Field Activity 1987-030-FA

Identifier 1987-030-FA
Alternate names Leg 1
Purpose Conduct a detailed hydrographic survey of the Gulf of Maine. The purpose is to obtain a summer survey of the Gulf of Maine water properties and nutrients.
Location Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary CTD profiler: conductivity, temperature, depth, oxygen, transmissivity; Water samples: nutrients, salinity, oxygen; Doppler: water velocity; Current meters.
Comments Information derived from pre-cruise report; no post-cruise report found. Original Center People field contained: Brad Butman (research scientist). Project = Observational Study of the Principal Water Masses, Observational Study of the Principal Water Masses
Platform
Endeavor
Length 185 feet; beam 33 feet/ draft 18 feet 6 inches (aft).
Itinerary
Start Narragansett, RI 1987-07-28
End Portsmouth, NH 1987-08-10
Days in the field 14
Bounds
West -71.5
East -65
North 46
South 41.5

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Bradford Butman
Crew members
Bradford Butman
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Wendell S. Brown (UNH); James D. Irish (UNH); Karen Garrison (UNH)
Affiliate staff Dave Hermann (UNH - research assistant), Dan Howard (UNH - research assistant), Bruce Joziatis (UNH - research assistant), Lisa Marchi (UNH - undergraduate student), Sue Welch (UNH - research assistant), Dan York (UNH - undergraduate student); Paul McCrone (URI - undergraduate student), Bruce Viekman (URI - graduate student); Andrew Stroehlein (Cornell - undergraduate student); Canadian observer; 2 marine technicians (URI)

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data
Data type: CTD, Dissolved Oxygen

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
SBE 9 CTD CTD (no data reported)
SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Dissolved Oxygen (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity