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Summary for Field Activity Number 81002

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Alternate Leg: ID (091)

Area of Operations : Georges Bank, Lydonia Canyon, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: January 16, 1981 to January 22, 1981

Chief scientist: Brad Butman
   

Objectives: Collect CTD and suspended matter samples in Lydonia Canyon, deploy 2 moorings in Lydonia. Collect grabs near LB312 (for texture, trace metals, petroleum hydro, benthos); collect grabs at 4 long-term stations for benthic seasonal and transport changes; collect grabs to map surficial sediment in Lydonia Canyon.

Type of Activity: Sampling;Mooring work;

Information to be derived: Times series data;Samples and Chemical Analysis;Suspended Sediment Concentrations;

Summary: Moorings deployed:2 (#221, 222 both recovered #81009 OCEANUS 095 Apr 23-May 6, 1981; Mooring recovered:1(#206 deployed #80030 OCEANUS 088 Oct 23-31, 1980); XBT s:13; CTD s:18; Surface salinity samples:28; Surface grab samples:104

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Contact: Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform: OCEANUS

Platform Info:
photo of OCEANUS
OCEANUS
On-Line Resources: Station Descriptions Seismic Line DescriptionsTrack PlotRelated Web Site

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

Comprehensive listing of data items by form :

Inventory #Data TypeFormFormatAmountSourceNatureRemarks
100813BINDERGRAPH1INSTRUMENTMONITOR
100814BINDERGRAPH1XBTSTRIPCHART
100815FOLDER-OPPRNTOUT1COMPMONITOR
T 2424-T 2429MAGTAPECTD6CTDDATA
100808LOGBOOKTABLE1TECHMONITOR*1980,81 #80034

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
105182221USGS-WHFCBOTTOMPHOTOTRIPOD 221; 19810120-19810428WHOI-DLORIGINAL COLOR

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