Field Activity 1981-012-FA

Identifier 1981-012-FA
Alternate names 81-G-8
Purpose To sample via core and dredge targets determined by seismic information obtained during G80-6A to define the extent of phosphate deposits.
Location west Florida shelf, Florida escarpment, Gulf of Mexico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary 3.5 kHz data: 540 nm (1000 km); Rock dredges: 6; Grabs: 5; Piston cores: 3.
Comments Original Center People field contained: Chuck Holmes, Chief Scientist; Paul Schoeder; Charles Stelting; Margie M. Mitchell; Angie Varga; Madelynn Krobot; Elizabeth Gum; James McFarlen; Barry Irwin. Project = West Florida Shelf, West Florida Shelf Information from Foghorn: 3.5 kHz sub-bottom profiler;Piston core;Van Veen grab;Rock dredge;
Platform
Gyre
Length 182 feet; beam 36 feet.
Itinerary
Start Gulfport, MS 1981-05-15
End St. Petersburg, FL 1981-05-20
Days in the field 5
Bounds
West -85
East -83.9
North 26
South 24.8

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Charles W. Holmes
Crew members
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
Charles W. Holmes
Scientist, Staff
Gum, Elizabeth
Scientist, Staff
Krobot, Madelyn
Scientist, Staff
McFarlen, James C.
Scientist, Staff
Mitchell, Margie M.
Scientist, Staff
Stelting, Charles
Scientist, Staff
Varga, Angie
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff Paul Schoeder; Larry Doyle, University of So. Florida; Greg Bnolls, University of So. Florida; Rick Wall, University of So. Florida; Steve Walker, University of So. Florida

Data types and categories

Data category: Seismics, Biological Field Study, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type: Sub Bottom Profiler, Experiments (biological), Geology, Biology, Navigation

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Brief chief scientist's cruise report including personnel list, equipment and a trackmap. Also contains the NOAA general cruise inventory sheets.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Piston corer Geology (no data reported)
3.5 kHz Sub Bottom Profiler 1
Van Veen grab sampler Geology (no data reported)
Dredge Biology, Geology (no data reported)
Loran-C Navigation 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1981-012-FA-SE-001 3.5 kHz analog tape of seismic data Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-012-FA-LN-001 Loran-C Digital tape(s) of NV, NV-NSTAR-FINAL, Nancy K. Soderberg
1981-012-FA-LN-001-01 Loran-C track chart GYRE 81-8 Track Map (pdf file) West Florida Shelf composite track map including GYRE 81-8 (FA 81012), May 15-20, 1981; LONGHORN 81-1 (FA 81015), May 27-June 9, 1981; SEA ANGEL (no FA #), Aug 10?-29?, 1981; and BELLOWS (FA 82014), May 24-June 6, 1982. Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity