1991-004-FA (CMHRP activity #1127)

Field Activity 1991-004-FA

Identifier

1991-004-FA

Alternate names

ARMN91-1

Purpose

Deploy surface moorings at 3 locations in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. The moored array is part of a study of coastal circulation and sediment transport.

Location

Massachusetts Bay, Manomet, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Mooring deployed: 1 (#373, recovered FA 91017 ARGO MAINE, Jun. 16-19, 1991).

Info derived

Time series data;

Comments

Information derived from pre-cruise report and mooring log; no post-cruise information was available.

URL

http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/07/awards.html

Platform

Argo Maine

Length 80 feet; beam 24 feet; draft 10 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Boston, MA	1991-02-07
End	Boston, MA	1991-02-07
Days in the field	1

Bounds

West	-70.49145449
East	-70.44894039
North	41.96595464
South	41.93554408

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

Bradford Butman

Crew members

Bradford Butman	Scientist, Staff
Brown, Adam	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

James Irish - UNH

Affiliate staff

James Irish, Ken Morey and Woody Lee - University of New Hampshire; EG&G representative

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:; DEP:373;

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
Loran-C		Navigation	(no data reported)
Bottom platform		Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1991-004-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Mass Bay Circulation mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery