Alternate Leg: ID (113) Area of Operations : Lydonia Canyon, Oceanographer Canyon, Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic Dates: January 23, 1982 to February 1, 1982 Chief scientist: Brad Butman
Objectives: 1) Recover 7 subsurface moorings and 2 tripod moorings; 2) Recover 2 surface buoys (station LCP); 3) Deploy 3 tripods and 13 subsurface moorings; 4) Deploy 7 surface buoys (LCA(1), LCL, GBS, OCA); 5) Conduct detailed hydrographic observations around Lydonia and Oceanographer Canyons; 6) Obtain surface grab samples of 3 long-term stations (LCA, GBA, GBQ); and around Lydonia and Oceanographer Canyons. Type of Activity: Mooring work
Information to be derived: Times series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis
Summary: Moorings Recovered: 9(#229,230,231,232,233,234, 235,236,237); Surface buoy recovered: 1(LCP 2); Moorings deployed: 16(#240,241,242,243,244,245,246,247,248,249, 250,251 all recovered #82020 OCEANUS 122 Jul 6-15, 1982; #252 adrift recovered by fisherman Mar 22, 1982; #253 tipped Jun 11, 1982,float recovered by STATE PRIDE; #254 trap recovered by BEAUFORT SEAHORSE Jun 11, 1982;#255 no recovery information); Surface buoy deployed: 4(#LCA 1,LCL 2,OCA 2,GBS 2) USGS Project Number:
Contact: Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)
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