USGS Woods Hole, MA Field Activity Report for 03048

Alternate number:

Platform:

DAN MOORE

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

Cape Fear Community College

Captain:

Steve Bueth

Center Principal:

Marinna Martini

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

University of South Carolina

Area of Operations:

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic, Earth

Bounding Coordinates

North:

33.7745

South:

33.6494

West:

-78.8495

East:

-78.6819

Start and End Dates:

October 27, 2003 to October 28, 2003

Start and End Ports:

from Wilmington, NC to Wilmington, NC

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

2921-0EJ10 - Project Description

Project Title:

Myrtle Beach

Cruise Funding Source:

South Carolina Coastal Erosion Studies

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Mooring work
Sampling

Objectives:

Deploy tripods #720, 722, 724, 726, 728, 730, 731, 732 and 733.

Information to be derived:

Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Suspended Sediment Concentrations

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Time Series

Scientific Party
(USGS):

Shipping: Robert Barton; at sea: Jonathan Borden, Stephen Ruane, Marinna Martini, John Warner; shoreside prep in the field: Dan Hanes; instrument prep at WHFC: Andree Ramsey

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

University of South Carolina (USC): George Voulgaris, Ben Gutierrez, Stefanie Olney, Duncan Smith, USC divers & students

Data Curator:

Fran Lightsom

Scientific Equipment:

Mooring gear
Sensors-temperature and salinity
Sensors-pressure
Sensors-turbidity
Sensor-current

USC will also be deploying tripods and moorings. Cape Fears sediment sampler was used.

Navigation techniques used:

DGPS

Summary of Results:

First deployment of tripods. No data will be available until the recovery. Moorings deployed: 9 (#720, 722, 724, 726, 728, 731, 732 and 733, all recovered FA 04007 DAN MOORE Jan. 20-30, 2004; #730 recovered FA 04008 DAN MOORE Apr. 23-24, 2004).

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

Remarks:

This field activity is associated with FA 03046, FA 04007 and FA 04008. See paper and electronic mooring logs for additional information regarding deployment and recovery dates and relationships between 720-series and 740-series moorings.

Contact:

Marinna Martini (mmartini@usgs.gov)

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