1997-008-FA (CMHRP activity #1403)

Field Activity 1997-008-FA

Identifier

1997-008-FA

Alternate names

OC296

Purpose

Deploy GLOBEC moorings #482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, and 494 in Great South Channel.

Location

Great South Channel, Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Moorings deployed: 13 (#482, 483, and 484, recovered FA 97034 OCEANUS OC306 Jun. 19-22, 1997 and redeployed with same number; #485 recovered Nov. 5, 1997 by NOAA vessel, no information; #486, 487, 489, 490, 492, and 493, recovered FA 97039 OCEANUS OC311 Aug. 16-27, 1997; #488 and 491 LOST, no information; #494 recovered Mar. - Apr. 1997, no information, redeployed FA 97034 OCEANUS Jun. 19-22, 1997, no recovery information).

Info derived

Time series data;

Comments

Information derived from pre-field activity report and mooring log.

Platform

Oceanus

Length 177 feet; beam 33 feet; draft 17.5 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1997-01-12
End	Woods Hole, MA	1997-01-17
Days in the field	6

Bounds

West	-69.2
East	-68
North	40.9
South	40.2

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

Marinna A MartiniWilliam J. Strahle

Crew members

Richard R Rendigs	Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood	Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff
Peter W. Gill	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

Ronald Schlitz - NMFS

Affiliate staff

NMFS: Ronald Schlitz - co-Chief Sci., James Manning; NOAA: Judith Gray; Eliason Data WHOI: Steven Cross, Lauren Stein; Bowdoin College: Jennifer Frese

Data types and categories

Data category:	Time Series
Data type:	Mooring (physical oceanography)

Moorings

RCV:; DEP:482,483,484,485,486,487,488-LOST,489,490,491-LOST,492,493,494;

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
Bottom platform		Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1997-008-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Great South Channel mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery