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Field Activity Details for field activity 1998-047-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Marinna Martini

Affiliate Investigator(s): Steve Ramp, Naval Postgraduate School

Information Specialist(s): Frances Lightsom

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Recover 3 moorings (#510, 511 and 512) from the Farallons dump site.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Moss Landing, CA

End Port/Location: Moss Landing, CA

Start Date: 1998-11-03

End Date: 1998-11-05

Equipment Used: DGPS, Bottom platform

Information to be Derived: Time series data;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sediment Transport Group mooring numbers 510-512. Moorings recovered: 3 (#510, 511 and 512 all deployed FA 97045 POINT SUR Nov. 11-14, 1997).

Staff: Robert Barton, Jonathan Borden, Marinna Martini, Joseph S. Newell, Richard Rendigs, William J. Strahle

Affiliate Staff:
USGS Western Coastal and Marine Team: Marlene Noble; Naval Postgraduate School: Kurt Collins
Marla Stone

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Marinna Martini - cruise and shore mobilization, William Strahle - shore mobilization support, Richard Rendigs - cruise and shore mobilization, Joseph Newell - return shipping, if there is a problem, Robert Barton - cleanup of gear, repair of equipment at MOF, Jonathan Borden - mobilization support at MOF.
Project = Farallon Circulation Disposal Rates, Farallon Circulation Disposal Rates

Location:

Farallon Islands, California, United States, North America, North Pacific;

Boundaries
North: 37.6586 South: 37.3386 West: -123.367 East: -123.2

Platform(s):

photo of Point Sur
Point Sur

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
DGPS --- Navigation
Bottom platform --- Mooring (physical oceanography)
1998-047-FA-OM-001 (mooring data)

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