABLE	1	TECH	MONITOR
100728-100729	PAPER ROLL	FIXED	2	COMP	MONITOR
100730	BINDER	TABLE	1	CURATOR	INVENTORY
100809	ENVELOPE	PRNTOUT	1	LORAN C	MONITOR
C 2086-C 2089	CASSETTE	NSTAR	4	NSTAR	DIGITAL
FD1274-FD1279	FOLDER	PROFILE	6	12K/E/S	ANALOG
FD1280-FD1286	FOLDER	PROFILE	7	SSS	ANALOG
FD1809-FD1810	FOLDER	PROFILE	2	SSS	ANALOG
SA0570-SA0572	MAGTAPE	4-TRACK	3	RECORDER	ANALOG
T 2092	MAGTAPE	NSTAR	1	COMP	DIGITAL
T 2430-T 2435	MAGTAPE	CTD	6	CTD	DATA
TK0403-TK0406*	TRKCHT	MAP	4	COMP	PLOT	TK0417-TK0420
TK0407-TK0408	TRKCHT	MAP	2	COMP	PLOT

Paper/mylar track lines:

Inventory #	Projection	Scale	Form	Source	Map ID	Remarks
403	MER	7	MYLAR	PLOT	1
404	MER	7	MYLAR	PLOT	2	GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL
405	MER	7	MYLAR	PLOT	3	SAND WAVE SURVEY
406	MER	7	MYLAR	PLOT	4	GEORGES BANK SITE K
407	UTM	50	MYLAR	PLOT
408	UTM	50	MYLAR	PLOT
493	?	?	PAPER	PLOT	1	WTFT 81-1 (#81006), FAY 003 (#75022)

Paper seismic/sidescan bottom profiles:

Inventory #	Lines	Folder	Start Time	End Time	Profile Type	Remarks
01274		001	19:30 05/27/1980	22:25 05/27/1980	12K- E/S
01275		002	09:40 05/28/1980	19:40 05/28/1980	12K- E/S
01276		003	19:45 05/28/1980	22:25 05/28/1980	12K- E/S
01277		004	07:30 05/30/1980	13:00 05/30/1980	12K- E/S
01277		004	23:00 05/29/1980	02:20 05/30/1980	12K- E/S	NO DATA 0220-0730 800530
01278		005	20:20 05/30/1980	10:20 05/31/1980	12K- E/S
01279		006	10:30 05/31/1980	00:45 06/01/1980	12K- E/S
01280		001	02:40 05/24/1980	03:24 05/24/1980	SSS-
01281		002	20:36 05/25/1980	22:38 05/25/1980	SSS-
01282		003	19:22 05/27/1980	22:14 05/27/1980	SSS-
01283		004	11:20 05/28/1980	15:24 05/28/1980	SSS-
01284		005	17:20 05/28/1980	19:20 05/28/1980	SSS-
01285		006	18:04 05/29/1980	20:32 05/29/1980	SSS-
01286		007	06:10 05/31/1980	10:02 05/31/1980	SSS-
01809	5	002	17:23 05/28/1980	19:21 05/28/1980	SSS- PLAYBACK
01810	1-5	001	03:18 05/24/1980	18:15 05/28/1980	SSS- PLAYBACK

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
105174	193	USGS-WHFC	BOTTOMPHOTO	TRIPOD 193; 19800525-19801030	WHOI-DL	ORIGINAL B+W
105175	195	USGS-WHFC	BOTTOMPHOTO	TRIPOD 195; 19800527-19801202	WHOI-DL	ORIGINAL B+W

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