1989-009-FA (CMHRP activity #1040)

Field Activity 1989-009-FA

Identifier

1989-009-FA

Alternate names

TRANSIT

Purpose

Deploy 2 VACM current meter moorings and two surface markers.

Location

Farallon Islands, California, United States, North America, North Pacific;

Summary

Moorings deployed: 2 (#334 and 335, recovered GLORITA FA 89031, Oct. 13-14, 1989) during transit to Prince William Sound, AK, and next voyage (F-5-89-PW). Moorings recovered: 1 (#333, deployed FA 89040 WECOMA Mar. 5, 1989).

Info derived

Time series data;

Comments

Project = Farallon Islands, Farallon Islands

Related activities

1989-031-FA: Deployment-recovery

1989-040-FA: Deployment-recovery

Platform

Farnella

230 feet

Itinerary

Start	Redwood City, CA	1989-05-04
End	Seward, AK	1989-05-10
Days in the field	5

Bounds

West	-124.5
East	-120.9
North	38.7
South	36.9

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

William J. Strahle

Crew members

Data types and categories

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

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Survey Equipment	Description
Cruise report	(document not focused on specific equipment)	Chief Technician's cruise report including personnel, objectives, navigation, and tabulated information.

Moorings

RCV:333; DEP:334,335;

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
Loran-C		Navigation	(no data reported)
GEOPROBE		Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1989-009-FA-OM-001	GEOPROBE	mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery