Recover 4 tripods (#138, 139, 140, and 141) and 3 current moorings (#144, 145, and 146); deploy 2 tripods (#148 and 149) and 2 current moorings (#150 and 151); repair/replace surface marker buoys and lights as necessary; obtain piston and hydrostatically damped cores from Mud Patch south of Martha's Vineyard; and collect CTD, XBT and suspended sediment samples.
Location
Georges Bank, Middle Atlantic continental shelf, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary
Moorings deployed: 4 (#148,149,150, and 151, recovered FA 78031 ATLANTIS II 103 Sep. 28 - Oct. 5, 1978). Moorings recovered: 7 (#138, 139, 140, 141, 144, 145, and 146, all deployed FA 78001 OCEANUS 38 Jan. 19-26, 1978). XBT: 80; CTD/transmissions: 58; Surface salinity samples: 121; Surface grab samples: 6; Piston cores: 5; Hydrostatically damped cores: 5.
Comments
Original Center People field contained: Brad Butman - Chief Scientist; Mike Bothner, Carol Parmenter, Stephanie Pfirman, Gary Prisby, Richard Rendigs, Nora Thom, John West, Sally Wood.
Project = Sediment Dynamics, Sediment Dynamics
Chief Scientist's cruise report including daily log, data collection, equipment notes, track chart, surface grab and core sample list, hydrographic station list of XBT's, CTD's and surface salinity samples, and Bridge Loran log.
