USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 90035

Alternate number:

MARL-90-1

Platform:

MARLIN

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

Captain:

Center Principal:

Brad Butman

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Area of Operations:

Massachusetts Bay, Stellwagen Basin, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

42.35

South:

42.1

West:

-70.45

East:

-70.25

Start and End Dates:

September 11, 1990 to September 13, 1990

Start and End Ports:

from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

Project Title:

Cruise Funding Source:

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Mooring work

Objectives:

Deploy current moorings in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays to study circulation patterns. Instruments supplement moored array currently deployed by WHOI and UNH as part of Massachusetts Bays program.

Information to be derived:

Time series data
Suspended Sediment Concentrations

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

Brad Butman, William Strahle, Kendall Banks

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

Jim Irish, Ken Morey, John Woods (University of New Hampshire)

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

Mooring gear

Navigation techniques used:

Summary of Results:

Moorings deployed: 4 (#352, 353, 354 and 355 all recovered FA 91001 OCEANUS Jan. 14-15, 1991).

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/07/awards.html

Remarks:

Contact:

Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

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