2003-011-FA (CMHRP activity #1827)

Field Activity 2003-011-FA

Identifier

2003-011-FA

Alternate names

PASTA

Purpose

Service EuroSTRATAFORM moorings and tripods; perform sidescan-sonar surveys.

Location

Chienti River, Civitinova, Italy, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Europe, North Atlantic;

Summary

Moorings recovered: 3 (#701, 702, and 703 all deployed FA 02053 GARCIA DEL CID Nov. 7-13, 2002). Moorings deployed: 3 (#711, 712, and 713 all recovered FA 03012 SEWARD JOHNSON II May 26 - Jun. 3, 2003). Sidescan survey: These data were returned to USGS-Woods Hole for processing.

Info derived

Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations; Sea floor map;

Comments

Diving in turbid water to 20 m. Original Center People field contained: Christopher Sherwood, Lead USGS Scientist; Marinna Martini, Instrument tech; Dann Blackwood, Backup diver, Photographer; Charles Worley, Backup diver, sidescan tech. Project = EuroSTRATAFORM, EuroSTRATAFORM

URL

http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2005/01/pubs.html

http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2003/04/

http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2003/04/research.html

Platform

Seward Johnson II

168 feet long.

Itinerary

Start	Ravenna, Italy	2003-02-11
End	Ravenna, Italy	2003-02-22
Days in the field	11

Bounds

West	12.25
East	16.25
North	45.5
South	41.75

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

Christopher R Sherwood

Crew members

Dann S Blackwood	Scientist, Staff
Christopher R Sherwood	Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
Charles R Worley	Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

Frances L Lightsom

Specialist, Information

Affiliate principal

Office of Naval Research (funding); Chuck Nittrouer (Univ. of Washington)

Affiliate staff

Joanne Ferreira (USGS-Menlo), Instrument tech; Hank Chezar (USGS-Menlo), Instrument tech; Chuck Nittrouer, Univ. Washington, Project leader; Paul Hill, Dalhousie, P.I.; Rob Wheatcroft, OSU, P.I.; Pat Wiberg, U. Virginia, P.I.; Stefano Misserochi, IGM/CNR, P.I.; Andrea Ogston, U. Washington, P.I.; Gail Kineke, Boston College, P.I.; Rocky Geyer, WHOI, P.I.; Dick Sternberg, Univ. of Washington, P.I.; Peter Traykovski, WHOI, P.I.; Tim Milligan, Bedford Inst., P.I.; Leo Langone, IGM/CNR, P.I.; Pere Puig, ICM/CSIC, P.I.

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling, Time Series
Data type:	Photo, Navigation, Biology, Geology, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Moorings

RCV: 701, 702, 703; DEP: 711, 712, 713;

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Box corer	Biology, Geology	(no data reported)
GPS (wh)	Navigation	(no data reported)
Digital camera	Photo	1
Current	Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2003-011-FA-PH-001	Digital camera	Deck photos of field activity operations	Christopher R Sherwood
2003-011-FA-OM-001	Current	mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery