Exchange moorings, collect sediment cores, and deploy oxygen profiler and benthic chambers.
Location
Massachusetts Bay, Scituate, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary
Extra cores collected at Station 3 for Bill Martin's team for processing at the Coast Guard dock. Problem with bottom sealing mechanism (cheese slicer) on HDC corer, especially at Station 2. Successfully deployed both WHOI benthic chambers at Station 3 using mini-camera setup. Moorings deployed: 6 (#644 and 645 both recovered FA 01024 MARCUS HANNA Oct. 23, 2001; #646 and 647 recovered FA 01080 CHRISTOPHER ANDREW Oct. 26-30, 2001; #648 recovered FA 01061 CHRISOPHER ANDREW Jun. 20, 2001; #649 recovered FA 01068 CHRISTPHER ANDREW Aug. 16, 2001, then redeployed and recovered FA 01085 CHRISTOPHER ANDREW Dec. 5, 2001). Moorings recovered: 3 (#637, 638 and 639 all deployed FA 01022 MARCUS HANNA Feb. 13-14, 2001).
Comments
Note: Cruise delayed 1 day from original plan. Original Center People field contained: At sea: Jonathan Borden*, Mike Bothner, Dann Blackwood, Michael Casso, Marinna Martini*, Richard Rendigs, David Walsh*, Andree Ramsey*, Debbie Hutchinson. Mob and Transport: Joseph Newell*. Asterisk (*) denotes acct. 67013; otherwise acct. 67011.
Project = The Massachusetts Bay Experiment, The Massachusetts Bay Experiment
