1993-004-FA (CMHRP activity #1225)

Field Activity 1993-004-FA

Identifier

1993-004-FA

Alternate names

93-1

Purpose

Deploy 3 moorings (Stations MC, MP, CP), conduct CTD casts, and collect red tide samples.

Location

Monhegan, Cape Porpoise, western Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Moorings deployed: 3 (#415, 416, and 417, all recovered ARGO MAINE FA 93013 Jul. 8-9, 1993). CTD casts: 7. Nutrient and Red Tide samples: 4.

Info derived

Time series data;

Comments

Project = western Gulf of Maine, western Gulf of Maine

Platform

Argo Maine

Length 80 feet; beam 24 feet; draft 10 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Boothbay Harbor, ME	1993-03-19
End	Boothbay Harbor, ME	1993-03-20
Days in the field	2

Bounds

West	-70.3
East	-69.25
North	43.65
South	43.3

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

Richard P Signell

Crew members

Richard R Rendigs	Scientist, Staff
Richard P Signell	Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.	Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category:	Environmental Data, Time Series
Data type:	CTD, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Chief Scientist's cruise including personnel, and daily log which includes station location and work performed.

Moorings

RCV: ;DEP:415,416,417;

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
CTD 19+ with OBS, PAR, DO, Chl		CTD	(no data reported)
Bottom platform		Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1993-004-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	ECOHAB I Mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery