Field Activity Details for field activity 2009-065-FA

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): Sandy Williams, WHOI

Information Specialist(s): Ellyn Montgomery

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Environmental Data: Temperature, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Recover tripods 859 and 860; CTD casts.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2009-11-02

End Date: 2009-11-02

Equipment Used: Digital camera, DGPS, CTD 19+ with OBS, PAR, DO, Chl, GPS (wh), Bottom platform, Temperature and salinity, Pressure, Turbidity, Current

Information to be Derived: Time series data

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Fired releases on tripods at both USGS sites, but no floats were sighted on surface. Fired releases at WHOI tripod site, but no floats were sighted on surface. No tripods were recovered. Performed CTD casts. Tripods were actually recovered on Nov. 9 by divers (2009-076-FA).

Staff: Brandy Armstrong, Patrick Dickhudt, Marinna Martini, Ellyn Montgomery, Christopher Sherwood

Affiliate Staff:
Sandy Williams
WHOI
engineer

Notes: This activity is based on Field Activity 09063.
Project = Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory - Measurements and Modeling Applications, Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory - Measurements and Modeling Applications

Location:

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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