Field Activity 1998-047-FA

Identifier 1998-047-FA
Purpose Recover 3 moorings (#510, 511 and 512) from the Farallons dump site.
Location Farallon Islands, California, United States, North America, North Pacific;
Summary Sediment Transport Group mooring numbers 510-512. Moorings recovered: 3 (#510, 511 and 512 all deployed FA 97045 POINT SUR Nov. 11-14, 1997).
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Marinna Martini - cruise and shore mobilization, William Strahle - shore mobilization support, Richard Rendigs - cruise and shore mobilization, Joseph Newell - return shipping, if there is a problem, Robert Barton - cleanup of gear, repair of equipment at MOF, Jonathan Borden - mobilization support at MOF. Project = Farallon Circulation Disposal Rates, Farallon Circulation Disposal Rates
Platform
Point Sur
Length 135 feet.
Itinerary
Start Moss Landing, CA 1998-11-03
End Moss Landing, CA 1998-11-05
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -123.367
East -123.2
North 37.6586
South 37.3386

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Marinna A Martini
Crew members
Richard R Rendigs
Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
Robert W Barton
Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden
Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle
Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Frances L Lightsom
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Steve Ramp, Naval Postgraduate School
Affiliate staff USGS Western Coastal and Marine Team: Marlene Noble; Naval Postgraduate School: Kurt Collins, Marla Stone

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:510,511,512; DEP:;

Equipment used

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

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1998-047-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity