2004-007-FA (CMHRP activity #1886)

Field Activity 2004-007-FA

Identifier

2004-007-FA

Purpose

Turn around tripods. Replace instruments under buoys, fix buoy lights.

Location

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Moorings recovered: 13 (#720, 722, 724, 726, 728, 731, 732, 733 all deployed FA 03048 DAN MOORE Oct. 27-28, 2003; #721, 723, 725, 727, 729 all deployed FA 03046 NANCY FOSTER Oct. 3-4, 2003. #730, a USC trawl-resistant bottom mount, was not located by the divers after several tries; recovered FA 04008 DAN MOORE Apr. 22-24, 2004). Moorings deployed: 13 (#740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 751, 752, 753 all recovered FA 04008 DAN MOORE Apr. 22-24, 2004).

Comments

Divers are being contracted separately. This field activity is associated with FA 03046, FA 03048 and FA 04008. See paper and electronic mooring logs for additional information regarding deployment and recovery dates and relationships between 720-series and 740-series moorings. Original Center People field contained: Jonathan Borden, Stephen Ruane, Marinna Martini, John Warner, Patrick Barnard (Menlo Park) in the field; Philip Bernard shipping. Project = South Carolina Coastal Erosion Studies, South Carolina Coastal Erosion Studies

URL

http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2009/12/research2.html

Platform

Dan Moore

Length: 85 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Wilmington, NC	2004-01-20
End	Wilmington, NC	2004-01-30
Days in the field	3

Bounds

West	-78.86535645
East	-77.19941652
North	33.78422039
South	33.62834215

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 Martini

Crew members

John C Warner	Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
Philip J Bernard	Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden	Scientist, Staff
Ruane, Stephen	Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

Frances L Lightsom

Specialist, Information

Affiliate principal

George Voulgaris - USC; Patrick Barnard - USGS Menlo Park

Affiliate staff

Patrick Barnard (USGS-Menlo Park); University of South Carolina: George Voulgaris, Benjamin Gutierrez, Stephanie Olney, Young Kim

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Time Series
Data type:	Navigation, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Moorings

RCV: 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 731, 732, 733; DEP: 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 751, 752, 753;

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
DGPS		Navigation	(no data reported)
Current		Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2004-007-FA-OM-001	Current	Myrtle Beach mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery