Other ID: 85-4
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): John Moody
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Recover moorings #290, 291 and 292, and deploy moorings #293, 294 and 295 in Buzzards Bay.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1985-03-28
End Date: 1985-04-09
Equipment Used: Camera- deep sea, Bottom platform
Information to be Derived: Time series data;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Moorings recovered: 3 (#290 deployed FA 85001 ASTERIAS Jan. 14, 1985; #291 and 292 both deployed FA 85002 ASTERIAS Jan. 28, 1985). Moorings deployed: 3 (#293 dragged for but no recovery information; #294 and 295 both recovered FA 85020 ASTERIAS Jun. 19-28, 1985).
Staff: John Larson, John Moody, Joseph S. Newell, William J. Strahle
Affiliate Staff:
Val Wilson - WHOI; Le Kentang - IO
China (Leg 2); Bian Jiaxi - IO
China (Leg 2)
Notes: There were three legs of this cruise: March 28 (Leg 1), March 29 (Leg 2), and April 9 (Leg 3).
Location:
East Phinney Rock, Cleveland Ledge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.65803621 | South: 41.53017005 | West: -70.88150248 | East: -70.68985946 |
Platform(s):
 Asterias |
Butman, B., Signell, R., Shoukimas, P., and Beardsley, R.C., 1988, Current observations in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, 1982-1986; data report: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-5, 211 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr885.
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's report including personnel, daily narrative, and tabulation of information. Covers 3 legs. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera- deep sea | --- | Photo | 1985-006-FA-PH-001 (film collection of TRIPOD 295; 19850409-19850619) |
| Bottom platform | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) | 1985-006-FA-OM-001 (Buzzards Bay mooring data) |
