USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 99003

Alternate number:

339

Platform:

OCEANUS

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

Captain:

Lawrence T. Bearse - WHOI, Master

Center Principal:

Marinna Martini

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Ron Schlitz - National Marine Fisheries, Woods Hole

Area of Operations:

Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

41.3

South:

41.05

West:

-67.3

East:

-67.2

Start and End Dates:

Mar 17, 1999 to Mar 25, 1999

Start and End Ports:

from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

7241-62310

Project Title:

Globec

Cruise Funding Source:

National Marine Fisheries

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Mooring work

Objectives:

Deploy moorings and tripods #555 through 567 on Georges Bank at Sites 1 through 7.

Information to be derived:

Time series data

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

time series

Scientific Party
(USGS):

At sea deployment: Marinna Martini, Jonathan Borden, Jason Hyatt, Jessica Cote; Shoreside mobilization: Marinna Martini, Jonathan Borden, Jessica Cote, Joseph Newell (painting, welding and loading), Robert Barton (loading), Raymond Davis and William Strahle (new tripod design)

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

Ron Schlitz, Jim Manning - NMFS; Brian Guest - WHOI

Data Curator:

Fran Hotchkiss

Scientific Equipment:

Mooring gear
Trucks on loading and unloading days
Pengo winch - WHOI

Navigation techniques used:

GPS

Summary of Results:

Moorings deployed: 13 (#555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566 and 567, all recovered FA 99004 EDWIN LINK Jun. 14-23, 1999).

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

Deploy mooring numbers 555-567.

Contact:

Jessica Cote ()

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