Field Activity 1977-028-FA

Identifier 1977-028-FA
Purpose Deploy a tripod with an associated surface marker buoy at South Atlantic Station B as part of a continued study of sediment transport and currents along the east coast continental shelf.
Location U.S. south Atlantic continental shelf, Georgia, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Deployed tripod: 1 (#134 recovered FA 77032 ADVANCE II Sep. 7-23, 1977).
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Original Center People field contained: William Strahle - Ch. Sci./e.eng.; John West - tech.
Platform
Advance II
180 feet long.
Itinerary
Start Wilmington, NC 1977-08-05
End Wilmington, NC 1977-08-07
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -80.51169239
East -80.38839612
North 31.10586117
South 30.98166512

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators William J. Strahle
Crew members
John West
Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle
Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Time Series
Data type: Photo, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's log of ship movement, personnel, equipment notes, and daily narrative. Also has map of tripod locations.

Moorings

RCV:; DEP: 134,

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Camera- deep sea Photo 1
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1977-028-FA-PH-001 Camera- deep sea film collection of TRIPOD 134; 19770806-19770908 Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity