Field Activity 1991-010-FA

Identifier 1991-010-FA
Alternate names MNRO91-2
Purpose Recover subsurface moorings containing VACMs that were deployed in February, 1991. New moorings will be deployed.
Location Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), south-southwest of entrance to Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Mooring recovered: 1 (#376 deployed TOMMY MUNRO FA 91047 Feb. 26-28, 1991). Mooring deployed: 1 (#380 recovered TOMMY MUNRO FA 91023 Jul. 30, 1991).
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Original Center People field contained: William Strahle (deckhand), Marinna Martini (deckhand). Project = AL-MS Circulation (Gelfenbaum - St. Pete), AL-MS Circulation (Gelfenbaum - St. Pete)
Related activities
1991-023-FA: Deployment-recovery
1991-047-FA: Deployment-recovery
Platform
Tommy Munro
97 feet, 6 inches in length, with a 25 foot beam.
Itinerary
Start Biloxi, MS 1991-05-10
End Biloxi, MS 1991-05-10
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -88.2
East -88.1
North 30
South 29.9

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators William J. Strahle
Crew members
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff Al Gunter - Dauphin Island Sea Lab (deckhand), H. Sarvis - Dauphin Island Sea Lab (deckhand)

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 Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, tabulated information.

Moorings

RCV:376; DEP:380;

Equipment used

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

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1991-010-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity