USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 85024

Alternate number:

85G-07-3

Platform:

GYRE

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

Captain:

Center Principal:

Brad Butman

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Area of Operations:

Rogers Pass, Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

42.6666666666667

South:

42.3166666666667

West:

-68.8333333333333

East:

-68.5166666666667

Start and End Dates:

July 24, 1985 to July 26, 1985

Start and End Ports:

from Boothbay Harbor, Maine to Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

Project Title:

Cruise Funding Source:

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Seafloor mapping
Mooring work

Objectives:

To deploy a single current meter mooring #301 in Rodgers Pass, in the sill between Georges Bank and Wilkinson Basin. The mooring will monitor the seasonal flow of slope water between these two basins and will complement measurements by D. Brooks (TAMU) in Wilkinson Basin.

Information to be derived:

Time series data
Bathymetric Maps

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

Brad Butman (Chi-Sci); Michael Bothner, John Moody, Carol Parmenter, John Larson, Gregory Dilisio;

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

Mooring gear

Navigation techniques used:

Summary of Results:

Bathymetry:?; XBT Stations: 20; Mooring deployed: 1(#301 recovered #86011 EDWIN LINK Jul. 20 - Aug. 1, 1986 with #86012 MARY LOUISE Jul. 20-22, 1986.)

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

Contact:

Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

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