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Field Activity 1976-008-FA

Identifier 1976-008-FA
Purpose The objective of the HORNBEAM cruise was to deploy current meter moorings (#107, 109 and 110) at three locations on Georges Bank. A total of 3 surface markers and 2 subsurface moorings were deployed with 5 VACMs and two pressure-temperature gauges.
Location Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary Moorings deployed: 3 (#107,109 and 110 all recovered FA 76031 OCEANUS 13 Aug. 12-24, 1976). XBTs: 18.
Info derived Time series data;
Related activities
1976-031-FA: Deployment-recovery
Platform
Hornbeam
Length 180 feet; beam 37 feet; draft 12 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1976-03-29
End Woods Hole, MA 1976-03-31
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -69.91999601
East -67.44869506
North 42.04838581
South 40.75511713

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Bradford Butman
Crew members
Bradford Butman
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff John Vermersch (WHOI), Willie Ostrom (WHOI)

Data types and categories

Data category: Time Series
Data type: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Chief Scientist's cruise report of ship movement, personnel, equipment and data acquisition, and track map.

Moorings

RCV:; DEP: 107, 109, 110;

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1976-008-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform Georges Bank Sediment mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity