Field Activity Details for field activity 1977-002-FA

Other ID: 77-01; 77-4

Status: Completed

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

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Principal Investigator(s): James V. A. Trumbull

Affiliate Investigator(s): Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Recover Scripps current meters.

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Start Date: 1977-01-25

End Date: 1977-01-25

Equipment Used: Echosounder, Raytheon radar, Bottom platform

Information to be Derived: Time series data;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Recovered Scripps current meter #1 in canyon axis, 220 m depth; recorded currents 80-90 cm/sec down-canyon for the 3 days.

Staff: Nelson Espinell, Jose R. Muniz, James V. A. Trumbull

Affiliate Staff:
Cintron - PR DNR
Alonso - PR DNR; Gary Sullivan - Scripps
Neil Marshall - Scripps

Notes: Informal cooperation with Fran Shepard, SIO.
Project = Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op, Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op

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Rio de la Plata submarine canyon, Puerto Rico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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