Field Activity 1986-008-FA

Identifier 1986-008-FA
Alternate names 86-G-8
Purpose Recover current moorings in Rodgers Pass and deploy current moorings in Rodgers Pass and on Truxton Swell to map flow of slope water between major basins in the Gulf of Maine.
Location Rodgers Pass, Truxton Swell, Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Rodgers Pass: Mooring 310 deployed. Mooring 301 was not recovered. Multiple lines for XBT/CTD survey deployed. Truxton Swell: Mooring 311 deployed. Multiple lines for XBT/CTD survey deployed.
Info derived Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Shoreline Erosion;
Platform
Gyre
Length 182 feet; beam 36 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1986-06-19
End Woods Hole, MA 1986-06-27
Days in the field 9
Bounds
West -68.76620091
East -67.14138002
North 43.1199199
South 42.57578182

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators John Moody
Crew members
Richard R Rendigs
Scientist, Staff
John Moody
Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal David Brooks
Affiliate staff David Brooks, Chief Scientist

Data types and categories

Data category: Time Series
Data type: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Brief Chief Scientist's report including personnel and purpose.

Moorings

RCV:; DEP:310,311;

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
1986-008-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform Gulf of Maine mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity