1997-034-FA (CMHRP activity #1427)

Field Activity 1997-034-FA

Identifier

1997-034-FA

Alternate names

OC306

Purpose

Replace buoys #482, 483 and 484 whose towers had been removed by vandals.

Location

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

Summary

Moorings recovered and repaired: 3 (#482, 483 and 484, deployed FA 97008 OCEANUS OC296 Jan. 12-17, 1997). Moorings deployed: 4 (#482A, 483A and 484A, final recovery FA 97039 OCEANUS Aug. 16-27, 1997; and #494A deployed FA 97008, no recovery information, redeployed this cruise FA 97034, no final recovery information).

Info derived

Time series data;

Comments

Project = GLOBEC, GLOBEC

Platform

Oceanus

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

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1997-06-19
End	Woods Hole, MA	1997-06-22
Days in the field	4

Bounds

West	-68.97963423
East	-68.52219978
North	40.94648328
South	40.6600376

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

Richard R Rendigs	Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff
Haase, Eric	Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.	Scientist, Staff
Taylor, Michael	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

Ronald Schlitz - NMFS-NOAA

Affiliate staff

WHOI: James Irish, Dennis Fox, Patrick O'Malley, Stanley Rosenblad, William Williams

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:482,483,484; DEP:482,483,484,494;

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
1997-034-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Great South Channel mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery