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Field Activity Details for field activity 1994-034-FA

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Other ID: 94-1

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Richard Signell

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Deploy 4 current meter arrays (#433, 434, 435 and 436) near Kennebec and Cape Porpoise, Gulf of Maine.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Boston, MA

End Port/Location: Boston, MA

Start Date: 1994-03-24

End Date: 1994-03-26

Equipment Used: Bottom platform

Information to be Derived: Time series data;

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Moorings deployed: 4 (#433, recovered ARGO MAINE FA 94013 Nov. 16, 1994; #434, recovered GULF CHALLENGER FA 94021 Aug. 1, 1994; #435 recovered GULF CHALLENGER FA 94009 Sep. 8, 1994; #436 recovered GULF CHALLENGER FA 94010 Sep. 13 1994).

Staff: Marinna Martini, Joseph S. Newell, Carol M. Parmenter, Richard Rendigs, Richard Signell, William J. Strahle

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

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

Boundaries
North: 43.6575 South: 43.302 West: -70.3223 East: -69.5945

Platform(s):


Marlin

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 and daily narrative.

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Bottom platform --- Mooring (physical oceanography)
1994-034-FA-OM-001 (ECOHAB mooring data)

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