Post Field Activity Information for 81002
| Alternate number: | 091 |
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| Platform: | |
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| Submersible: | |
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| Owner-Operator: | WHOI, Woods Hole, MA |
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| Captain: | Paul C. Howland-WHOI, Master |
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| Center Principal: | Brad Butman |
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Affiliate Principal
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| Area of Operations: | Georges Bank, Lydonia Canyon, United States, North America, North Atlantic |
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| Bounding Coordinates | |
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| North: | 41.5 |
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| South: | 40 |
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| West: | -71 |
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| East: | -67 |
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| Start and End Dates: | January 16, 1981 to January 22, 1981 |
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| Start and End Ports: | from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA |
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| Days at Sea: | 7 |
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| Contract: | |
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| Type of Activity: | Sampling
Mooring work
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| 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. |
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| Information to be derived: | Times series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Suspended Sediment Concentrations
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| Data Types (and Media) Produced: | |
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Scientific Party
(USGS): | Brad Butman-Chi Sci; Michael Bothner, David Folger, John Larson, Frank Musialowski, Marlene Noble, Carol Parmenter, Richard Rendigs, Mary Polly Shoukimas, William Strahle; |
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Scientific Party
(affiliate): | Andy Eliason-Eliason Data Services,; Rose Petrecca-WHOI, |
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| Data Curator: | |
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| Scientific Equipment: | Northstar 6000 Loran-C
Gifft E/S
XBT
NBIS CTD and rosette
Van Veen grab
Smith-MacIntyre grab
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| Navigation techniques used: | Northstar Loran, chain 9960, slaves W,Y, prgm 5101 |
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| Summary of Results: | 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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| Number of Stations Occupied: | 3 |
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| Station Description: | |
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| Number of Submersible Dives: | |
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| Continuous Data (in Km): | |
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| Seismic Line Descriptions: | |
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| Track Plot: | |
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| Related Web Sites: | http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1981/81002/archive/index.html |
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| Remarks: | Recovered buoys at GBK from Oct 1980 OCNS 088(#80030) cruise. Recovered Grassle tripod at GBQ from Oct 1980 OCNS 088 cruise. |
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| Contact: | Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov) |
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Report Date: 19:18 12/5/2005 | |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
