Summary for Field Activity Number 03011

Alternate Leg ID: PASTA

Area of Operations: Chienti River, Civitinova, Italy, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Europe, North Atlantic

Dates: February 11, 2003 to February 22, 2003

Chief scientist: Christopher Sherwood
   Office of Naval Research (funding)
    Chuck Nittrouer (Univ. of Washington)

Objectives: Service EuroSTRATAFORM moorings and tripods; perform sidescan-sonar surveys.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Mooring work
Seafloor mapping
Photography

Information to be derived: Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis
Suspended Sediment Concentrations
Sea Floor Map

Summary: Moorings recovered: 3 (#701, 702, and 703 all deployed FA 02053 GARCIA DEL CID Nov. 7-13, 2002). Moorings deployed: 3 (#711, 712, and 713 all recovered FA 03012 SEWARD JOHNSON II May 26 - Jun. 3, 2003). Sidescan survey: These data were returned to USGS-Woods Hole for processing.

USGS Project Number: 2921-AND06 - Project Description

Contact: Christopher Sherwood (csherwood@usgs.gov)

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