Field Activity 1991-017-FA

Identifier 1991-017-FA
Alternate names 91-2
Purpose Recover surface moorings, guard buoys and bottom tripod systems at 8 locations in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. The moored array is part of a study of coastal circulation and sediment transport conducted by scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the University of New Hampshire, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Location Massachusetts Bay, Stellwagen Basin, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Moorings recovered: 4 (#370, 371 and 372 deployed FA 91003 OCEANUS 234, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 1991; #373 deployed FA 91004 ARGO MAINE, Feb. 7, 1991).
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Pre-field activity and mooring log provided information.
URL
Platform
Argo Maine
Length 80 feet; beam 24 feet; draft 10 feet.
Itinerary
Start Portsmouth, NH 1991-06-16
End Boston, MA 1991-06-19
Days in the field 4
Bounds
West -70.95
East -70.15
North 42.7
South 41.85

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
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.
Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal James Irish - UNH
Affiliate staff James Irish (UNH), Woody Lee (UNH), John Wallinga (UNH), Matthew Gould (WHOI), Craig Marquette (WHOI)

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:370,371,372,373; DEP:;

Equipment used

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

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1991-017-FA-OM-001 Current Mass Bay Circulation mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity