USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 98036

Alternate number:

OC328-1

Platform:

OCEANUS

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

Captain:

Lawrence T. Bearse - WHOI, Master

Center Principal:

Rich Signell

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Area of Operations:

Casco Bay, Jordan Basin, Gulf of Maine, Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

43.75

South:

43.65

West:

-69.95

East:

-69.85

Start and End Dates:

August 4, 1998 to August 6, 1998

Start and End Ports:

from Woods Hole, MA to Portland, ME

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

7241-62030

Project Title:

ECOHAB Gulf of Maine

Cruise Funding Source:

ECOHAB Gulf of Maine Project (UNOLS)

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Mooring work

Objectives:

Recover moorings in Casco Bay Region.

Information to be derived:

Time series data

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

Marinna Martini, mooring operations engineer; Rich Signell, scientist responsible for moorings

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

WHOI: Craig Marquette, Dan MacDonald, Charles Stock, Rochelle Ugstad

Data Curator:

Rich Signell

Scientific Equipment:

Sensors - temperature and salinity
Sensors - pressure

Navigation techniques used:

Summary of Results:

Moorings recovered: 4 (#522, 523, 524 and 525 all deployed FA 98025 OCEANUS 320, Mar. 30 - Apr. 3, 1998). CTD casts:

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

Four moorings recovered at three locations in the Casco Bay area. CTD profiles were collected at each mooring location.

Contact:

Rich Signell (rsignell@usgs.gov)

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