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Field Activity Details for field activity 1994-021-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):

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Recover tripod and three moorings.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Portsmouth, NH

End Port/Location: Portsmouth, NH

Start Date: 1994-08-01

End Date: 1994-08-01

Equipment Used: GPS (wh), Bottom platform

Information to be Derived: Time series data;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Moorings 433, 435 and 436 not recovered because they could not be released from their anchors with acoustic release gear. Tripod 434 recovered without incident. Mooring recovered: 1 (#434 deployed MARLIN FA 94034 Mar. 24-26, 1994).

Staff: Peter W. Gill, Marinna Martini, Joseph S. Newell

Affiliate Staff:
Eric Brooks - National Assoc. of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); Sandra Werner - WHOI

Notes: Project = W. Gulf of Maine, W. Gulf of Maine

Location:

Cape Porpoise, Kennebeck, western Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Boundaries
North: 43.65 South: 43.6 West: -69.6 East: -69.55

Platform(s):

photo of Gulf Challenger
Gulf Challenger

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Documents associated with this activity

Title Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's report including personnel, equipment, tabulated information.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS (wh) --- Navigation
Bottom platform --- Mooring (physical oceanography)
1994-021-FA-OM-001 (ECOHAB I mooring data)

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