1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
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Field Activity 1977-007-FA

Identifier 1977-007-FA
Alternate names 77-4
Purpose Recover second Scripps current mooring deployed January 22 (FA 77001).
Location Rio de la Plata submarine canyon, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Meter #2 in canyon axis at depth 410 meters recovered successfully, results not known at time of cruise report submission. (Meter #1 in canyon axis at depth 220 m recorded currents 80-90 cm/sec down canyon for the 3 days deployed, recovered 1/25/1977 (#77002).)
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Informal cooperation with SIO, Fran Shepard. Recovered second Scripps current mooring. Project = Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op, Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op
Platform
Jean A
60 feet
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1977-02-18
End (port not specified) 1977-02-18
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -66.35
East -66.2
North 18.65
South 18.45

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators James Trumbull
Crew members
Espinell, Nelson
Scientist, Staff
Muniz, Jose R.
Scientist, Staff
James Trumbull
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff Cintron - PR DNR, Alonso - PR DNR; Gary Sullivan - Scripps, Neil Marshall - Scripps

Data types and categories

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

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Tabulation of cruise data for fiscal year 1977 as part of the Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-Op. Includes information for several field activities and a location map.
Cruise report Brief cruise report including personnel, equipment and some result comments.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Raytheon radar Navigation (no data reported)
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity