Field Activity 1998-025-FA

Identifier 1998-025-FA
Alternate names OC320
Purpose Deploy 4 USGS and 3 U. Maine moorings in the Gulf of Maine.
Location Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary 44 CTD stations were also occupied due to a strong river discharge event during the cruise. See web page for station and mooring locations, maps, photos, CTD survey info and more. Moorings deployed: 7 (#520 and 521, both recovered FA 98062 OCEANUS 328-2A, Aug. 6-17,1998; #522, 523, 524 and 525, all recovered FA 98036 OCEANUS 328-1, Aug. 4-6, 1998; and #526 recovered Jul. 6, 1998, no recovery information).
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Rich Signell, co-chief scientist; Marinna Martini, operations chief. Project = ECOHAB-GOM, ECOHAB-GOM
Platform
Oceanus
Length 177 feet; beam 33 feet; draft 17.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1998-03-30
End Woods Hole, MA 1998-04-03
Days in the field 5
Bounds
West -69.9
East -67.6
North 43.75
South 43.5

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Richard P Signell
Crew members
Richard P Signell
Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Frances L Lightsom
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Neal Pettigrew - U. Maine, Orono
Affiliate staff University of Maine (Orono, ME): Neal Pettigrew (chief scientist), David Townsend, John Wallinga, Robert Stessel, Peter Brickley, Scott Boone; WHOI: Laura Stein

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:; DEP:520,521,522,523,524,525,526;

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
1998-025-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform ECOHAB II mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity