Other ID: 77-4
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): James V. A. Trumbull
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Recover second Scripps current mooring deployed January 22 (FA 77001).
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1977-02-18
End Date: 1977-02-18
Equipment Used: Raytheon radar, Bottom platform
Information to be Derived: Time series data;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Meter #2 in canyon axis at depth 410 meters recovered successfully, results not known at time of cruise report submission. (Meter #1 in canyon axis at depth 220 m recorded currents 80-90 cm/sec down canyon for the 3 days deployed, recovered 1/25/1977 (#77002).)
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 SIO, Fran Shepard. Recovered second Scripps current mooring.
Project = Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op, Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op
Location:
Rio de la Plata submarine canyon, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 18.65 | South: 18.45 | West: -66.35 | East: -66.2 |
Platform(s):
 Jean A |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Tabulation of cruise data for fiscal year 1977 as part of the Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-Op. Includes information for several field activities and a location map. |
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Brief cruise report including personnel, equipment and some result comments. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raytheon radar | --- | Navigation | |
| Bottom platform | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) |
