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Field Activity Details for field activity I590AT

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AKA: none

Other ID: I-5-90-AT,AMASSEDS_CRUISE_II

Status: Completed

Organization(s): Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, University of Washington, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Universidade Federal Do Para, Brazilian Geological Survey, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Gail Kineke

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To recover the GEOPROBE.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Belem, Brazil

End Port/Location: Belem, Brazil

Start Date: 1990-03-26

End Date: 1990-03-30

Equipment Used: Geoprobe

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: The recovery of the GEOPROBE was attempted without success from the vicinity of the M-2 mooring. The GEOPROBE is designed to be recovered by reeling in a cable attached to a float which is designed to rise to the surface when an acoustic release mechanism (100 kHz) attached to the GEOPROBE tripod is activated by a signal from the recovery ship. As during Leg 4, signal commands were sent to the acoustic release system without success but a responding signal from the GEOPROBE indicated the tripod was inplace and probably still operable. Recovery was then attempted by dragging the seabottom with grappling hooks. Recovery operations were suspended until Leg 1 of Cruise 3 (1 May - 8 May 1990).

Staff: George Tate, Joanne C. Ferreira

Affiliate Staff:
Enrico Pedroso (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
Virginia Wanderley (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
Claudio Reis (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
Regina Guarany (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
Paulo Lima (Brasilian Geological Survey) - Geologist
Henrique Lopes (Federal University of Para) - Undergraduate Student
Felipe Reis (Federal University of Para) - Undergraduate Student
Katia Cavalcante (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
Richard Limeburner (WHOI) - Unspecified Investigator

Notes:

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Gail Kineke (University of Washington) - Chief Scientist
Enrico Pedroso (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
Virginia Wanderley (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
Claudio Reis (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
Regina Guarany (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
Paulo Lima (Brasilian Geological Survey) - Geologist
Henrique Lopes (Federal University of Para) - Undergraduate Student
Felipe Reis (Federal University of Para) - Undergraduate Student
Katia Cavalcante (Federal University of Fluminense) - Undergraduate Student
George Tate (USGS) - Unspecified Investigator
Joanne Ferreira (USGS) - Unspecified Investigator
Richard Limeburner (WHOI) - Unspecified Investigator

Location:

Amazon Shelf

Boundaries
North: 19.75 South: -9.75 West: -59.75 East: -29.75

Platform(s):

photo of Columbus Iselin
Columbus Iselin

Publications

Rine, J.M. and N., Charles A., 1990, Report on field measurements and sampling during AmasSeds Cruise II - CI9002. Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, NY. November 1990, 94 p.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Geoprobe --- Mooring (physical oceanography)

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