USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 87038

Alternate number:

CAMP2-2/LEG 2

Platform:

ALOHA

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

International Underwater Contractors

Captain:

Center Principal:

William Strahle

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Area of Operations:

California, United States, North America, North Pacific

Bounding Coordinates

North:

34.95

South:

34.9

West:

-121.1

East:

-120.75

Start and End Dates:

September 14, 1987 to September 17, 1987

Start and End Ports:

from Ventura, CA to Ventura, CA

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

Project Title:

Cruise Funding Source:

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Objectives:

1) Recover USGS moorings at stations R-8 and R-9. Navigate R-9 using Mini-ranger. 2) Recover USGS bottom tripod(GEOPROBE) at station R-8. 3) Obtain box core samples at R-8, PJ-1 and R-9. 4) Acquire CTD data along one or more cross-shelf transects if time permits.

Information to be derived:

Times series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

David Drake, George Drake, William Strahle, Jim Nicholson, Chris Webb, Bob Chapman;

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

Jim Campbell:Battelle-Ventura

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

CTD system, Mooring recovery gear, GEOPROBE recovery gear

Loran C and Miniranger, Large

Navigation techniques used:

Mini-ranger

Summary of Results:

Box cores: 3; CTD:6; Mooring recovered: 1(#324 deployed #87017 SPROUL May 5-9, 1987)

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

Contact:

William Strahle ()

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