Other ID: OC131; M-06; BLM M-6; BTF M-6
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Rendigs
Affiliate Investigator(s): George Hampson (WHOI)
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Visual Identification: Ground Truthing, Seismics: Air Gun / Water Gun, Seismics: Boomer, Seismics: Bubble Gun, Seismics: Sparker, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect bottom grab samples, rocking chair dredge samples, otter trawl samples, bottom still photographs, XBT casts, and other hydrographic measurements for the Georges Bank benthic monitoring program.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1982-11-19
End Date: 1982-11-28
Equipment Used: Camera- deep sea, Grab sampler, Loran-C, Mooring tripod, Geomechanique streamer
Information to be Derived: Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Bottom grab samples: 6; Van Veen samples: 67; Rocking chair dredge; Otter trawl; Still photos; XBTs: 19.
Staff: Lawrence Poppe, Richard Rendigs, Carol M. Parmenter
Affiliate Staff:
WHOI: George Hampson - Ch. Sci.
Stephen Page - Sr. Research Asst.
Rick Laubly - navigator/research asst.; Battelle Marine Laboratory: Paul Banas - co-Ch. Sci./Marine Biologist/Data Manager
William Johnson - tech.
Constance Delano - Marine Science Tech.
Ann Levandowski - Tech.; Science Applications
Inc. (SAI): Robert Sims
Jr. - Assoc. Chemist
Robin Roberston - Ocean Engineer
Notes: No USGS post-cruise report found; information derived from pre-cruise report and WHOI cruise report. Original Center People field contained: Richard Rendigs - geologist, Lawrence Poppe - geologist, Carol Parmenter - oceanographer.
Project = Georges Bank Sediment and Organism Monitoring Program, Georges Bank Sediment and Organism Monitoring Program
Location:
Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42 | South: 40.25 | West: -71 | East: -66.5 |
Platform(s):
 Oceanus |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera- deep sea | --- | Photo | |
| Grab sampler | --- | Biology Geology | 1982-038-FA-SC-001 (GRAB samples) |
| Loran-C | --- | Navigation | 1982-038-FA-LN-001 (Digital tapes of NV, NV-EDIT, and NV-NSTAR-UNEDIT data: inv. # 1010, 1045, and 2711 thru 2713.) |
| Mooring tripod | --- | Ground Truthing | |
| Geomechanique streamer | --- | Air Gun / Water Gun |
