USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 86008

Summary for Field Activity Number 86008

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Alternate Leg ID: 86-G-8

Area of Operations: Rodgers Pass, Truxton Swell, Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: June 19, 1986 to June 27, 1986

Chief scientist: John Moody
David Brooks

Objectives: Recover current moorings in Rodgers Pass and deploy current moorings in Rodgers Pass and on Truxton Swell to map flow of slope water between major basins in the Gulf of Maine.

Type of Activity: Mooring work
Recover current moorings
Slope water mapping

Information to be derived: Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Shoreline Erosion

Summary: Rodgers Pass: Mooring 310 deployed. Mooring 301 was not recovered. Multiple lines for XBT/CTD survey deployed. Truxton Swell: Mooring 311 deployed. Multiple lines for XBT/CTD survey deployed.

USGS Project Number:

Contact: John Moody ()

InfoBank: uses the identifier G-8-86-GU. Visit this site for more information.

- Download 86008.kml to view this field activity in Google Earth

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

GYRE

Related Resources:	Station Descriptions	Seismic Line Descriptions	Track Plot	Related Web Site

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