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Field Activity 1977-044-FA

Identifier 1977-044-FA
Alternate names 77-01 or 77-4
Purpose Recover Scripps current meter.
Location Rio de la Plata submarine canyon, Puerto Rico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Successfully recovered current meter #2 in canyon axis at depth 410 m; results not known at time of writing cruise report.
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Informal cooperation with Fran Shepard, SIO. Original Center People field contained: James Trumbull?, Muniz?, Espinell? Project = Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op, Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op
Platform
Jean A
60 feet
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1977-02-18
End (port not specified) 1977-02-18
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -66.35
East -66.2
North 18.65
South 18.45

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Crew members
Espinell, Nelson
Scientist, Staff
Muniz, Jose R.
Scientist, Staff
James Trumbull
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Affiliate staff Cintron? - PR DNR; Alonso? - PR DNR; Gary Sullivan? - Scripps; Neil Marshall? - Scripps

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar, Time Series, Location-Elevation
Data type: Single Beam, Mooring (physical oceanography), Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Echosounder Single Beam (no data reported)
Current Mooring (physical oceanography) (no data reported)
Raytheon radar Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity