1985-026-FA (CMHRP activity #889)

Field Activity 1985-026-FA

Identifier

1985-026-FA

Alternate names

85-11

Purpose

Recover tripods #298 and 299 and subsurface mooring 300. Deploy tripods #302 and 304 and subsurface mooring 303.

Location

Phinney Rock, Cleveland Ledge, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Moorings deployed: 3 (#302, recovered FA 85038 Nov. 4, Dec. 5, 1985); 303 and 304 both recovered FA 85036 ASTERIAS Oct. 22-23, 1985). Moorings recovered: 3 (#298, 299 and 300 deployed FA 85020 ASTERIAS Jun. 19-28, 1985).

Info derived

Time series data;

Comments

Cruise included two legs: LEG 1 - 08/07/1985; LEG 2 - 08/14/1985.

Platform

Asterias

Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1985-08-07
End	Woods Hole, MA	1985-08-14
Days in the field	2

Bounds

West	-70.87966919
East	-70.68725068
North	41.66185518
South	41.53325414

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

John Moody

Crew members

John Moody	Scientist, Staff
Larson, John	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

WHOI: Val Wilson, Charlotte Fuller (Leg 1), Cheryl Ann Butman (Leg 1), Noelette Conway (Leg 1); BHS: Sally Clifton (Leg 2)

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Time Series
Data type:	Photo, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Chief Scientist's report including personnel, daily narrative, and tabulated information.

Moorings

RCV:298,299,300; DEP:302,303,304;

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
Camera- deep sea		Photo	1
Bottom platform		Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1985-026-FA-PH-001	Camera- deep sea	film collection of TRIPOD 304; 19850814-19851022	Nancy K. Soderberg
1985-026-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Buzzards Bay mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery