Summary for Field Activity Number 1991-017-FA

Alternate Leg ID: 91-2

Area of Operations: Massachusetts Bay, Stellwagen Basin, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: June 16, 1991 to June 19, 1991

Objectives: Recover surface moorings, guard buoys and bottom tripod systems at 8 locations in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. The moored array is part of a study of coastal circulation and sediment transport conducted by scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the University of New Hampshire, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

Type of Activity: Mooring work

Information to be derived: Time series data

Summary: Moorings recovered: 4 (#370, 371 and 372 deployed FA 91003 OCEANUS 234, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 1991; #373 deployed FA 91004 ARGO MAINE, Feb. 7, 1991).

USGS Project Number: MASSACHUSETTS BAY

Contact: Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)

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