1976-008-FA (CMHRP activity #517)

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;

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

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

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	Description
Cruise report	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