AKA: none
Other ID: A-1-75-NA,Dive_596
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
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Affiliate Investigator(s): G.T. Rowe (WHOI)
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Data Type(s): Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Environmental Data: Current, Imagery: Photo
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Studies of sedimentation processes in submarine canyon and sediment movements on the shelf above.
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Start Date: 1975-08-13
End Date: 1975-08-17
Equipment Used: boxcore, currentmeter, underwatercamera
Information to be Derived: Sedimentation patterns, currents, benthic faunal types.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Four Alvin dives into the lower Hudson Canyon were made as part of a Woods Hole program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. Data was obtained on sedimentation patterns, currents, and benthic faunal types and activities at water depths between 2,800 and 3,400 m.
Staff: Dave Cacchione, J. Donnelly, David Foster
Affiliate Staff:
Alexander Malahoff (Office of Naval Research) - Scientist
Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
G.T. Rowe (WHOI) - Chief Scientist
Dave Cacchione (USGS Western Region) - Scientist
Alexander Malahoff (Office of Naval Research) - Scientist
J. Donnelly - Pilot
Dave Foster - Pilot
Location:
Hudson Canyon
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.25 | South: 36.75 | West: -77.25 | East: -67.25 |
Platform(s):
 Alvin |
U.S. Geological Survey,, 1976, Sediment processes in submarine canyons, in Geological survey research 1976: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1000, pp. 142–143.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| boxcore | --- | Biology Geology | |
| currentmeter | --- | Current | |
| underwatercamera | --- | Photo |
