USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 86005

Alternate number:

Platform:

ASTERIAS

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

Captain:

Center Principal:

John Moody- Leg 2,3

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Area of Operations:

Martha's Vineyard Sound, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

41.95

South:

41.4

West:

-70.8

East:

-70.2

Start and End Dates:

April 28, 1986 to April 30, 1986

Start and End Ports:

from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

Project Title:

Cruise Funding Source:

Sea Grant and Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Mooring work

Objectives:

Recover mooring #308 in Vineyard Sound. Recover two tripods (#305, 306) and three subsurface moorings (#307)in Cape Cod Bay.

Information to be derived:

Time series data

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

John Moody (Legs 2,3); William Strahle (Legs 1,2,3) John Larson (Legs 1,2,3); Joseph Newell (Legs 1,2,3);

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

WHOI: Wayne Spencer (Legs 2,3); Peter Zeeb (Legs 2,3)

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

Bottom Tripod
Mooring gear

Navigation techniques used:

Summary of Results:

Moorings recovered: 4 (#305,306,307 all deployed #86034 ASTERIAS Feb. 10-14, 1986; #308 deployed #86001 ASTERIAS Feb. 25, 1986)

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

This is a joint project with Dave Aubrey at WHOI designed to investigate sediment movement at two potential dredge spoil disposal areas in Cape Cod Bay.

Contact:

Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

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