1984-013-FA (CMHRP activity #842)

Field Activity 1984-013-FA

Identifier

1984-013-FA

Purpose

Deploy a modified bottom tripod off Naushon Island, Buzzards Bay.

Location

off Naushon Island, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Mooring deployed: 1 (#285, recovered FA 84020 ASTERIAS Oct. 22, 1984).

Info derived

Time series data;

Platform

Asterias

Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1984-08-21
End	Woods Hole, MA	1984-08-21
Days in the field	1

Bounds

West	-70.80246935
East	-70.75827739
North	41.54793009
South	41.51069125

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

John Moody

Crew members

John Moody	Scientist, Staff
Larson, John	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.	Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Location-Elevation, Time Series
Data type:	Photo, Navigation, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Brief Chief Scientist's report including personnel, equipment, narrative, and trackmap with mooring location.

Moorings

RCV:; DEP:285,

Equipment used

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

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1984-013-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Buzzards Bay mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery
1984-013-FA-PH-001	Camera- deep sea	film collection of TRIPOD 285; 19840821-19841022	Nancy K. Soderberg